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AUSTRIA: Streetart Vienna – Flex Hall of Fame at Danube River – Wienerwände Donaukanal

The Flex Hall of Fame is one of the first legal graffiti areas in Vienna and is located on the Danube Canal near Schottenring. This spot has been legal since around 1994, when the city of Vienna opened up the area for legal graffiti art. The name “Flex” comes from the legendary techno and electro club Flex. As well the various riverbank spaces and promenades around are open walls and approved for legal spraying, it’s a huge open-air gallery. The Donaukanal is also regularly a part of the awesome urban art festival CALLE LIBRE.

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ITALY: Streetart Turin – Pozzo Strada – Via Chambéry – La Climatica Graffiti Hall

In Turin’s Pozzo Strada district, there’s a large graffiti wall that has hosted numerous jams and spray painting events. It’s located on the south side at the eastern start of Via Chambéry and countless works adorn the facades of industrial buildings. The area encompasses lower and higher walls up to a tall warehouse, where large-scale works are also get created. From smaller graffiti pieces to enormous near-murals and incredible concept walls, you’ll find fantastic works by local artists. Several MURARTE events have also taken place here.

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GERMANY: Graffiti Artist TYSN – West Berlin Wild Style, Hip Hop and Authentic Crew Roots

Graffiti, hip-hop, rap, and the sound of Harley-Davidsons on Berlin’s streets – TYSN lives right where street culture isn’t just an image, but everyday life. For over 25 years, he has been leaving his mark on walls, trains, and murals far beyond the city limits with his unmistakable West Berlin Wildstyle. Deeply rooted in the scene, shaped by crews, nights out and real consequences, his name stands for consistency, technique and attitude. This interview is not a retrospective from a safe distance, but an honest insight into a life between letters, beats and asphalt. We spoke with the artist, check it out!

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ALBANIA: Streetart Tirana – Muralfest Tirana – Dekor & Vizart Project – Artwoks Gallery

The MURALFEST TIRANA is a fantastic urban art festival in the Albanian capital, which has been held annually since 2018 with numerous murals made throughout the city by national and international creators. The event is organized by local multidisciplinary artist and key figure in the art and culture scene HELIDON HALITI, who also designs murals himself from time to time. He is supported in the organization by the agencies and collectives DEKOR and 167/B STREET, as well as VIZART and BASHKIA TIRANË. Check out the numerous artworks!

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NORTH MACEDONIA: Streetart Skopje – Kočo Racin School – Graffiti Spray Space

Located in the south of Skopje on the slopes of Vodno Mountain at the beginning of Todor Aleksandrov Street is the Kočo Racin Primary School. This place not only educates children, it is also a real treasure trove of urban art. Many spray sessions have taken place here and the pupils enjoy the colorful walls. Countless graffiti, portraits, and characters can be found around the building. Check out the great artworks!

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CANADA: Streetart Regina – Cathedral Village Arts Festival and Urban Art in Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada’s breadbasket. Small and peaceful, its urban parks are filled with frolicking hares. As for streetart, the scene is also small, but you can find some interesting pieces. 13th Street in the Cathedral neighborhood has a good concentration of them. The CATHEDRAL VILLAGE ARTS FESTIVAL has been held there for several years and includes a visual arts and streetart component.

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THAILAND: Streetart Khon Kaen – Graffiti Jam & Spray Festival – Khon Kaen Walls

Since many years Khon Kaen is hosting an awesome annual graffiti jam, where artists from all over the country and around visit and embellish the city’s facades with colorful spray can art. The events had several names like KHON KAEN WALLS or KHON KAEN GRAFFITI JAM, also different people and groups where involved during the years. But they kept on going, and the graffiti events happen continously. Check out the awesome works from the previous editions.

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ITALY: Streetart Turin – Via Quittengo – Variante Bunker – Vanchiglia Railway Yard

The Bunker in Via Quittengo 41 in Turin is a metropolitan cultural center next to the great urban void of the former Vanchiglia railway yard. On the side there is an air-raid shelter for the workers of the airport during the Second World War, a bunker with a capacity of 130 seats. Since 2013, this formerly abandoned space has become a creative project and a living place for the enjoyment of urban culture on around 25,000 square meters. Besides the numerous projects and events, there is also a lot of urban art to admire around the property.

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GERMANY: Streetart Augsburg – Die Bunten – Graffiti and Urban Art in the Fuggerstadt

The Bavarian city of Augsburg is one of the oldest cities in the country and especially the old town is home to historic buildings from different eras. You should visit the medieval guild houses of the Fuggers, the Cathedral of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary from the 11th century and the Basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra with its onion dome. Another landmark of the „Fuggerstadt“ is the town center with the Golden Hall. Of course, Augsburg also has plenty of urban art to offer. The collective DIE BUNTEN in particular lives up to its name and makes the streets more and more colorful.

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SOUTH KOREA: Seoul – Banpo-daero – Underground Urban Art – Pablo Picasso Tribute – LALONE

Below the surface of the Korean captial Seoul a vibrant Spanish experience has come to life and since its inauguration during the „Picasso Mural Opening Ceremony“ on 9th July 2024 you can admire this impressive 65-meter-long mural in the underground tunnel One Bayley Public Walking Passage. This spectacular project was brought to life by Spanish artist LALONE, who painted in 17 days the artworks with motifs of Pablo Picasso and typical elements of his works, also sceneries from his life and sights from the city of Malaga.

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