ARGENTINA: Streetart Buenos Aires – Tribute to football legend Lionel Messi – Urban Artworks

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine football player and considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. He was born on 24th June 1987 in Rosario and already showed great talent for football from a young age. With 13 years he joined FC Barcelona and later on achieved great success with the Argentine national team, like the Copa América in 2021 or the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Here is a collection of urban artworks around the city of Buenos Aires dedicated to this outstanding sports icon.

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BRAZIL: Arraial d’Ajuda & Trancoso – Where the Wind Weaves Wishes and Colors

Crossing the Buranhém River by ferry from Porto Seguro to Arraial D’Ajuda isn’t just a geographic crossing; it’s a rite of passage. As the Atlantic breeze reaches you aboard the Zeca Passador ferry, the rhythm of the outside world begins to fade, making way for a slower, more human cadence. Here, on the Discovery Coast, Brazil’s history breathes on every corner, guarded by a nature that feels like it’s been untouched for centuries.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Streetart Sarajevo – Latička Graffiti Hall – HADES‘ Second Living Room

At the highway interchange in Sarajevo where the M17 (east-west) and M18 (south-north) meet, a small but awesome open-air gallery is located on the outer wall surfaces along the M18’s southeastern exit ramp. You could call it a „graffiti hall,“ though it is essentially the exclusive domain of HADES, who has covered almost the entire wall with numerous fantastic pieces. We’ve even jokingly dubbed the spot „HADES‚ second living room“. The styles are truly fantastic!

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CHILE: Streetart Santiago – Las Condes – Villa San Luis – Historic Monument & Lost Place Graffiti

This historic site, emblematic of the human rights struggle, is located in what is now the Nueva Las Condes financial district. During the administration of Salvador Allende, the Villa San Luis housing complex was built on the grounds of the former San Luis estate. In the 1990s, most of the land was sold to private real estate developers, and meanwhile the housing blocks were demolished to make way for the construction of office towers, leaving behind only two completely abandoned blocks, with graffiti, stencil and tags covered every floor, staircase, and wall.

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NEPAL: Lalitpur – Streetart Sanepa – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection

Sanepa is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of Lalitpur, located along the Bagmati River at an elevation of approximately 1.310 meters. In the streets you can encounter interesting urban artworks of various forms; for instance the SATTYA MEDIA ARTS COLLECTIVE created one of its works here as part of the KOLOR KATHMANDU project, and the neighborhood was also home to the former ART LAB collective, but ROG with DEEP SOCIETY is now launching new projects in the premises; it also houses the creative clothing label and café space KASHYAPI.

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SERBIA: Streetart Belgrade – Vladislav Ribnikar Belgrade School – Graffiti Sports Court

The Vladislav Ribnikar School or OŠ Vladislav Ribnikar is a public primary school in the Krunski neighbourhood of the Vračar district. It was created through the merger of the two schools “Aleksa Šantić” and “Slobodan Princip Seljo” and has borne the name Vladislav Ribnikar since 1st September 1975. The school is named after Vladislav S. Ribnikar, who lived from 1900 to 1955 and was a Serbian journalist and politician who served as director of the newspapers Politika and the news agency Tanjug. Especially on the walls around the sports field you can find numerous streetart and graffiti pieces.

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GERMANY: Streetart Braunschweig – Colour & Soul – Urban Art Festival – 40 artists at 2026 Edition

The streetart festival COLOUR & SOUL took place in Braunschweig for the first time under this name in 2026, building directly on the two previous editions of the HOLA UTOPIA!. From 27th July to 2nd August, the city centre became a space for streetart, graffiti, music, workshops and social exchange. While the Hannover festival continues under its original name, the former Braunschweig offshoot has now developed into the independent COLOUR & SOUL festival. It is organised by the non-profit association SOZIOKULTUR VOR ORT, which emerged from the association HIP HOP KULTUR.

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SOUTH KOREA: Streetart Gwangju – Baegun Street Food Zone – K-Pop Urban Art Gallery

Located in southern Gwangju’s Nam-gu district, the Baegun Street Food Zone was created as part of the redevelopment around Baegun Square. Once a utilitarian traffic area, it has evolved since its opening in 2022 into a lively cultural hub featuring street food, events, busking, performances and K-pop dance. A striking feature is the long wall along the street, originally built as a subway construction noise barrier. Today, it serves as a colorful urban canvas covered in street art, graffiti and Korean pop culture motifs, including large-scale BTS imagery. The connection to Gwangju is fitting, as BTS member J-Hope was born in the city.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Sarajevo – Kovači Basketball Court Vijecnica – Graffiti Spray Space

In the Kovači neighborhood of Sarajevo, at the southern end of Nadmlini Street on the way up the hill, there’s a basketball court. The space is enclosed by a large fence, and you can only play here with permission. But even when it’s closed, you can still check out the many graffiti pieces on the walls. There are quite a few high-quality works here, with bigger elaborated styles, and it’s likely that some jam sessions have taken place around the court as well.

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NORTH MACEDONIA: Skopje – Sprej Grad Graffiti Jam – Nürnberg meets Skopje – 2023 Volume 1

In July 2023, an 80-metre-long school wall in Skopje became a shared canvas between artists from two countries. The first SPREJ GRAD JAM brought street artists from Nuremberg and Skopje together, combining their different styles in a fantastic open-air gallery. Blending graffiti, the long-standing partnership and the memory of the 1963 earthquake, the project brought art and history together, and laid the foundation for continued jam exchange between the two cities.

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