In mid-October, Charm City Streets traveled to Germany to seek out street art in Munich and Berlin. The trip, as the Germans say, was spitze and wunderbar.
Cool temperatures, dreary light, and several back-to-back days of rain provided more advantages than you may think. Seeking shelter from the rain led to the discovery of spectacular street art in the pedestrian passgeways beneath busy city streets. Rain-soaked streets provided wonderful reflections. Sharing an overhead awning in front of a bakery kept one dry in the rain and sparked conversations with local residents who provided tips about must-see art. Last but not least, the poor weather conditions provided ample time inside to savor German cuisine, pastries, and wines.
Street artists across Germany and around the world make their way to Berlin, so new work appears on a continual basis. One of the coolest places to see and experience street art and graffiti in Berlin is atop Teufelsberg located on the west side of the city in the Grunewald forest.
Teufelsberg is a relic from the Cold War era. The monstrous complex of this former spy station (think electronic eavesdropping) now lies abandoned. The walls, rooms, and stairwells provide graff writers and street artists thousands upon thousands of linear feet of space; and incredible artwork covers nearly every square inch. This open-air art gallery is in a state of constant flux – making the trek up the forest trail is well worth the effort. Tours are available at a reasonable price.
Thanks to the coordination of the Hidden Streets of London, prominent artists from Europe and beyond took part in the Berlin Rising Street Art Festival earlier this year atop Teufelsberg. Charm City Streets discovered a number of their murals remain relatively unscathed. Here follows the first selection of images Charm City Streets captured during a tour of Teufelsberg.
- Atop Teufelsberg
- James Bullough & Vidam
- Tequila SP & Zero 76
- Murals atop Teufelsberg
- Blazing banana … Size Two
- Pink Man … Nemo
- Roller Mafia
- Flame … HNRX
- Fish sausage … HNRX
- Cat fight … Himbad and Alaniz
- Skull soldier
- Bobby baby … Osch
- Unidentified piece
- Hazmat
- All colours are beautiful … Moe79
- Robot and rocker
- More war … Nick Flatt and Paul Punk
- Mighty brush … Icy and Sot
- Bleep everything … Nick Flatt & Paul Punk
- Silence … Zabou and Alaniz
- Sideways glance … James Bullough
- Sea nymph … Jim Vision
- Indigenous … BB Bastidas
- Eclipse apocalypse … Wum Zum
- Fly … Fanakapan
- Warrior woman … Dan Kitchener
- Monstrous collab … Amarapordios & Flesh031
- Mantis … Nasca Uno
- Stallion … Sokar Uno and Kera
- Kadie mit Wildschwein
- Bug-eyed cat … Himbad
- T-Rex … Osch
- Haifischjumbojet … Thieu
- Swimming elephant … Moe79
- Dragon … Sunna One
- Sokar Uno and peace
- Fractured … Base23 and David Walker
- Frightened … John Reaktor
- Finger in da Naz … Zabou
- 07 07
- Gabelkopf … AnRa
- Sprayers … Gesine
- Meat cleaver
- Dummy
- Gorilla
- Tante
- Tuse
- Behind bars
- Line 15
- Mechanical dino … Jask
- Irony
- Piano player
- Looking up – stencil
- Lookin at ya
- Photo op … Teso
- I heart graffiti … Teso
- I heart Berlin … Teso
- Read … Teso
- Diaroe
- Super hero … E!
- Exit strategy 1
- Exit strategy 2
- Edith loves Berlin … Joiny
- Monkey
- Spray can man
- Radome art
- All-seeing sun
- The Cycle … Alaniz
- The Cycle … Alaniz
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