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 The remains of "The Wall" by nigelw6443Leave a Comment
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The Berlin Wall East Side Gallery is a 1.3km-long section of the wall near the center of Berlin. Approximately 106 paintings by artists from all over the world cover this memorial for freedom and make it the largest open air gallery in the world.
Between Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum Bridge) and the Ostbahnhof station, along the former borderline that ended at the Spree and Mühlenstrasse, stretches a unique picture palette that marks a sign of overcoming inhumanity. After the Wall came down in 1989, hundreds of artists from all over the world gathered and transformed the eastside of the Wall that had been untouchable up to now, with their paintings.
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In the beginning of the 80’s, people used to write political signs on the Wall. At Potsdamerplatz, Checkpoint Charlie and Kreuzberg painted graffiti turned the Wall into a tourist attraction. In April 1984, French artist Thiery Noir and his colleague, Christophe Bouchet covered the grey cement of the Wall with bright colours and figures and with what was described as “sad poetry”. The two young lads moved in Berlin in 1982, enchanted by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, who also used to live in the west part of the city. These two painters lived near the Wall and were looking for a way to make it look less boring but neither to downplay, nor to embellish it. As any intervention was prohibited, they had to move quickly, keeping one eye on the painting and the other on the soldiers. Other artists came along and helped this part of the Wall gain charm, character and political meaning. After 1987, 15-year-olds turned the Wall into graffiti jungle. Only after the Wall fell, did the artists’ work become the regularity.
Today, 1300 meters with 106 works of more that 120 artists, stand for the world not to forget to remember the hope and the change…
Also worth mentioning is that Noir’s work is imprinted in the film “Wings of desire” by Vim Venders (1987). Later on, the band U2 asked Noir to design 6 east-german trabant cars for their 1991 album “Achtung Baby”. Leave a Comment
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This is one of the longest surviving sections of the Berlin Wall being over 1km in length and is the largest open air gallery in the world. It comprises of the work of 118 different artists from 21 different countries as a tribute to the fall of communism. It was organised by a Scottish artist call Chris Maclean in 1990. Unfortunately souvenir hunters, graffiti and the weather have all taken their toil over the years, coupled with being next to a busy road. It is best visited early in the day as the sun is directly in front of the wall in the afternoon which can spoil your photographs. Leave a Comment
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This is really impressive and some of the art is really well preserved. Lots of the messages are quite powerful. Its well worth a visit. Leave a Comment
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Here you can find a 1 km section of the Berlin Wall that is still standing and nowadays is a living art gallery. On the wall you can see paintings and drawings by lots of artists. In total, artist of more then 20 different countries worked on it. Very cool to walk next to it and take a pic of you and the painting you like the most. Leave a Comment
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 Murals on the Wall at the East
Side Gallery by Jagermeister
Seeing THE WALL was an obligatory stop on my first trip to Berlin and I am glad that I saw it, but it was not quite what I expected. I can't explain to you what I was expecting--but this was not it.
The East Side Gallery is a bit removed from everything else that Berlin has to offer but can easy be reached from the Warschauer Strasse S and U Bahn Stations. Just keep walking toward the river and it will begin on the right side of the street. Leave a Comment
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