Infamous, fearless, even crazy - these are the attributes given to Berlin Kidz, a group of daredevils living and working in and around German capital. They have worked hard to earn the reputation of the most audacious graffiti group in town, always preparing a new action and pushing the limits. They leave their marks descending down the tallest Berlin structures on nothing but a ro
Vivid, expressive and pictographic, billboard posters OX disperses throughout the visual universe impose on our senses with a peculiar charm. Unfastened by complicated narratives, they instantly settle within our visual field as something welcome and natural, opening an unexpected door to a different kind of urban aesthetics. Imbued with a healthy dose of humor, OX’s outdoor pictures m
Ever fascinated by the street for its experimental potential, OX has spent decades developing a style unlike any other. Known as a billboard hijacker, he has been pasting his collages and designs all around Europe, aiming to draw attention to a different kind of urban aesthetics. His strong, schematic and colorful images are infused with a good dose of humor, without ever turning banal
Every art form or art movement have their specific language. We can find many art historical dictionaries or glossaries in any library in virtually every language. Still, one of the biggest art movements - Street Art and Graffiti in a broader sense - has been deprived of its right to have such a lexicon. This is why we embarked on a neverending journey of starting and building
A movement, an accumulation of styles, a powerful public display of creativity or a social critique, Urban Art can be regarded from many different angles. Those who delve more into the theory of art can surely recognize manifold connections Urban Art has with various avant-garde and postmodern art movements of the 20th century, but we sadly m
The world is experiencing a trend of urbanization, while experts estimate that by the year 2050, about 66% of the planet’s population will reside within cities. Good or bad, cities are definitely the future of the human race, as rapidly growing, everchanging centers of economy, politics, and culture. Ever since the industrial revolution, ongoing changes have go
The world of social media changed everything. Without it, street art might not have become so wildly popular, but also, perhaps, not even remotely so recklessly exploited. In 2016, we got closely acquainted with the post-truth and in 2017, we have felt this phenomenon soar through every aspect of life. And street art has definitely fallen a victim.
Over the course of history, art has always been closely linked to social context. From the ancient elitism to contemporary democratization, it appeared in many different forms, complementing, commenting, protesting and commemorating social and political circumstances. In this continuing evolution, there are some art forms that stood out more than others from the perspective
Looking back across a decade, it’s safe to say that Street Art has come into its own. It’s increasingly recognized as a movement and a way of expression throughout the world, even by some of the prestigious museum institution, which was unimaginable not so long ago. As an inclusive medium, it’s good to see Street Art become more recognized in the official Publ
"Advertising billboards are like huge windows, oversized paintings, hanging in the city," OX once said about his billboard takeover practice. This April, Cologne has become richer for a set of street interventions executed by this renowned French artist and one of the most influential culture jammers today. We endeavored to this West German city and observed OX during h
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Who does the public space belong to? A network of activists called Subvertisers’ International proposes an answer - it belongs to us! This anti-advertising group is rapidly growing into a full-scale global movement of organizations and individuals who all focus on one thing: to show how commercial advertising affects our public media spaces in social, economic, and environm
"How safe is this from 1 to 10?" Doesn't look like 7. At first he heard stories, then he saw their red & blue tags scattered across Berlin, which prompted Good Guy Boris, a well known underground filmmaker and author, to dedicated an entire documentary to the most notorious group of graffiti artists today - the Berlin Kidz. On February 1st, a trailer was released for the
Whilst the United Kingdom and the United States street art scenes seem to be thoroughly studied and well investigated, modern art history has a somewhat surprising tendency to neglect the French street scene to a point it falls second to the aforementioned western locations. Theories about why this is so are varied and diverse, with the most common a
When a discussion about the impact classical art has on modern movements takes place, rarely do street artworks come up as a natural topic. Usually, one would mention fine art painting or architecture as the best contemporary indicators of classical heritage, claiming that urban, bordering-on-illegal pieces are the diametrical opposite of any traditional
Representing one of the brightest young hopes in the world of street art photography, Thomas von Wittich is a German photographer primarily dedicated to documenting the birth and life of urban art pieces in Berlin, following in the steps that were taken by the contemporary urban interventionists as they were painting these works. Emphasizing aspects of street art like legalism and uncontroll
People often ask me why I do ad-takeovers and promote similar civil disobedience amongst my peers. The simple answer is that I believe ingesting too much commercial media (advertising) makes it harder for us to be mindful conscientious citizens, and anything we can do to make our personal and collective behavior better is a step in the right direction to achieving a more just and equita
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It seems that the medium of photography came quite a long way since its inauguration in the late 19th century. The genre has changed, not only in terms of technology and the choice of subject matter, but also as a mature art form that belongs to important museum collections today, even though it sometimes seems that its artistic status has never bee
Did you know that the very first movie projection in history took place at a Berlin movie theater? The year was 1895, and although it is widely believed that it was the Lumière brothers who first introduced the revolution in cinema in Paris, it was Max Skladanowsky and his brother Emil who preceded their premiere by approximately two mont
Is Berlin a place where the world's most famous street artists meet? It seems like we are about to find out. The names on the "most famous street artists" list are likely to change on a yearly basis, but there are a few ultimate masters who will probably always be known either as the pioneers or the superstars of street art. How many of them have visited Berlin and left some works throug
In all of art history, it's a challenge to find a term or a genre name that is as deceptively simple as street photography - this subgenre of photo making proved to be one of the most adaptive and malleable techniques of the last two centuries. Trying to strictly define this type of photography actually does injustice to the liberty and non-uniform nature
That the German capital is a city with plenty of places to see and things to do is a long-established fact - historic landmarks, the Wall, the Museum Island, bike and boat tours, you name it. But what to do in Berlin when you're not exactly just another tourist who just wants a selfie in front of the Brandenburg gate or the Reichtag? What if you’re someone who likes to travel and explore the best things that ar
Berlin is, without a doubt, one of the great contemporary centers of artistic gathering, expression, exploration, and ultimately assertion of art directions and those who create them. Whether you satisfy your artistic needs at one of Berlin concerts, festivals or music events, within the museums of the city, between the gallery walls, the rich streets filled with urban representations, in the
In a modern street art world that appears to be placing a focal point on muralism and commercially successful pieces through which a profit is a distinct possibility, the stencil graffiti remain as arguably the most authentic and rebellious form of urban art to date. This old-school technique is definitely the closest contemporary method that honors all the aspects of
For two eventful days in July 2016, London will host the debut edition of The Art Conference, an arts festival dedicated to technology, art, culture and its most prominent practitioners and professionals. To house a series of exhibitions, activities and talks, there will be the iconic 19th-century warehouse located in Bermondsey. Known as Ugly Duck, the facility will lend i
Welcome all admirers of urban culture, to our exclusive interview with Thomas Marecki, whose name cannot be left out from the story of Lodown magazine. Lodown was a one-of-a-kind magazine that made the alternative and the mainstream media merge in an authentic way, deriving the best out of both. As you can see, we speak of it in a past tense, since its era is coming to an end - it seems that the
One fine day back in 1966 marked the birth of the International Poster Biennale, the largest and most prestigious event dedicated to poster art in the world. Starting June 11, the 25th edition of the biennial event will celebrate this anniversary in a spectacular manner, with an exhibition entitled The Poster Remediated, taking place this whole summer in the Polish capital of
Have you ever wondered what constitutes urban arts? How do they relate to street art? Or public art? Why has it become one of the most relevant movements of the last fifteen years? It is a particularly interesting artistic concept with a rich cultural history that originated inside small communities and local areas. Dealing with socio-political issues and at the same time going against the ins
Starting April 7, 2016, le Musée de La Poste in the French capital, a museum dedicated to the country’s postal service, became a creative playground for six renowned urban artists. Among them, there’s SP38, who just finished his own Paris mural that will stay on view until August 31, 2016. The initiative, entitled the Ralentir Street
A few magazines in the world have a reputation as awe-inspiring as Lodown Magazine. Although many of us would relate it to urban culture and perhaps to street art as well, Lodown turned out to be evasive of categorization. It is perhaps one of the first magazines to successfully overlap the world of pop culture with alternative lifestyle, without compromising either
Would you agree that the entire city of Berlin is one big piece of public art itself? Ever since the 1990s, Berlin has been synonymous with freedom and creativity, and has welcomed art in all of its forms. The image was shaped during the "wild years" period from 1990 until 1996, after the Wall came down, and the city became a special kind of home to anyone who knew how to appreciate this wonderful n
Vermibus and OPEN WALLS Gallery are definitely a match made in heaven: same attitude, same aesthetics, same love for the artistic movement known as adbusting. Now, the mysterious Spanish artist got to have an entire exhibition dedicated solely to his works for the first time at the Berlin space, which opened with a bang just a few days ago. Of course, the show was j
Harry Blitzstein could be one of the most interesting figures in urban art today - he is a former street artist and a painter based in Los Angeles, whose art still speaks the language of the streets. Even though his career was interrupted when he got caught writing graffiti, Blitzstein's art is inherently related to and inspired by urban culture. However, we can safely say that
Berlin, New York, Milan, Paris. If you’re living in any of these cities, chances are you’ve run into the works of Vermibus, probably wondering why the hell there’s a strange-looking advertisement in a given lightbox. They look awfully familiar, like those posters of models you see everywhere during Fashion Week and beyond,
OPEN WALLS Gallery has been collaborating with Vermibus since 2012, and has watched the artist take giant steps in progress towards true mastery of his art. The long and well-known relationship between the gallery and the artist will be celebrated in the form of an exhibition, which will give the audience an opportunity to di
How would you describe your attitude toward posters, images printed on paper, pasted up on walls? It could seem that the medium, to call it so, is dead, but the organizers of this year's Warsaw Poster Biennale, led by Mr. David Crowley, don't really agree. It is perhaps better to give this "death" of a poster a more adequate name, something like remediation, for example. And that is exactly wh
We already told you about the best places to eat out in Berlin, and we've talked about some of the hippest hotels as well. If you're looking for the strangest museums, there is a number of quite interesting ones all across the city, and there is also a list of some of the coolest galleries and exhibition spaces, creative hubs that every art lover should know about. It almost feels li
Another Berlin Gallery Weekend is behind us, but thankfully some of its most interesting artworks and shows are still on view across the German capital. One of them is the BR1 exhibition at Open Walls Gallery, which opened on April 30 to showcase the artist’s latest portraits of Middle East women living in his hometown of Turin, Italy. [caption id="attachment_4603" align="ali
This article may or may not be dedicated to the 9th edition of the Berlin Biennale. It may or may not copy the creative announcement written on the official website of the event. It may or may not tell you that this would be the perfect excuse for you to visit the German capital, just in case you needed yet another reason to do so. That’s hard to believe though. But if you do happen to be here between June
Skateboarding was always cool - and now we know it for sure. It was officially confirmed by Jürgen Blümlein, who is just the right person to talk to, when it comes to the history of the discipline. Jürgen is a founding member of the FauxAmi collective, which places skateboarding within the context of art and culture. The collective opened the Skateboard Museum in Stuttgart
Opened in 1902, the Berlin Underground, also known as the U-Bahn is Germany’s most extensive network of its kind, serving a total of 170 stations and providing transport for over 400 million passengers across the East and the West side. Its ten operating lines and trademark yellow trains have become one of the most recognizable symbols of the city and, since the fall of the infamous Berlin wall
There's been a lot of fuss surrounding the gentrification issue lately. After it took its toll on London and a line of cities in the United States, people started worrying about Berlin as well. This concern isn't merely hypothetical, since the people of Berlin are, indeed, starting to sense the way the energy of the city is changing (let's not forget that some major in
If Germany isn’t reason enough on its own for art lovers to visit it, then events like Art Cologne and Berlin Gallery Weekend should definitely do the trick. The country’s largest and oldest art fair for modern and contemporary art just concluded its 50th edition at Koelnmesse, meaning that the focus will now shift towards the capital city, as some fifty local galleries wi
The stranger arrives with a new dress. It is a woman, wearing an assembly of emergency blankets that artist BR1 put together for her. She managed to escape the adversities of her country and she now looks relieved, even glamorous, while proudly stating “I arrived with nothing, now I have a new dress made with gold.” It is a strong message, a beacon o
If you're looking for the best museums out there, make sure to check out the museums located in Berlin. There's a myriad of museums in this city, which doesn't really come as a surprise, given that the capital of Germany is also a true center of art, culture and design. Depending on what you're looking for, you will probably be able to find the best of the best, wheth
Upon my very first trip to Berlin as a tourist, those who have already been had told me ”it’s a hipster city”. I wasn’t sure what that meant, so they said: ”you’ll see for yourself once you get there.” While I still wouldn’t know if this description is in place, what’s for sure is that the German capital certainly has a unique flair, and like any other me
If you find yourself walking down the streets of Berlin and you see a crossword puzzle pasted on the wall, or a knitted heart emerging from a metal fence, or a tetris-shaped tiles filling in the gaps of the underground walls, you’ve likely come across the work of Aïda Gómez, an intriguing Spaniard who likes to call herself a “street worker”. Born in Madrid in 1986, she is now livi
Did you know that cultural holidays account for 37% of global tourism? That’s more than a fair share of people who want to experience the culture of a country, region or a city they chose to spend their vacation in. Indeed, cultural tourism has been defined as “the movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of residence, with the intention to gat
We're counting down the days until the inauguration of Urban Art Fair, the first fair of this kind in Paris. We're looking very much forward to this event, not only because it will be a unique, exhilarating experience, but also because it will provide OPEN WALLS Gallery with a
If we were to make a list of world’s leading cities in alternative arts and culture, Berlin would certainly find its place among our top choices. The reputation it holds, as one of the best cities for cutting-edge, independent artistic expression, has been the main reason why artists, bohemians, and numerous creatives from all over the world decided to mo
Last March, an impressive group show titled Hope Dreams Desire was organized by OPEN WALLS Gallery in collaboration with #YPA (Young Persian Artists). Those who had the opportunity to see the memorable works by four emerging stars of Iranian contemporary art scene were certainly excited to see OPEN WALLS and #YPA get back together - this time to ho
In a completely unique, mesmerizing way, a special bond is created between the street artist and the city that he is based in - and so it happens with El Bocho and Berlin as well. The streets of the city have hosted much of El Bocho’s work so far, however they don’t seem to be saturated with it just yet. Thanks to the humorous, engaging nature of his art, his paste-ups, stickers and
Using a greyscale palette enriched by splashes of red, Alias depicts humans in moments of despair, loneliness or darkness. Being a remarkable, rounded artist with a distinct style, he belongs to one of the best in Berlin’s street art scene. A few months ago, Alias spent some time in India, and made some of his signature pieces of art in several pla
If you're still planning your trip to Berlin, and the hotels that we mentioned before didn't really suit your taste, here's another list of hotels located in Kreuzberg. Why is Kreuzberg interesting? Well, today, it is one of the trendiest parts of the city, and a big number of bars, clubs and pubs are located in this area. It is also the part were most of the young people live, at least according
Although our blog is mostly dedicated to street art in Berlin, getting to know parts of the bigger picture is important as well, so this time we bring you some of Germany's top street artists. Now, after you've opened those new tabs and checked them out, it's time to scroll down and meet the rest of Germany's Street Art scene. [caption id="attachment_1484" align="align
Street Art can be witty, effective, influential - but one thing it cannot do is stay intact for a long period of time. Its nature is ephemeral, and that of course contributes to the beauty of the discipline. Still, it is a great thing that we have photography, and gifted artists who make these works available to those who didn't have a chance to see them
Mitte (which means middle, or center in German) is the central part of Berlin, and it encompasses the historic core of the city, including the most famous sightseeing attractions. You can find some very cool restaurants, cafes, galleries in this area as well, and naturally, staying in Berlin Mitte is both practical and cozy. Depending on your budget, there is a variety of nice hotels, which will make yo
In Berlin, the sea of possibilities for creation and expression is very much prefigured by the artistic energy of the city, and its recent progressive history. As much as this plethora of artistry gives us valuable updates on the novelties, trends and beauty of the world, it can also leave us in a state of confusion. If you’re in Berlin and you’re interested in its art scene, and you also have a thi
Let us say it is a nice, sunny morning and you have just arrived in Berlin. As an art enthusiast, you have probably decided to check into one of those charmingly designed art hotels, because you enjoy being surrounded by art. You have a whole day ahead of you and want to start exploring Berlin’s cultural heritage. And you’ll probably start doing that in Berlin Mitte. With so many historic landma
By definition, culture jamming means altering the messages brought to us by public advertisers. However, in real life, this definition seems to be more flexible. Culture jammers do not necessarily need to work with advertisements which already exist, in order to tackle the omnipresent negative influence of corporate advertising. Artists who a
If you’ve ever walked the streets of Berlin, you were probably struck by the abundance of versatile artistic creations, which embellish the walls of the city. Proudly carrying the title of a “street art capital” Berlin is a city covered in art, from its pavements to the rooftops. This is probably why strolling throu
The last stop on Vermibus’ creative journey was Paris, the city which is perhaps, out all the cities from the list, most directly and historically related to fashion. If selling lifestyle is what bothers the artist in general, then changing these manners in Paris, particularly, is probably the most challenging task of a
If there is one place on Earth where people really know how to handle design – it must be Berlin, which is (officially) the City of Design. Of course, there are no exceptions when it comes to interior design or architecture, either. If you want to find cool accommodation in Berlin, there are a lot of various options, in general. A lot of young people choose to share rental apartments, or sta
The Berlin Wall was certainly one of the most bizarre occurrences in our recent history. For almost 30 years, the city was brutally divided, which both ideologically and physically exemplified the gravity of the Cold War. Regardless of politics, for the people of Berlin and their lives, this meant more than any of us can probably imagine. On November
Recently, we’ve been talking about culture jamming and the way that it corresponds with Urban Art. As two concurrent streams, which directly influence our shared space, both commercial advertising and public interventions play important roles in our lives. The things we see and hear every day on the streets, or through our windows, are the things that we
Since the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989, which served as one of the first public canvases for urban artists, Berlin’s street art scene has been evolving immensely, until the whole city became one of the biggest open-air galleries in the world. The decades of thriving street art scene resulted in Berlin’s reputation as one of the rare cities that embraces public art in all its form
In his 2010 interview with the Tacheles resident Martin Reiter, historian Rory MacLean describes Tacheles Art House in the following way: Tacheles is part war ruin, part artists’ colony, part anarchic wonderland, and wholly Berlin… But its future is under threat. Today we are living in that future where threats came true, and Kunsthaus Tacheles shared the fate of many historical and cul
As one of the most prominent Berlin-based culture jammers, Vermibus delves into a study of aesthetics suggested by fashion industries. While observing the uniformity of appearance and gestures associated with something that is universally accepted as beautiful, he aims to deconstruct the conventional meaning of the term a
Although the critical attitude toward street art has changed, for most street artists being quick is still essential. For many other reasons, but also in order to avoid problems with the law and conservative passersby, they ought to finish their works before allowing themselves to get into trouble. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes they don’t, but the key to any
Ever since the west side of the Berlin Wall became a meeting point for graffiti artists, the city’s relationship with street art has been blooming. After the demolition of the wall, a number of prolific street artists were invited to paint on the empty, east side, and today the East Side Gallery is one of the biggest open-air galleries of such kind, and also a home to some of the
Berlin…A word which came to be synonymous with the terms of diversity, urbanity, and street art. A city that breathes through its street art, exuding life with every wall, corner of a house, bridge pier, tunnel and roadside embellished with this vivid form of artistic expression. Dubbed as the graffiti Mecca of the urban art world, Berlin boasts this title with pride and merit. Fro
When it comes to the powerful means of ubiquitous things, and one of them is definitely corporate advertising, resistance seems futile. The message is there, right in front of us, and whether we like it or not, it’s not going to go away. Our society is dominated by corporations and a substantially deranged syst
With the official “City of Design” title and unofficial titles like “global street art capital” and “the graffiti Mecca”, Berlin naturally became a venue of interest for many street art creatives of various backgrounds, who work in a range of different media. Berlin is truly a unique city when all kinds of public art expressions are concerned. From the rich history that began
One of the key points in the work of Berlin-based artist Vermibus is a critique of contemporary consumerist culture and its main features - the most significant being fashion industry and advertising. The artist is well known for his specific approach to the field of culture jamming, which consists of several stages. The
Surreal and quite aggressive images made in a large comic style, often carrying a strong political or moral statement. These are the words that could be used to describe the striking work of the mysterious Italian street artist, simply named – Blu. And, even though his pseudonym and artwork may appear simple enough, mind you, there’s a lot to be experienced and discovered bey
Every once in a while, street art enthusiasts are treated with an opportunity to discover a truly creative artist, the one who will bring art into their lives in unexpected and innovative ways. With his career on the steady rise, Charles Leval aka Levalet is currently one of the most interesting young artists on the urban art scene. Levalet gained internatio
1 - Conviviality With great versatility of street art Berlin has to offer, comes great versatility of tastes, likes or dislikes, ways to approach the art and manners in which it can be experienced. One of the key points why taking a graffiti tour with Berlin Street Art is a must for any enthusiast or visitor, are the options and accommodations we provide for each and every particip
From the humble beginnings in the late 1970s, street art came to be one of the most versatile fields of artistic expression and a global art movement. Among many different techniques and styles creative individuals can choose to work in these days, stenciling is still among the most popular. There are many advantages to this particular technique and there are several reas
In the world of advanced capitalism and mass consumption, it became increasingly important to notice how lifestyle became the new identity marker. Commodities and consumerist goods became essential for the processes of identity formation and it became clear that products are not only there to serve our needs, but also
It is often said that the history of graffiti is as old as the history of humanity itself. Scribbles on the walls were the first form of artistic expression, the first evidence of human creativity, which survived in its various forms until the present day. Nonetheless, it wasn’t until the 20th century that wall inscriptions became a cultural phenomenon in their own right. The beginnings of modern day graffiti are often traced back to late 1970s New York, a city that gave birth to a lively new mo
In the wake of the forthcoming exhibition Selfies in the City by Iranian painter Romisa Sakaki, we had a chance to talk to Mahsa Mergenthaler-Shamsaei, founder of Young Persian Artists and curator of this show. We spoke about the exciting developments in contemporary art, her brainchild YPA, and the forthcoming exhibition. In the following conversation, Mahsa describes a new wave in
In present times, we can rightfully argue that street art is one of the most diverse and most exciting fields of artistic expression. The cultural recognition and institutional support street and urban art have gained, over the last few decades, have opened a whole new field of possibilities for artists to work on a larger scale an
While wandering the streets of Berlin, there are great chances you will stumble upon some monochromatic images of lonesome children or isolated individuals, lurking behind the corners in quiet introspection. At that point, you can be sure you have discovered an artwork created by one of Berlin’s most prolific street artists who goes by the
With thousands of refugees and asylum seekers rushing to reach the borders of Europe daily, the questions of migrations have been increasingly moving from political and media discourse to the artistic one. The struggle to cope with the migrant crisis on a governmental level, resulting in rising xenophobia and restoration of centuries-long tensions between t
For the last forty years, conversations regarding contemporary Iran have been mostly concerned with country’s political context and wider turbulent atmosphere of the Middle East. Iran’s reputation as one of the major partakers in the history of civilization and a country that has produced some of the world’s most outstanding art has been stained in the last few decades while Iranian artistic production has been overshadowed by revolution, war, sanctions and most recently the nuclear deal. The
Anton Unai, a self-proclaimed visual poet, has built his artistic philosophy around the concepts of creative spontaneity and the rejection of aesthetic canons, contemplating on a chaotic state of the world we live in by employing equally anarchic visual language. Energetic to the point of destruction and violence, Unai’s artworks are a continuation of the existentialist and nihilistic philosophical traditions, situated in the urban settings of our contemporaneity. By using urban debris and dis
Present on the street art scene since the early eighties, French artist OX became widely known for his innovative and creative adbusting endeavors. Using commercial billboards as his preferred media, OX developed a unique approach to public art, creating playful imagery perfectly situated into the surrounding environment. Unlike those culture jammers who hijack advertisements in order to make explicit statements about social and political issues, OX favors subtle, humorous and ironic approach,
146045379 The beauty-cult is as firmly established on the catwalks of every Fashion Week as it is in the advertising they generate. The fashion industry uses the body as a tool in order to sell products, sell consumerism. The image of the body in advertisements limits and oppresses an individual’s true beauty, concealing it behind the false rhetoric of its own liberation. In a new project, Unveiling Beauty, Vermibus has reflected on this use of the body, and on standards
So tell us, what is the forthcoming exhibition at OPEN WALLS Gallery all about? It’s about my 20 years in Berlin... so it’ll be 20 posters, 20 photos - actually a no-brainer. Is it all new work or highlights rom the first two decades in Berlin? It actually would be less time-consuming to produce new work, but I’d love to take this opportunity for a kind of retrospective, even though it’s really difficult to just chose 20 different ones from each field, because by now my body of work is quite a
Born in Foggia, Italy in 1986, Agostino Lacurci is an artist who lives and works in Rome. Each of his murals tells a story through bold geometric forms and vivid colors.
Various & Gould are a Berlin-based art duo whose collaboration began in 2005. From screenprinted saints to Face Time’s multicultural portraits, their work blends humor, social critique and public engagement.
Born in Portugal, raised in Paris, and based in Copenhagen, Victor Ash is a truly European urban artist. His iconic Astronaut mural in Kreuzberg has become one of Berlin’s most recognizable street art landmarks.
Street art has always been stuck in the twilight zone between art and crime, and therefore the identity of the artist as well as the connected creative process has mostly remained in the dark. Hence looking at the photographs of Thomas von Wittich’s new series UNSEEN feels a bit like discovering a peephole that gives sight into a secret room. The Berlin based photographer accompanied street artist heavyweights such as Riot, Vermibus, Alias, Lush and Miss Take on their forays threw t
Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, aka Vhils, is known for his extraordinary technique of chiseling, drilling and even blasting portraits directly into walls. His Levi’s project brought four carved portraits to Berlin.
The eighth edition of the Backjumps festival took place at the historic Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, showcasing a panorama of the street art scene with a major focus on the graffiti movement.
With struggle there is progress. And with progress there is change. And, yes, with change there are new responsibilities. OPEN WALLS Gallery is leaving a successful past at Stattbad behind in order to open a new chapter in the very center of Berlin. Having gained a reputation as a reliable force and forward-thinking platform for contemporary urban art during its five year existence in Berlin, OPEN WALLS Gallery is proudly approaching its next evolutionary step as both, curator and arts deale
121377124 In an effort to examine the issue of over-consumption, “Buy Nothing Day” began in 1992 by artist Ted Dave, and participants were asked to refrain from purchasing goods for 24hrs. 22 years later this single act of defiance has grown into a worldwide movement that now takes place in 65 countries and includes thousands of participants. We have begun “NO AD Day” in solidarity with the “Buy Nothing Day” movement, and as an extension of our activist projects dealing w
2014 is a historic year for Berlin. It marks the 25th anniversary of the most significant event in recent German history: the Fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. SP38 celebrates this event wheatpasting along its historic trace. Written in green for a golbal spleen!
An ephemeral installation by SP38 in an empty swimming pool questioning the relationship between Art & Money, Culture & Public Funding, Berlin & Klaus Wowereit. 105362837 Click here to see SP38 Interview at Freshmilk.tv
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83356219 Dissolving Europe is the new public art work that stormed Europe this year from Vermibus. Using a dubious inter-rail ticket, Vermibus set out with a set of 90 keys and his pallet of solvents to physically and temporally highjack the western world of advertisements in the name of fine art. Each site is carefully deliberated with its environment, from Rolex boutiques, to archaic museums. The system looks simple in movement: unlock and roll the advertising poster
OPEN WALLS Gallery cordially invites you to STATTBAD to kick off Berlin Art Week with an URBAN ART AUCTION on Sunday September 15th from 18:00 onwards. Feat. artworks by Alias, Blo, Just, Marok, Vermibus, Anton Unai, YZ, Various & Gould, Giacomo Spazio, Clemens Behr & Niark1 to name a few. We accept Pre-Auction bids via email until Saturday 20:00 (CET). Here is the link to the ONLINE CATALOGUE. Auction Day: Sunday September 15th from 18:00 onwards Location: Stattbad Wedding, Gerichtstr.