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{{Infobox company |
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|name = Graffiti Kings Ltd |
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|logo = [[File:Graffiti Kings ltd logo CopyrightedFreeUse-image.jpg|200px]] |
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|type = [[Limited company]] |
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|industry = [[Commercial graffiti]] |
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|founder = [[Darren Cullen]] |
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|location = [[Leake Street]], [[London]], U.K. |
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|area_served = Worldwide |
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|homepage = {{URL|http://www.graffitikings.co.uk/|GraffitiKings.co.uk}} |
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[[File:Kate Middleton & baby painting.jpg|thumb|Graffiti mural of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge painted by Graffiti Kings, 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Graffiti artist paints Royal baby|url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-07-20/graffiti-artist-paints-royal-baby/|publisher=[[ITV Network|ITV]]|date=20 July 2013}}</ref>]] |
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'''Graffiti Kings''' is a [[commercial graffiti]] and [[street art]] company based on [[Leake Street]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/graffiti-kings-graffiti-and-street-art-workshops |title=Graffiti Kings: Graffiti and Street Art Workshops |date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Timeout}}</ref> The company has provided artwork and branding to major international brands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/jul/18/graffiti-artist-adidas-banned-olympic|title=Graffiti artist who worked for Adidas is banned from Olympic Games venues|date=2012-07-18|author=Esther Addley, Sandra Laville and Ben Quinn|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> Graffiti Kings try to promote graffiti as a positive art form & change the stereotype some people associate with graffiti. |
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#REDIRECT [[Darren Cullen (graffiti artist)]] |
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Graffiti Kings provide "professional graffiti artists for hire" to their clients. Clients may want them to provide graffiti workshops/team building activities for kid & adults, live graffiti art performances for birthdays & bar/bat mitzvahs, product marketing & graffiti murals. Graffiti Kings create graffiti art murals for various clients ranging from neighborhood businesses and institutions to large corporations. |
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Graffiti Kings represents around 30 artists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Colourful Characters: Graffiti Kings|url=http://www.completelylondon.co.uk/colourful-characters-graffiti-kings/|publisher=Completely London|date=28 June 2011}}</ref> |
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==Live Performances== |
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Graffiti Kings take part in a live online [[hashtag]] campaign that was featured on the [[Sony]] [[Facebook]] & [[Twitter]] social media sites.<ref>{{cite news|title=Have you heard about the Studio Duo online event tomorrow|url=http://community.sony.co.uk/t5/PCs-Accessories/Have-you-heard-about-the-Studio-Duo-online-event-tomorrow/td-p/1257998/|publisher=[[Sony]]|date=11 July 2013}}</ref>{{primary-inline}} |
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Graffiti Kings produce a live piece of art in front of shoppers to help launch the opening of a new store in [[Trinity Leeds]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Trinity opens T-shirt Store with Graffiti Kings this Saturday|url=http://www.leedsuncut.co.uk/trinity-opens-t-shirt-store-with-graffiti-kings-this-saturday/|publisher=LeedsUnCut|date=13 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Graffiti Kings help launch flasghip TSHIRT store in Leeds|url=https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/16-12-2013/graffiti-kings-help-launch-flasghip-tshirt-store-in-leeds/|publisher=Bdaily|date=16 December 2013}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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[[File:Graffiti-Artist-SER-aka-Darren-Cullen-CopyrightedFreeUse-image1.jpg|thumb|Graffiti Kings founder [[Darren Cullen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Artist Darren Cullen creates mural of Kate Middleton and royal baby on wall at Brookland Lake|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/at-last-the-birth-of-3601/|publisher=[[KM Group]]|date=20 July 2013}}</ref>]] |
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Graffiti Kings was founded in 1999 as a [[social movement|movement]] by London graffiti artist [[Darren Cullen]], also known as SER. Graffiti Kings became an organised business in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview: Graffiti Kings|url=http://www.ukstreetart.co.uk/interview-graffiti-kings/|publisher=UK Street Art|date=30 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/31134.from_vandalism_to_street_legal/ |title=From vandalism to street legal |date=7 December 2001 |publisher=The Croydon Guardian |accessdate=8 February 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.graffitikings.co.uk/ Company website] |
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