#graffiti bern

[kneipe]

bern 2023

[thewingedwolf]

@addictsitter wait omg i got so mad i couldn’t fit in a reply aksjdj

that’s REAL, like first of all justice for the MEAT of claudia’s entire story, like the shock in the audience when she sings the “what do i do with this winning ticket” is the CRUX of her story, it’s the fact that she can finally achieve her dreams literal HOURS before her death, she spent her whole life working and now she’s too old to ENJOY THE WINNINGS, she’s not just angry that she’s dying, she’s devastated that she’s dying WHEN SHE FINALLY GOT THE MONEY. i don’t understand why he cut so much of the lottery story line, because it makes the second act feel soooo empty bc half the songs are about claudia & the lottery 😭😭 like why would you CUT THAT. SHES MY FAVORITE.

ANYWAYS. the moment they cast jimmy smits as kevin i was like they’re gonna cut camilla to give kevin a bigger role aren’t they. but then they didn’t even do that. jimmy smits didn’t even get to sing inutil! he doesn’t even get to have this very relevant, very complex story with benny where he has to confront some prejudices within his own character when he completely lets down this young man he’s been mentoring. benny exists solely to be the boy back home who doesn’t want to drag nina down. and nina doesn’t just get to fail & reckon with the expectations put on her as a first gen college student, she has to Experience A Racism. it KILLS ME the way he fucked with that storyline specifically bc lmm shopped around the show for years bc people kept pressuring him to write something more dramatic for nina, like a teen pregnancy, and he stood on the fact that her losing her scholarship was high stakes enough and he was right!!!! it’s just SOoo hamfisted and inauthentic when you cut the entire family dynamic within the rosarios, and cut the lottery until the last minute.

and YES like, this is no disrespect to melissa. i think she’s a talented actress, i think she’s a good singer, she seems like a person with integrity, but vanessa is supposed to scan as like, The Neighborhood It Girl, and melissa js…idk, like, i think she comes across more cute? like, Vanessa has a grittiness & humor & bitterness to her, and Melissa is more wholesome. Even her voice, it’s clear as a bell, and that’s great but not for this specific role! Also like, okay, For Me, part of what’s funny about Usnavi & Vanessa is that she’s clearly The Hot One but she’s down horrendous for this nerd, like she’s just as awkward with him as he is with her, and I think anthony got the awkwardness but Melissa didn’t, it really changed the vibe! also the way she bites her r’s are crazy to me lol

it sucks bc i think it’s a visually gorgeous movie, i love that he was really cookin and trying to lean into the fantasy aspect of a musical! and the camerawork with the choreography was really good, very striking, it captured the FEELING of watching the show, like that excitement of seeing everyone dance live. but the script……..atrocious. i hate that this is what in the heights is for so many people, it drives me up a wall.

[morn-2]

[sheltiechicago]

"Feel The Bern" - Richmond, VA

TheTimespirit

[radicalgraff]

"Free Ilaria"

Graffiti in Bern, Switzerland in solidarity with one of the imprisoned antifascists who are accused of attacking fash in Budapest in February 2023.

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[megabif]

Richard Serra

Tilted Arc

Nel 1979 il General Service Administration (GSA), un’agenzia indipendente del governo degli Stati Uniti, in accordo con il National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), decide di commissionare una scultura all’artista Richard Serra. È destinata alla Federal Plaza di New York. Dieci anni dopo, la scultura, chiamata Tilted Arc, viene smantellata, segata a pezzi, i suoi resti immagazzinati a Brooklyn. Nel mezzo accade di tutto. L’affaire Serra ridefinirà il concetto di site specificity di una scultura inserita nel tessuto urbano. In effetti, c’è qualcosa di radicale in questo artista che fin dagli inizi della sua carriera aveva deciso di utilizzare acciaio e piombo come materia espressiva. Nelle Lettere a Miranda Quatremère de Quincy si poneva domande riguardo allo spostamento delle opere d’arte italiane. All’epoca, la Rivoluzione francese aveva appena fatto il suo corso. Due secoli dopo la questione resta: distratta dal suo contesto l’opera perde il suo valore? “Rimuovere l’opera significa distruggere l’opera” afferma Richard Serra. La Street Art pone problemi simili.

Nel 1979, quando viene scelto dal GSA, Serra è già conosciuto, apprezzato. Nel 1970 aveva piazzato una struttura circolare in acciaio nel manto stradale di una via del Bronx (To Encircle Base Plate Hexagram Right Angles Inverted). L’anno successivo, piazza il St. John’s Rotary Arc nei pressi della rotatoria dell’Holland Tunnel. Certo, finché si tratta di una strada del Bronx, o di una rotatoria, nessuno fiata. Ma quando ti trovi di fronte il Federal Bureau of Investigation o una sede della corte di giustizia, è difficile farla franca.

Tilted Arc viene inaugurato nel 1981. Una linea di acciaio color ruggine di quaranta metri, alta quattro, leggermente curva e inclinata, taglia in due la piazza. Apriti cielo. La struttura “teatrale” del sito viene alterata, ciò di cui Serra era ben conscio. I cittadini si ritrovano proiettati dentro un nuovo contesto ambientale, ridefinito dalla scultura. È come se lo stesso concetto di “temporalità” subisse una torsione. Chi cammina sulla piazza è costretto a costeggiare l’opera. In un sito percorso usualmente di fretta, per motivi di lavoro, Serra costringe i passanti a rallentare, a lambire e “sentire” l’opera. Grazie a questo taglio in acciaio lo spazio viene ora sovvertito. Questa linea funge da contrappunto ambientale. È l’opera che ora definisce, impone il proprio territorio.

Ne succedono di tutti i colori. Un giudice protesta. Pone problemi di sicurezza. Finisce come in una lite condominiale, ma su larga scala. C’è chi pone questioni di decoro. La gente vi urina sopra (intervistato dal New York Times, che gli domanda quale sia il suo luogo favorito in città, Matthew Barney risponde: “Urinare riverentemente su Tilted Arc”). C’è chi vi aggiunge graffiti. Alcuni tirano in ballo il Muro di Berlino. Si tengono pubbliche udienze. Autorevoli critici d’arte difendono il lavoro di Serra. Nel 1985 la sede di Washington della GSA chiede che all’opera venga trovato un altro spazio. Serra avvia una causa per difendersi. La causa viene rigettata. Nel 1987 la NEA dichiara Tilted Arc “site specific”, e per questo inamovibile. Serra intanto va in appello. Nel 1989, dopo che Ronald Reagan ha firmato la Berne Convention, legge in difesa dei beni letterari e artistici, Tilted Arcviene smantellato. Per qualche tempo, una specie di cicatrice sulla pavimentazione funziona da indice dell’opera. Ora, restano solo fotografie, più la documentazione, gli atti di questa battaglia espressiva.

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[antoinesaisset]

Be Grateful For Your Existence and Your Past Actions Antoine,,,

Things I Did On My Own The Past Months Im Proud Of :

Founded my brand Calvus Mont and took it seriously since August 29th, 2023

Released a first collection of 4 products almost sold-out

Found a woman I love so much im proud to walk beside her

Organized a launching collection event in MDS store

Made a movie from scratch and released it on YouTube

Started a personal YouTube channel where I document my entrepreneur's life

Went to Bern met her mother and spent 2 really beautiful days

Connected with magnificent people around the world (Ripsnow, Tanner, Ignacio, Tchek, Géo Mower)

Came to see Hugo and Guillaume in their house in Toulon and Malaucène

Released a music video directed with my friend Jason

Worked 2 months for mothers**kers at bakery (Im proud I endured that pain proudly)

I exhibited the 1st collection "Utilitarian Imagination Company" in 2 different stores in Besançon

I connected with graffiti artist Veks and we did 2 big Calvus street paintings

I worked as freelance graphic designer for Ding Yun Zhang for 4 months (for free unfortunately) during which I met Gianluca

Did album artworks for Ripsnow and Iros, available on streaming platforms

I worked 6 months at Moncler HQ in Paris as Visual Merchandiser Assistant and met wonderful close-knit team I will remember all my life

You're Capable Of Everything Antoine, So Continue Big Guy.

Keep in mind that "Sun Will Continue To Shine For Billion Of Years To Come"

Next weeks will be fill of:

My first dance battle with my love

The release of my second Calvus Mont collection in September

My first and the most well thought out emailing communication campaign in application for the second collection

The first collaboration-connection with Guillaume on aluminum objects for Calvus Mont

The tour of France with my Focus car from a few shops to get sales contracts for my clothes

The creation and production of a podcast interviewing rappers with a team of beatmakers

[voodoorhythmrecords]

Reverend Beat-Man Live with yung Gabo at new Graffiti in bern, March 2023

[berncargos]

La vie en rose.

GUAVER

[kropotkindersurprise]

October 26 2019 - Thousands marched in Bern, Switzerland, in solidarity with Rojava. [video]

[streetartstickers]

Bern

[kneipe]

bern 2023

[meyksybz]

"Zombie nation" Meyk und Sybz Bärn, 2020.

[samuel-paul-gaeumann]

metal leandro

Portfolio - Portrait

[radicalgraff]

‘FCK CPS’ seen in Bern, Switzerland

[houseshoesandtallboys]

NEMOE x PUGS x BERN