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Berlin: Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art

MARKUS TERBOVEN (GEWOBAG), THOMAS WILLEMEIT (GRAFT), YASHA YOUNG (URBAN NATION), TIM RENNER (UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS) HENDRIK JELLEMA (BERLINER LEBEN) (Small)

Director Yasha Young has officially revealed the start of building work on the future URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART, a project that will enrich both Berlin’s diverse cultural landscape and the international art scene. In the coming months, a globally unique new centre for exhibitions, research and exchange focussed on one of the most important art forms of the 21st century will emerge.

Berlin’s secretary for cultural affairs, Tim Renner, was on hand to congratulate the initiators of this ambitious plan on behalf of the city government.

Since 2013 URBAN NATION has been working on building the first independent and non-commercial home for urban contemporary art. With more than 200 artists, URBAN NATION is already turning Berlin into a huge outdoor Museum ( Check our previous coverage  of projects M).

In mid 2017 the vision is finally getting reality. The URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART will offer an independent room for debates, research, interdisciplinary projects and creative exchanges.

Based on the motto “Connect. Create. Care.”, the museum, directed by Yasha Young and co-funded by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin (LOTTO Foundation) in Bülowstrasse 7 Berlin-Schöneberg, will host the growing and already unique URBAN NATION collection at the venue. Furthermore, the museum will be home to the unique book collection of legendary photo-journalist Martha Cooper: her pictures document the creation and development of urban art over the last decades, right up to today.

TIM RENNER (UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS), MARKUS TERBOVEN(GEWOBAG),YASHA YOUNG(URBAN NATION) THOMAS WILLEMEIT(GRAFT), HENDRIK JELLEMA (BERLINER LEBEN) (Small)

Tim Renner, secretary for culture of the city of Berlin, Markus Terboven, board member of Gewobag, Yasha Young, Director URBAN NATION, Thomas Willemeit, Founding Partner GRAFT,  Hendrik Jellema, chairman of the board of “Berliner Leben”. (left to right) © URBAN NATION

Check out a virtual visit of the upcoming URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART

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Moniker Art Fair

Moniker Art Fair 2011

For the second year running  in London, the Moniker Art Fair has opened yesterday at Village Underground.  Focussing on street art, the participating galleries this year include Andenken Gallery, LeBasse Projects, Scream,  Shea & Ziegler and Stolenspace.

In parallel to gallery booths, the fair showcases project spaces for individual artists: Dabs and Myla., Beejoir, Matt Small, Peeta,  Best Ever, Marco Grassi.

The program features many print releases, artist talks, live painting sessions on the external walls the surrounding the venue as well as street art tours with our friend Hooked Blog.

Photos from the opening:

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More pics from the opening HERE

Moniker Art Fair
13-16 October 2011
http://www.monikerartfair.com

Moniker Art Fair Recap

10,000 people visited the Moniker International Art Fair during the four-day event at Village Underground in London with sales being exceptionally high. “We fulfilled all the goals we set out to achieve and much more. The 1st year couldn’t have gone any better” said Moniker curators Frankie Shea and Kristophe Hofford.
As covered previously, international artists such as Steve Powers, Herakut, Titi Freak, Faith47 and Case flew in to paint external walls.

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Case – Live Painting

Following German duo Herakut, another German artist, CASE, from the Maclaim crew  came to London to paint a mural during Moniker Art Fair.

Here are some pics of the progress

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Titi Freak – Live Painting

Latest mural from Brazilian street artist Titi Freak for the Moniker Art fair

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