Birmingham's first urban art bar

TWO pints and a print please! That's what customers can buy at Birmingham's first urban art bar where limited edition screen prints line the walls.

The unique idea has taken off at the Lord Clifden pub in Hockley, a boozer which sells work by some of Britain's best known urban artists such as Banksy, Blek le Rat, Obey, Nick Walker and Faile.

The man behind the masterstroke is pub owner Graham Smith, who decided to bring his lifelong love of art right into his own pub, which he bought six years ago. The Great Hampton Street bar has just reopened after a £400,000 new look to include a selection of iconic prints that can fetch four figure sums.

"There's a massive interest in this style of work which is not just graffiti any more - it's become art," said Graham, who next month will open the city's second urban art bar at the Red Lion in Warstone Lane. "The customers love it, even the hardcore locals, who we were a bit dubious about, have embraced the concept. We just don't have enough room here to show everything - the rest is on our on-line gallery site which is currently under construction."


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