Street Artists Help Rebrand German University

Dozens of internationally known graffiti and street artists descended upon Lueneburg, Germany this past week for Artotale, an outdoor exhibition sponsored by Leuphana University. Officially part of a new student orientation, critics the street art project is part of the university’s broader rebranding effort, “an Americanization of the old German School.” In response, artist Brad Downey used his sanctioned wall space to paint a McDonald’s logo with the slogan, “I’m loving it,” which he explained to Ekosystem: Read more »

Berlin Artists Appropriate Ad Space for Exhibition

A group of Berlin-based artists staged a street advertising takeover recently, replacing bus shelter ads between Alexanderplatz and Hermannplatz. Artists including Boxi, Brad Downey, Evol, and Filippo Minelli put up 19 original poster, while Zasd went further. The pseudonymous artist posted a diagram of his “acupuncture attempts” on a nearby shopping mall. |Ekosystem|

Photos by Timo Stammberger

Brad Downey Creates Legal Tribute To Vandalism

Given public wall space to work with, most artists would cover up the tags and throw ups, but few would memorialize them. Working with local students in Malmo, Sweden, artist Brad Downey permanently memorialized the one wall’s illegal graffiti with a mosaic that will never be washed away. |Wooster Collective|