‘A new world has been opened up’: how a London street got filled with art – and brought the neighbours together (opens in new tab)

From a mural in a baby’s bedroom to a sound sculpture designed to be played out of a convertible, top contemporary artists rose to the challenge of making work for one lucky communityIn 1986, an exhibition called Chambres d’Amis took contemporary art beyond the confines of the museum setting and into the homes of 58 residents in Ghent. Forty years on, a similar experiment is taking place, but on a small street in Peckham, south-east London. is the brainchild of curator Ben Broome, who came ac...