The films on show explore the global development of street art from various perspectives – with a political focus.
Image gallery
Art War
Harald Naegli
Wholetrain
The programme includes films about Banksy, Ben Wagin, Harald Naegli and Klaus Paier, as well as classics such as ‘Wholetrain’ – shown in a 4K remastered version to mark its 20th anniversary!
Filmmakers and other guests will be in attendance. As part of the series, Ulrich Blanché will also be presenting the first biography of Banksy.
In keeping with the theme, we’re also turning the streets into a gallery as part of our promotional campaign: alongside a six-part poster series, there’s a poster for the series designed by Epidemie der Künste (EDK). Both will soon be brightening up the cityscape.
The series kicks off on 31 October at 7.00 pm with the film *Art War*, which explores the emergence of graffiti, street art and music as means of political expression following the fall of Mubarak in Egypt and during the Arab Spring.
The director, Marco Wilms, will be present for a discussion.
Programme
7 November: Banksy – Street and Myth. Book launch with the author Ulrich Blanché.
8 November: Banksy – Exit Through The Gift Shop
13 November: Optische Schreie – The Story of Aachen-based muralist Klaus Paier. In the presence of director Lovorka Peric-Hassler and Elmar Wigand (initiator of the restoration of a mural by Klaus Paier in Cologne)
20 November: Harald Naegli – The Zurich Graffiti Artist. In the presence of director Nathalie David.
26 November: Wholetrain. In the presence of director Florian Gaag.
28 November: BErliN (Ben Berlin) – You Can’t Get Out of This Mess. In the presence of director Sobo Swobodnik.
