In Leicester this week, there was further confirmation that spray-can culture is now a mainstream feature of the urban landscape. Earlier this month, Banksy was made an honorary professor of the University for the Creative Arts, and an exhibition of his work is due to go on tour. Back then, as part of a crackdown on illegal tagging in Bristol, British Transport Police raided an “aerosol art project” that later counted Banksy among its alumni.
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Where: Some of the series has been lost as the city continues to transform.B ritish street art has been on something of a journey since its edgy, graffiti-led beginnings in the 1980s, when New York trailblazers became role models for guerrilla artists in UK cities. JR utilized the often crumbling facades of the buildings to emphasize features like the wrinkles of his subjects. The 15 pieces in Berlin paired elderly Berliners' close-up portraits with locations significant to their personal experience and historic events such as the location of the Berlin Wall, areas affected by the iron curtain, and many of the other events that marred the city's history. The work showcases each city's elderly citizens in contrast to our "youth-obsessed, progress-driven world". In addition to Berlin, it expands into Havana, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Istanbul. "Wrinkles of the City" began in 2008 in Cartagena, Spain. The artist's work first appeared in Paris where he plastered paste-ups of young Parisians from the projects in the city's poshest areas for " Portraits of a Generation." His works seeks to bring people together and make the world a better place, earning him the prestigious TED Prize in 2011. His "Wrinkles of the City" series is on 15 buildings in central Berlin and is part of an ongoing project that appears in cities around the world. Well-known French street artist, JR, only spent a month in Berlin in 2013 but he left quite an impression. The closest stations are Ostbahnhof or Warschauerstrasse. Where: Located between the banks of the River Spree and Mühlenstrasse in Friedrichshain. Often just amateur tagging, it shows this is still the greatest street art galley in the world. Another beloved piece is Thierry Noir’s cartoon faces which now also adorn tourist knick-knacks.īesides these well-recognized pieces, the backside of the Gallery (on the side of the Spree) has become open ground for new graffiti. The image shows Soviet Leonid Brezhnev and East German President, Erich Honecker, locked in a passionate kiss. For example, "My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love," more commonly known as the "Fraternal Kiss" by Dmitri Vrubel, still gets stares. The work has been replenished throughout the years, but the most famous sections remain. The original pieces were put up shortly after the fall of the wall in 1990. Once a divider, it is now a major draw and a platform for street art from 118 well-recognized International artists. The longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall is a top Berlin attraction and one of the first major public canvases for urban artists. There are also many tour options for alternative Berlin and tours focused exclusively on Berlin's street art to expand your understanding. Check out Berlin's 10 best street art pieces mentioned, and then continue exploring with a visit to these locations for more. While every inch of Berlin seems to be marked with some kind of graffiti, certain areas are richer in quality street art. Whether they have put up small stickers, medium stencils, or massive murals, a tour of Berlin's best street art reveals a the story of the city. Many of the world's top artists have contributed to the landscape, changing the ever-evolving face of Berlin.Īnd as fast as new pieces go up, old pieces are covered up, weathered beyond recognition, vandalized, or even removed by the artist (like BLU and JR's legendary gold-bedecked figures showing "east side" and "west side" at Curvybrache). Street art has become a credible form of expression, and Berlin has a thriving scene of international contributors. In fact, Berlin just opened its first street art museum to educate locals and visitors about this particular kind of art. For a city that has often faced division and oppression, street art was a way for everyday people to speak out. Berlin's title as the UNESCO’s "City of Design" extends well beyond its world-class museums and onto the street.
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