Graffiti Getdown in Fredericia
Graffiti Getdown in Fredericia, Denmark at Ungdommens Hus on September 19th 2009, featuring the some of the best writers in Denmark and music by DJ Tue Track of Malk De Koijn! More info here.
New legal wall in Malmø, Sweden
The writers of Malmø, Sweden got a new legal wall this weekend when the city of Malmø decided to give them a 90 meter long fence at Parkgatan to paint on legally. City officials noted that their experience from the P-Huset Anna legal area in Central Malmø was that legal walls were very popular and that illegal graffiti didn’t spread from them! Go Malmø, now you have twice as many official legal areas for graffiti compared to big brother Copenhagen.
Two articles in Swedish here and here.
Neon interview on Septembers Artcrimes update
Nice Neon interview on the September update of good old Artcrimes, that also features news photos from Ireland, Africa, Peru and lots of other places. Check out the interview here and all the updates here.
Will I Go To Hell For This update
The blog for the upcoming book on the old danish S-trains, Will I Go To Hell For This, is updated, check it out here.
The authors are still looking for quotes from writers all over the world about these old S-trains, so if you have anything to say about them, please send an email at willigotohellforthis(a)gmail.com
HuskMitNavn lecture
This doesn’t happen everyday, but it looks like the famous danish graffiti writer and streetartist HuskMitNavn will be giving a lecture at Næstved Ungdomsskole on September 17th 2009 at 17.30 and its all for free! Check out the event here.
Bristol loves graffiti
Crazy news article from the city of Bristol in England, the hometown of Banksy. Is graffiti art, the public will decide:
Bristol City Council will put to the public vote whether murals which appear on buildings, walls and fences are street art or graffiti.
As part of a formal street art policy, the council’s street clean team will not take action if people decide the graffiti is nice and want to keep it.
Read the full article here!
5 Minutes – UFS crew
Rocking the giant apple of the east, Moscow, this is the new video series from us here at ILG: 5 Minutes featuring UFS crew!
More new IC4 trains
DSB will put more new IC4 trains on tracks from tomorrow, full article in danish here.
Dont Stop! Danish Graffiti 25 years Anniversary Jam Video
The event was all the way back in April, but here is the video!
The new hall of fame on the harbour in Odense got a complete makeover that sunny Saturday.