The Street Art Manual. Bill Posters. 2020. A field guide to resistance and reinvention, The Street Art Manual by artist and agitator Bill Posters is equal parts DIY toolkit, art history primer, and subversive etiquette handbook. Structured with the confidence […]
Los cimientos de la armonía y de la invención. Escif. 2024 Spanning twelve years of studio and mural work, public interventions, installations, and collaborations, Los cimientos de la armonía y de la invención is Escif’s most comprehensive book to date, […]
On 21 November 2025, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., the Martha Cooper Library invites you to two book presentations reflecting on the Berlin graffiti crews that emerged after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The mural depicts a composition of pixelated plants, animals, and geometric shapes floating in a bright blue environment. In bold, contrasting colors—orange, red, turquoise, yellow, and pink—abstract motifs unfold, reminiscent of digital icons, early computer graphics, and comic book characters.
I AM FLUX: The Freedom of Being and the Possibilities of Becoming On 06 November, 2025, from 7 pm we celebrate the opening of the final Fresh A.I.R. scholarship exhibition. The exhibition showcases the artistic work of our 11 scholarship […]
Shoe Is My Middle Name. Niels Shoe Meulman. 2016 Graffiti writer, calligrapher, painter, typographer—Meulman’s professional identities have long orbited the written mark. “Shoe Is My Middle Name” gathers those decades-deep orbits into one gravitational field, presenting a mid-career survey whose […]
Since January 2025, the fellows of the tenth Fresh A.I.R. cohort have been exploring the transformative nature of identity and existence at the intersection of art and technology. Their works question what it means to live in a constantly changing world, to change oneself, and to evolve.
The mural “Akkord” created by the renowned Berlin-based artist collective innerfields honors the courage and resistance of Maria Terwiel during the Nazi regime. This significant ONE WALL, located on the façade of an apartment building at Schwambzeile 7 in the Paul-Hertz-Siedlung in Charlottenburg-Nord.
The mural World Upside Down by VIDAM depicts an anthropomorphic character floating upside down in an empty space. This motif serves as a visual metaphor for the current disorientation in times of war, economic uncertainty, the impact of artificial intelligence, and climate catastrophe. The image thus integrates a critical perspective on current social tensions.
Seth: On Walls. Julien Malland. 2023 On Walls presents a decade of mural work by French street artist Julien Malland, known as Seth Globepainter. Published by Editions de La Martinière and distributed by Abrams, the book documents Seth’s travels through […]
DXTR is a visual artist and illustrator based in Berlin. His work straddles the boundaries between street art, graphic design, and painting.
VIDAM is a visual artist and illustrator. Based in Berlin, the artist’s practice embraces large‑scale murals and wall designs as primary means of engaging public space, while smaller works on canvas, wood panels, and digital media serve as complementary explorations of form, color, and narrative.
Julla Kroner explores in her artistic practice the question of how and why humanity engages in storytelling. A story is primarily a unifying element of society; people agree on a story, and thus they become a community. This spans from
Dylan Mitro (b. 1995) from Toronto, Canada; Dylan has been practicing forms of Queer storytelling through photography and filmmaking. First finding their craft within Toronto’s LGBTQIA+ nightlife. They found a deep interest in Queer Histories, researching stories within the LGTBQIA+
At the corner of Bülowstraße/Zietenstraße, just across the street from the URBAN NATION Museum, you can find a new attraction in Schöneberg: The ONE WALL by Roberto Rivadeneira. With references to abstraction and cubism, the mural ties in stylistically with […]
With his largest mural to date, Berlin artist Stohead calls for reflection on social values with his ONE WALL. Stylistically, the latest ONE WALL by the URBAN NATION Museum ties in with various art historical influences, iconic typefaces and Stohead’s […]
After a two-week renovation phase, the URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART opened its doors on September 27th with a brand new exhibition curated by director Yasha Young. But not only that, also the worldwide unique Artist in Residence […]
