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SOUTH KOREA: Streetart Jeonju – Graffiti and Urban Art in Jeollabuk-do Province

Jeonju has about 660,000 inhabitants, is the center of Jeollabuk-do province and is located about 230 km south of the national capital Seoul. The city is quite famous and popular because of its large and well-preserved Hanok Village in historical architectural style, but especially the more hidden Jaman Mural Village is even more worth seeing for fans of urban art. But on this page we will show you a collection of artworks throughout the city, from graffiti and streetart to tiles and electricity boxes.

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SRI LANKA: Streetart Galle – Historic Fort Graffiti and Urban Art Collection

Galle is a city with around 93,000 inhabitants on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka and is known for its large fort complex and the colonial old town, which were classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. The city is home to various street art works with traditional and religious motifs, as well as modern graphics, characters and even typical graffiti writing. On the Fort promontory, there are several art galleries worth seeing, which also exhibit works on the streets. The temples are also always worth a look, as you can often find beautiful murals there.

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SOUTH KOREA: Gwangju – CUMA – Chosun University Museum of Art – Exhibition „Expanding the Gaze – The Reimagined Campus“

The Chosun University Museum of Art, or CUMA for short, is part of Chosun University in the city of Gwangju and exhibitions of fantastic works by current art students and graduates are regularly presented here, including works through all disciplines, from paintings and installations to sculptures, textiles, films and animations. It serves as a cultural space and window to the public, giving interested visitors an insight into the work at the art academy and the artistic identity of the students. From May 14th to 30th in 2025, the best works of the current semester were shown as part of the exhibition „Expanding the Gaze – The Reimagined Campus“.

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SOUTH KOREA: Seoul – Gangnam Rabbit Cave – Apgujeong Graffiti Tunnel – Urban Art Hot Spot

On the southern bank of the Han River in the Gangnam neighborhood of Seoul, there is a very interesting and colorful pedestrian underpass called Apgujeong Graffiti Tunnel, which leads from the major streets down to the promenade along the riverside path. This walkway passage is free for graffiti and offers a legal spray space. As a result fantastic artworks are regularly sprayed here and new creations can always be found. Smaller and larger jams take place from time to time and the spot gets used for photo sessions. This Hall of Fame is also known as the “Rabbit Cave”.

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SOUTH KOREA: Haeundae Sand Festival – ABRAM WATERMAN & CHRIS GUINTO – 20th Anniversary Sculptors Meeting

The HAEUNDAE SAND FESTIVAL took place in 2025 from May 16th till 19th and was the 20th edition of this great event in the eastern coast suburb of Busan. Countless artists from all over the world transformed the beach into an art gallery with huge sculptures and several meter-high frescos. The festival was accompanied by a colorful supporting program of music, art and culture, and even after the event you could admire the sand artworks until June 8th. In two interviews we talked to the sand sculptors ABRAM WATERMAN from Canada and CHRIS GUINTO, part of the artist duo BROKEN GLASS from the USA, while they were creating their works.

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MYANMAR: Streetart Mandalay – Anonymous Dance Skool – Alternative Performance Space & Urban Art Gallery

The ANONYMOUS DANCE SKOOL in Mandalay is not only an important place for people who want to practice the art of dancing. It is also an alternative oasis where you can be creative in general. A big respect to the organizers, especially ALONG aka D VIRUS, because they think outside the box. It’s not about traditional dance styles that are taught here, it’s modern dance, breakdancing and hip hop culture. Also the walls and facades of the building have been embellished with great graffiti and characters, in particular on the terrace where there is an awesome art gallery with portraits of hip hop legends created by the artist CLOWN.

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SOUTH KOREA: Busan – Gallery Square – Creative Space & Art Education – BYEONG YONG JEONG

The DESIGN SQUARE art academy is located in the Beon-gil neighborhood in the Seo-gu district of Busan and classes are held in the building on the fourth floor, but there is also a very interesting creative space in the basement, the GALLERY SQUARE, where students can paint freely and exhibitions are held regularly. We talked to the artist and art teacher BYEONG YONG JEONG about the concept of this great place and took a look at the numerous fantastic artworks, which were made by students, workshop participants or just passing by creatives.

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SOUTH KOREA: Seoul – Sinchon Graffiti Tunnel – The Rabbit Hole – Legal Walls & Urban Art Hot Spot

The Sinchon Graffiti Tunnel is located in the Seodaemun-gu district of Seoul and is a 65-meter-long and 4.5-meter-high pedestrian tunnel between Ewha Womans University and Yonsei University. This legal spray site is also known as the “Sinchon Rabbit Hole”, which describes the passageway quite well. The graffiti hot spot is adorned with graffiti from top to bottom and new ones are constantly being added on top of the old ones. In 2016 the tunnel also became really famous when it was used as a filming location for a scene in the K-drama “Goblin – The Lonely and Great God”.

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SOUTH KOREA: Busan Graffiti Writer – Spray Can Store, Art Bar & Creative Gallery – ENIGMA 13

Today we introduce you to a fantastic creative space in Busan, South Korea that functions as a spray can store, but also as art bar, graffiti gallery, vintage figurine museum and music space. Welcome to ENIGMA13, which is run by the eponymous artist ENIGMA13 from BURNING PLAYGROUND. Here you can get everything the graffiti heart desires, and like-minded people can meet up, design projects, be creative and have fun together. Check out the interview with the great artist!

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SOUTH KOREA: Gwangju – Juan Museum of Art – Exhibition „Toon Topia“ – GOLD, JBRAWING, SEONEUL & SOONBOMB

From March 3rd to June 2nd 2025, a fantastic exhibition was held at the JUAN MUSEUM OF ART in the Dong-gu district of Gwangju, featuring drawn animation from various genres and the four local artists GOLD, JBRAWING, SEONEUL and SOONBOMB show a selection of their works. The exhibition space is located in the basement of a café, with a commercial food court upstairs and a creative comic world downstairs.  It’s a small creative art space, but with continously interesting presentations, especially for mangas, comics, abstracts and graffiti.

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