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Street art

The street as an artist’s canvas

Since the late 1950s and early 1960s street art has become a celebrated genre in the art world. Street art took off after French graffiti artist Gérard Zlotykamien began to use outdoor urban spaces as his canvas in 1963.

Bergwald Projekt - Berlin and Beyond

Berlin and Beyond: Writing on the wall 29.06.2018

If all the world's a stage, then all of Berlin is a canvas. Here, urban art is writ large. No bad thing, says Tamsin Walker, in a city where money is increasingly doing the talking.
Ausstellung zu US Künstler Keith Haring an der Albertina in Wien

Art as activism: Keith Haring's political statements 04.05.2018

Before his death at the age of 31, Keith Haring had made a name for himself in New York's pop scene for his use of seemingly simplistic drawings and biting political statements. His work is on display in Vienna.
USA neues Werk des Street-Art-Künstlers Banksy

New Banksy mural in New York protests Turkish artist Zehra Dogan's imprisonment 16.03.2018

As part of the Erdogan government's crackdown on dissidents, Zehra Dogan was sentenced to over two years in jail — for a watercolor. Now, iconic street artist Banksy is protesting her plight with a new mural.

Images of Angela Merkel 14.03.2018

The newly re-elected German chancellor Angela Merkel is consistent yet transformable. As a domina, hipster, street art figure or oil painting. The German chancellor as you have never seen her before!
Werke der pakistanischen Künstlerin und Designerin Shehzil Malik

A Pakistani illustrator's take on feminism and diversity 12.01.2018

Thoughtful, provocative, chic: Shehzil Malik's new aesthetic seeks social transformation in a conservative, male-dominated society — sometimes by deliberately flaunting social conventions.

Bildergalerie - Die Kunst von der Straße - Das Haus als Leinwand

Urban Nation: When street art gets its own museum in Berlin 18.09.2017

The Museum for Urban Contemporary Art in Berlin features street art's top names. Here are some of the artworks featured in the gallery.
Deutschland Wandgemälde vom Qi Xinghua am Eingang zum Park am Gleisdreieck in Berlin

Street art museum opens in Berlin 18.09.2017

Street art is the ultimate form of democracy according to the curators of the new Museum for Urban Contemporary Art that has just opened in Berlin. But does street art belong in exhibition halls?
Projekt Scholl/Trump

German resistance hero inspires anti-Trump street art 18.09.2017

The vintage-style propaganda posters in Washington, DC take aim at white supremacism, racism – and Donald Trump. A daring act of resistance, or an insulting slur on the US President?

Chale Wote Street Art Festival

Ghana showcases colorful street art 21.08.2017

Hundreds of artists from Ghana, Lesotho, Kenya, Nigeria and elsewhere flocked to Ghana’s capital Accra this past weekend for the Chale Wote Street Art Festival in Accra's Jamestown district.
Kunstprojekt The Haus in Berlin

Berlin Art Bang is in the Haus  18.05.2017

A spectacular exhibition in a former bank in Berlin shows 108 rooms designed by 165 urban artists from all over the world.
Euromaxx 27.04.2017 Streetart Ausstellung

A Street Art Exhibition in Munich 28.04.2017

The "Magic City" exhibition in Munich features work by over 60 international artists, including Banksy, Olek and WON ABC, the elder statesman of the Munich grafitti scene.
01.2012 DW Euromaxx

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe 28.04.2017 28.04.2017

It's King's Day in the Netherlands - Willem-Alexander is celebrating his 50th birthday. Also: Gorillaz are back with a new album, and the "Magic City" exhibition in Munich celebrates street art.
Symbolbild Graffiti

Banksy among street art trailblazers on show in Munich 12.04.2017

Kicking off this Easter, an exhibition in the Bavarian capital features provocative, politically-engaged urban art from across 20 nations. Enigmatic street art legend Banksy is among the exhibitors.
01.2012 DW Euromaxx Highlights

Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week 10.04.2017

Street art between four walls: the Berlin-based project "The Haus" is a tribute to the art form. Also: the classic car "Loryc" paves the way to electromobility. And: A tasty dish for the asparagus season.
Stik Street Art London

Against his will: works by street artist Stik on display in Munich 07.04.2017

Heralded as the latest Banksy, street artist Stik is at the center of a new exhibition in Munich - the first of its kind in Germany, but one being held without the artist's consent.
USA New York Graffiti

A brief history of street art 07.04.2017

Street art has found its way into museums, but it started out as illegal protest in large cities - from Mexico to Paris and New York. Hip hop culture made it popular in the 1980s.
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