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Photo by @capturedonwalls
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Photo by @capturedonwalls
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Photo by @capturedonwalls
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Photo by @capturedonwalls
Exhibition
'NO HALF MEASURES' by HELCH
4 Dec 2025 – 18 Jan 2026
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- 529 Kingsland Road
- Dalston
- London
England - E8 4AR
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Dalston Junction
He’s been an enigma, an unknown word on bridges and bypasses- HELCH has lived a nocturnal life in the city for years. This December, he finally steps out of this shadow, claiming full ownership of his unmistakable style and the visual language that has defined him across the city’s concrete surface.
About
BSMT is proud to present ‘NO HALF MEASURES’, the first-ever exhibition by HELCH- marking the first time original artworks by the artist will be available to the public in a comprehensive solo show. For a figure whose reputation was built outside the system, this moment signals a rare crossing of worlds: from motorway walls to gallery walls.
Since 2018, HELCH’s tag has dominated London’s landscape and beyond- sprawling across viaducts, train lines and rooftops in unapologetic block caps, cementing his status as one of the UK’s most recognisable and elusive graffiti writers.
‘NO HALF MEASURES’ pulls that same raw energy indoors, translating the adrenaline and attitude of the street into tangible form. Riding the tension between visibility and anonymity, individuality and recognition, this landmark exhibition will redefine our understanding of HELCH and his work.
Still anonymous.Still everywhere.
But for the first time- available.
About HELCH
Despite his recognisable aesthetic, HELCH remains anonymous. He has never stepped into the mainstream, yet his signature is everywhere: on bridges, on city buildings, on the elevated lines. His graffiti is social intervention, a bold claim of presence, a voice that echoes across infrastructure.
About BSMT
BSMT is a Dalston gallery born in 2015 from a disused basement, now street-level, dedicated to connecting street culture with the gallery space. It champions emerging and established artists across urban and contemporary art, runs a boundary-pushing programme, supports causes it believes in, and keeps exhibitions authentic, community-minded, and culturally enriching.
Exhibition Details
NO HALF MEASURES opens with a Private View on December 4th 2025, 5-9pm, the show runs until January 18th 2026. RSVP essential to hello@bsmt.co.uk
Drinks will be generously provided by our friends at Jubel Beer.
BSMT Gallery
529 Kingsland Road
London, E8 4AR
For press enquiries please contact: hello@bsmt.co.uk
Instagram: @bsmtspace
Opening night is strictly RSVP to hello@bsmt.co.uk
No need to RVSP for visiting during normal opening hours
Gallery will be closed for the Christmas holidays between 22nd Dec and 12th Jan
