If you`re looking for a legal way to express your art, you`ll find it here. Most of the graffiti visible in Berlin was painted illegally, at night, and is punishable by law. In Berlin, every year, thousands of graffiti artists are arrested, tried and sentenced to pay large sums of money for their graffiti. However, I expressly point out that every sprayer/writer must convince himself of the real consent of the owner before spraying these areas. Therefore, please inquire exactly which surfaces are approved for spraying. A guarantee for the accuracy of the information below cannot be given! Know the Hasenheide or Haselheide… I am a former Berliner and I always bought my cans there in the first graffiti shop in Germany Legal spraying in Berlin: Street art is as much part of Berlin`s DNA as Ampelmänner and the TV panorama. Anyone who simply pulls out the spray can, however, is more likely to be an advertisement for property damage than to beautify Berlin`s Outdoor Gallery with an artistic contribution. Because even if graffiti seems omnipresent in Berlin: in the capital, spraying is only legally allowed in a few places. And there are only a handful of official graffiti walls, called Hall of Fames, that are enjoyed by the graffiti scene in Berlin. We introduce you to all the places in Berlin where you can spray – official walls and places where graffiti art is allowed with small restrictions.
Look for a legal wall for graffiti that is in Leipzig (except “Wall of Fame” in Connewitz) When I read such garbage in 2019, I get angry. The graffiti scene is made up of people from different social classes and age groups. Whether it`s a little coal or a thick bank account, creativity and activity matter. Who hasn`t seen graffiti in the most impossible places in the city. But how to get to the places to leave your name? It`s a shot higher. Fast. further.. and fame (known and admired). More recent well-known example of the 1UP crew that are absolutely flexible, make the city/world more colorful without much personal fame and very often bring the most attentive Berliners a smile or astonishment. Less known but much to find in Berlin are THC labels. Just pay attention to it. The complexity of this situation is described here by watching the Hinterlandmauer at the F.
L. Jahn Stadium in Mauerpark, Berlin`s famous Hall of Fame. Also at the Wildstyle-Wall in Spandau, spraying is only allowed with the consent of the store of the same name. Plus, an unwritten law applies to the city`s oldest legal graffiti wall: you don`t review other people`s artwork if you can`t do it better yourself! At this point, honest self-reflection is needed. It is legally a monument. However, the creative approach to our story fits well with the spirit of Mauerpark, which is why graffiti is allowed on the park side. Find out the facts, guys!! If you send mauerpark.info an email and ask them, they will tell you that the stadium wall is ILLEGAL, but the parking wall is LEGAL. So you can legally paint in Mauerpark, but only on the wall facing the park. It`s a very beautiful and fresh wall and I painted it myself last week. Seguro e legal pintei la com um amigo e sem problemas It is illegal. I have heard of many people who have been arrested. Completely legal, good vibes and you are likely to see other writers painting with you.
Be sure to land in the sun, the park becomes sketchy at night. Also at the Wildstyle-Wall in Spandau, spraying is only permitted with the consent of the store of the same name. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the stone wall that once divided the city has been used in some places as a hall of fame for artists. After pulverizing on the wall relics in the popular Mauerpark has been tolerated for years, spraying has been legal here for a few years now. On the backcountry wall on the side, which points towards the park, creatives are allowed to pull out their spray cans. “The creative treatment of our history corresponds well to the spirit of Mauerpark, which is why graffiti is allowed on the park side,” writes the Freunde des Mauerparks e.V. association on its website. Berlin sprayers also get their money`s worth in the beautiful Gleisdreieck Park.
At the 160-meter-long Legacy Hall of Fame in the park, however, you can`t just start spraying. Anyone who sticks graffiti on it unexpectedly quickly has the park management or the police on their necks. Spraying is only permitted in consultation with the Legacy Graffiti Shop at Yorckstraße 53. The Graffiti Lobby Berlin lists on its website another official Hall of Fame, which is made available to the Berlin graffiti scene. To ensure that Rosenthaler Weg`s wall remains a legal place for graffiti, the lobby emphasizes that only the wall on the side of the sidewalk can be sprayed and that entry into the property is prohibited. Sprayers must also ensure that aerosol cans are disposed of properly and that the pavement is not soiled. I`ve wanted to go spray with friends for a while, but I never knew where the stains were. I live in Mosbach and have already looked on the legal walls, but no one has confirmed whether the place is fake or real. Does anyone have any advice or do they know where it is allowed? (I don`t see him going to Stuttgart, to the 😂 Hall of Fame) I told him about my laborious search for a contact person and the reference to his office hours in a local newspaper. I explained to him the unsatisfactory situation of not being able to legally spray at the Mauerpark Hall of Fame. In addition, additional wall surfaces are required. Why is the Mauerpark wall, which has been in use for years, not finally legalised? However, “tolerated” is still not “legal”.
So in 2017, there was another meeting with local politicians. But only Mr Schirmer (Die Linke) followed the announcements with deeds. The BVV motion of the “left” to legalize wall surfaces and explicitly also the hinterland wall in Mauerpark was finally accepted. Today, however, new obstacles have emerged. You can also find many legally painted graffiti in Berlin commissioned by the city itself, by individuals or companies, by graffiti artists or by advertising agencies that use graffiti as a means of communication to reach a different audience from the more traditional advertisements that are broadcast, for example, on television or on posters on the street. After pulverizing relics on the wall of the popular Mauerpark for years, spraying has been legal here for several years. On the side wall of the backcountry, which faces the park, creatives are allowed to take out their spray cans. “The creative treatment of our history corresponds well to the spirit of Mauerpark, which is why graffiti is allowed on the park side,” writes the Freunde des Mauerparks e.V. association on its website. Personally, I was more interested in seeing these bold giant head figures from cartoons by French artist Thierry Noir. Black, who was the first artist to illegally paint the Berlin Wall in 1984, is considered a pioneer and inspiration to many who followed his example. You can read more about this remarkable artist on my London blog: Thierry Noir retrospective.
People paint every day, the website also always says it`s legal. You can also find many legally painted graffiti in Berlin commissioned by the city itself, by individuals or companies, made by graffiti artists or advertising agencies that use graffiti as a means of communication to reach a different audience than the more traditional advertisements that are broadcast, for example, on television or on billboards on the street. The Graffiti Lobby Berlin lists on its website another official Hall of Fame, which is made available to the Berlin graffiti scene. To ensure that Rosenthaler Weg`s wall remains a legal place for graffiti, the lobby emphasizes that only the wall on the side of the sidewalk can be sprayed and that entry into the property is prohibited.
