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Bülow Street Festival & Community Murals During  Urban Nation Museum Opening in Berlin

Bülow Street Festival & Community Murals During Urban Nation Museum Opening in Berlin

Berlin is teeming with artists of all kinds—not just street artists and graffiti writers—from around the world. For decades, the city has been a natural magnet for creatives. In conjunction with the new exhibition Love Letters to the City, Urban Nation brought around 20 artists to the streets surrounding the museum. The diverse techniques and styles showcased here reflect the incredible talent in the city—a convergence of dreams, aspirations, and life paths intersecting in this urban landscape. Below is a selection of walls and images we captured during the UN celebrations.

Bülow Streetart Jam / Floating Walls

Denis Dendi. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Denis Dendi. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Denis Dendi. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dr. Molrok. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dr. Molrok. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fabifa. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tape artist Fabifa at work. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fabifa. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo). Fabifa (Instagram: @tape_fabifa) – Specializes in tape art, using colored adhesive tape to create large-scale, temporary murals.
Jakob Der Bruder. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jakob Der Bruder. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Jakob der Bruder (Instagram: @jakobderbruder) – A Berlin-based muralist, Jakob der Bruder often focuses on figurative and symbolic art, using a mix of illustration style techniques to look at social and personal themes.
Mina. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Iss.Ue. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modern deconstruction of the letterform at its finest. Iss.Ue. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Iss.Ue. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) ISS.UE (Instagram: @_iss.ue) – A graffiti artist known for intricate line work skillz and surrealist compositions.
Rene Meyer. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rene Meyer. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rene Meyer. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rene Meyer. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) René Meyer (rmyr) (Instagram: @rmyr.stencils) – A stencil artist from Germany, René Meyer’s work is defined by sharp, detailed designs focusing on urban life, often aiming to flip perceptions of modern society in the post industrial age.
ZEBU. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZEBU. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) ZEBU (Instagram: @z_e_b_u) – ZEBU is a Berlin-based duo known for playful, minimalist graphic illustrations. They often work with bold, flat colors and create characters that interact with the surrounding environment, infusing humor and light-heartedness into urban spaces.

Bülow Streetart Jam / Community Murals

Felix Lies. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Felix Lies. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo). Felix Lies (Instagram: @felix.michael.lies) – Felix Lies is a Berlin-based muralist whose work often features clean, minimalist lines and geometric patterns. His figures interact with architecture and geometric forms, using space to reflect on interaction and movement.
WESR. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) WESR (Instagram: @wesr_art) – Originally from Lima, Peru, WESR (Danny Figueroa) blends street art with Andean symbolism and iconography. Vibrant colors, cultural identity, and themes of migration come in for examination.
Pablo Ientile. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Pablo Ientile. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Pablo Ientile (Instagram: @pablo.ientile) – An artist from Argentina now based in Berlin, Pablo Ientile’s work blends humor with social commentary, often using bold graphics and exaggerated figures to present themes of urban life and human relationships.
Rommy Gonzalez. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nerea Ferrer. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nerea Ferrer. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Snyder. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Snyder (Instagram: @snyder_berlin) – Snyder is a Berlin-based street artist who creates large, bold murals often featuring animals and nature. Environmental issues and the natural world are introduced via psychedelia.
CAZ L. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CAZ L. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) CAZ.L (Instagram: @caz.l) His art is rooted in raw, urban aesthetics, and the intersection of contemporary street culture and whatever is on his mind.
Kasia Dudziak. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo). Kasia Dudziak (Instagram: @dudziakovska) – Hailing from Poland, Kasia Dudziak is known for her vibrant murals that often depict surrealist scenes, blending nature with abstract human figures. Ceramics, travelling, food, philosophy – its all in the mix between humanity and the natural world.
Jazoo Yang. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo). Jazoo Yang (Instagram: @jazooyang_art) – Based in Berlin but originally from South Korea, Jazoo Yang’s work explores the themes of urban decay and memory – also described as ‘She often distorts public spaces to profound ends.”
Jazoo Yang. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Wanitapagihari. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Wanitapagihari. Detail. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo). Wanitapagihari (Instagram: @wanitapagihari) Megawati Triadiani, also known as wanitapagihari, is an artist originally from Indonesia and currently residing in Berlin. They use a combination of line art and bold color blocks and look at themes of identity, migration, and connection.
Wanitapagihari. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Kristina Popov. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Kristina Popov (Instagram: @kristina__popov) – Originally from Serbia, Kristina Popov’s art centers on abstract figures and surrealist landscapes. Themes appear to explore personal identity, movement, and transformation.
Kristina Popov. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Kristina Popov. Bülow Street Festival. Urban Nation Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

URBAN NATION MUSEUM’S EXHIBITION “LOVE LETTERS TO THE CITY” is currently on view. The Community Murals are also on view and free to the public. For schedules and further details click HERE

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‘Wandelism’ Brings Wild Change for One Week in Berlin

‘Wandelism’ Brings Wild Change for One Week in Berlin

A partnership of artists, curators, and real estate interests is giving a seriously entertaining show this week to Street Art and Graffiti Fans with this site-specific exhibition of ingenious interventions of many disciplines. Primarily Berlin-based artists and spearheaded by organizers Señor Schnu, Baye Fall and Moritz Tonn, we’re pleased that we have a first-person account of the inspiration behind the show from the guy who came up with the name ‘Wandelism’, Denis Leo Hegic.


Wandelism – Spray Can Change

By Denis Leo Hegic

There we are, in the midst of a lively bustle at the production ground of the Wandelism exhibition in Berlin.

Dennis Gomez Herrmann. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Sparks are literally flying around as Olly is about to cut open a stretch limo and hang it in the air. Behind the shower of sparks Jerome and Señor Schnu are working on their large scale mural while Kitra is about to create a giant piece on a wall, which actually consists more of void then wall surface. C0MPUTERJAN is transforming a half of a Cadillac into a computer-controlled DJ booth and Ostap is turning a window into a tape-art piece.

Ollyollyoxfordfreak at work in his installation. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

Marina Zumi, who is currently installing another of her new light works in the exhibition, joins me and Suzanne Forbes, who makes drawings of all of us in real time. There is some serious good energy in the air, and I’m not talking about welding and the aerosol, but about a group project that is truly created and lived in a spirit of a community.

Marina Zumi. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

When I was asked how to name the exhibition few weeks ago, I merged the words “vandalism“ and “Wandel“ (the German word for “Change“). That’s how Wandelism (or Changeism) was born and how it started transforming itself into an exhibition, which is truly accepting, embracing and living CHANGE.

Ostap putting the final touches to his tape installation. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

On the grounds of a former car repair shop that is soon to be demolished, one can literally feel the constant movement and transformation of the urban fabric we all live in. Everything changes. Constantly. Change is evolution. Change is progress. Change is also the DNA of the art represented in the Wandelism show.

Ollyollyoxfordfreak . Señor Schnu . Fabifa . Mika Sitter “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Berlin is one of the worlds’ capitals and one which has experienced a tremendous change in the last three decades. The city, which was divided in two by a 156-kilometer-long wall for a time period of 28 years, was first unified in 1989 and then exposed to an incredibly rapid development ever since.

Interestingly enough, this very Berlin Wall has proven something that is still a valid topic at the Wandelism Show today: the importance of the freedom of expression.

Wandbrand. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

For decades, one side of the wall was an open-air gallery of graffiti and street art while the other (clean) side of the wall was a death zone. The failed experiment of division is historic proof of the importance of creative participation in the urban space.

On the first day of the opening, Wandelism attracted more than 1,700 visitors who, despite a protracted winter in Berlin, waited in long queues to attend the opening. The following day, 2000.

C0MPUTERJAN. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Nevertheless, the exhibition does not present itself in the usual language of superlatives (“The largest”, “The biggest”, “The best”), which is sometimes peculiar to these types of art shows. Instead, Wandelism promotes the notion of a democratic coexistence, where everyone is welcome and where all the different curiosities can be explored.

Emma Rytoft at work on her installation. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

“We are socially responsible and work with lot of local talents. That’s very important because not every exhibition of this format has a social aspect. Almost 90 percent of the entire exhibition is created by Berlin-based artists and we would love to pursue our vision in the future and transform more temporarily vacant spaces into art events like this” – Señor Schnu

1UP Crew. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Base 23 . Onur. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

 “I like the speed. I paint graffiti-style but with dancers in public space. For that type of work you need to be really fast. And I like when you can feel the momentum in the painting.” – Herve Thiot

Herve Thiot at work on his installation. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

“You can not have ‘change’ without a little bit of ‘vandalism’. The one concept can not exist without the other one. A change requires revolution and revolution sometimes needs vandalism.” – Carolina Amaya

Carolina Amaya at work on her installation. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

Akte. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Wenu Crew, CokyOne, Jeron. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Dave The Chimp. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Stefanie Scherer)

Parisurteil. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

Rosco. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

“Our ‘Fuck Fame’ toilet is a clear message. Just take a look at the whole social media and online addiction which is going on. Everybody is posting every single step of his life, and from other peoples’ lives; A public run for fame. Without thinking about it we are sacrificing our own privacy. As a reaction to that we decided to take even the last bit of privacy away and created the Fuck Fame toilet.” – Ron Miller Art Collective

Ron Miller Art. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

Nasca . The Krank. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

“Somehow I do see myself in process of change. I’m coming more from this graffiti scene but I am also developing more and more into a mass-compatible area, so yes, I do see myself in a process of change. But I also believe that it is the entire scene that is changing and transforming itself into a more recognized and accepted art.” – Tobo

Tobo takes a moment to ponder. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

Hagen Schönfeld. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Felix Hülpüsch AKA HÜLPMAN. “Wandelilsm”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Scon75 . Paindesignart “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

Canion Berlin . Wenu Crew. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Oskar .  Kish . Canion Berlin .  DXTR . The Weird . WENU Crew. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Harald Geil)

“I am in this business for such a long time already. I am doing this now for 35 years. I know that this place will be gone, but lot of people will see it. And nothing can be contained forever. The awareness that the art which you can see here will be there just for a certain limited time, which you have to experience now and can not wait until next year, because it will be gone – that’s part of the deal and I quite like that.” – Loomit

Loomit. Wandelism. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Melissa Lee . Flo de Producer . Theodor Robinson. Wandelism. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Kitra. Wandelism. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Catherine Lupis Thomas and Bill Knospi. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany. (photo © Denis Leo Hegic)

Suzanne Forbes’ live drawings of Denis Leo Hegic and Marina Zumi. “Wandelism”. Berlin, Germany.

You can visit the Wandelism exhibition until March 24 and is located in Wilhelmsaue 32, 10713 Berlin.

Www.wandelism.com

 

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