An exhibition charting the evolution of graffiti is underway in Suffolk.

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Masters of Invention was launched at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings, by graffiti artist Errol Donald – a founding member of London’s Chrome Angelz in the early 1980s.

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The exhibition – on until May 28 – includes images from a new book, Wall Writers - Graffiti in its Innocence, by Roger Gastman. An accompanying film will be screened in the Peter Pears Recital Room at 6pm on Saturday, April 8, attended by Errol Donald.

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It charts the evolution of graffiti, from its origins in Egyptian tombs, to its cultural explosion in New York and Philadelphia.

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Tickets are £10 and available by calling 01728 688393.

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Sarah Harrison, executive director of the Lettering and Commemorative Arts Trust, said: “People are excited to see such major artists exhibiting in one collection, which goes back to the origins of graffiti.”

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The gallery and shop open Fridays to Mondays, from 11am-5pm.

East Anglian Daily Times: Errol Donald launches the Masters of Invention exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. Picture: LETTERING ARTS TRUSTErrol Donald launches the Masters of Invention exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. Picture: LETTERING ARTS TRUST

East Anglian Daily Times: Errol Donald launches the Masters of Invention exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. Picture: LETTERING ARTS TRUSTErrol Donald launches the Masters of Invention exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. Picture: LETTERING ARTS TRUST

East Anglian Daily Times: Errol Donald launches the Masters of Invention exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. Picture: LETTERING ARTS TRUSTErrol Donald launches the Masters of Invention exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. Picture: LETTERING ARTS TRUST