The Beating Heart of London’s Most Dynamic Art Scene<br />Rozsa Farkas said that Peckham has always been an area where things happened — art schools, squats, parties,<br />Far from fringe, the neighborhood is on the circuit of art world bigwigs such as the Tate Modern director Frances Morris, for its combination of art with $1-million price tags<br />and a creative scene that includes craft makers, food and drink.<br />No, it was an art installation commissioned by the arts organization Bold Tendencies — a stairwell of an old<br />car park in rowdy Peckham, South East London, painted a bubble gum pink by the London artist Simon Whybray.<br />Peckham is now the place Britons go to for counterculture art, with artists, makers<br />and galleries lured to the area by cheap rents and a recently established East London commuter train line connecting the neighborhood to the center of the city.<br />Peckham said that I think art as a whole has a tremendous power to unite people and encourage positivity,<br />Supported by heads up The Peckham neighborhood is on the circuit of art world bigwigs<br />for its combination of art with $1-million price tags and vibrant creative scene.<br />I think that the arts scene in Peckham has the power to completely change the perception<br />and the narrative of what Peckham is." In an expensive city like London, it’s getting harder for creative types and artists to find the space and support they need.