Da Bomb: Graffiti Wars – Robbo vs. Banksy

The clash of graffiti and street art. Graffiti Wars is a documentary that turns the controversy surrounding street art and graffiti, which usually are external and of a legal nature,  internally. As the medium grows and attracts the mainstream pop culture, has street art entered an internal revolution? This documentary asks the questions such as who has the right to declare themselves a master and give little countenance to other lesser known artists or even artists who don’t seek fame, and the $ tag. Does all this animosity  have a place within the world of graffiti?

This is a piece you are going to want to watch, whether you are Team Robbo or Team Banksy, or Team Blek the Rat

 

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BOMB IT 2 Screening @ Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle

BOMB IT 2 is screening at 6 p.m. at the Roxie Theater on Thursday, October 6th as part of the Can Film Festival, sponsored by the Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle.

“The Can Film Fest” is organized by nonprofit arts organization The Estria Foundation as part of their week long Graffiti Arts Festival taking place October 6-8 in San Francisco.

BOMB IT 2 goes where no graffiti doc has gone before, including the West Bank, Tel Aviv, Jakarta, Copenhagen, and Singapore, among other places. It is the sequel to the classic graffiti and street art film Bomb It.

Bomb It 2 shows the incredible range of styles and ideas that surround graffiti and street art culture throughout the world and especially in places where most people probably don’t even think it exists.

Graffiti and street art is not a monolithic force around the world – it is different for every individual and every culture – and that is evident in the broad range of practitioners in the film. We are happy to partner with The Estria Graffiti Arts Festival this year and be part of celebrating one of the most vibrant art movements happening in the world today.  A lot of misunderstanding and miscommunication exists surrounding this world, and the more outreach by organizations such as the Estria Foundation, the better!

 

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Bomb It Artist Update: “Colorfornia” feat. Chor Boogie, Apex and Jet Martinez

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STREET CULTURES – Empowerment and Intercultural Dialogue / Empowerment und interkulturelle Brücken

SKATEISTAN – TINY TOONES – TINY DROPS
Part of the cultural program of the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin / Teil des Kulturprogramms der Asien-Pazifik Wochen Berlin
STREET CULTURES like skateboarding, breakdancing and street art have the fascinating potential to bring people of different backgrounds together, bridging the gap between their social and cultural differences, and thus creating an opportunity for exchange and cooperation. Hip Hop, skateboarding, and BMX are no longer only part of western culture, but have become global phenomena that are growing especially quickly in Asia. As a result, the number of projects and initiatives that use street cultures as a tool in international development work is growing steadily.

Many of the people that are involved with these activities have recognized that sport and creative programs can be connected to “Empowerment” and education in a very sensible way. This includes initiatives like “Back to School” programs that focus on traditional forms of education, as well as more experimental forms of education that are largely creative arts based and focus on socially inclined topics, i.e. local communities are being empowered about topics like environment, health, diet, and racism.

The networks of these various street cultures work in an informal way to overcome language and cultural barriers, as these activities have their own language and culture. For example, skateboarders speak to each other in a certain way about the sport that is universal, a kickflip is always a kickflip, and street art has its own codes and symbols. Consequently, heritage, religion, skin color, or social status are pushed into the background. Through street cultures intercultural bridges are being built, which can be used to reduce prejudice and promote conflict resolution.

The event introduces projects from Cambodia, Afghanistan, China and India, that are using new and innovative methods in the field of social development, with their own strategies and models.

The exhibition will be accompanied by films, workshops, skype-conferences, fundraising events and a music program under the umbrella of the Berlin Music Week.

EXHIBITIONS
06-17.09.2011 / Wednesday-Saturday / 12.00 – 18.00 Uhr
EXHIBIT: SKATEISTAN ˆ Skateboard School Afghanistan
Hatch Sticker Museum, Brunnenstrasse 196 / 3. HH, 10119 Berlin
06-17.09.2011 / Monday-Saturday / 12.00 – 18.00 Uhr
EXHIBIT: TINY TOONES & TINY DROPS ˆ Hip Hop Schools Cambodia & India
Hip Hop Stützpunkt, Marienburger Straße 16a / 10405 Berlin

EXHIBITION PROGRAM
08.09.2011 / Thursday / 19.00 Uhr
VERNISSAGE: SKATEISTAN EXHIBITION
Music: DJ URI (Tiny Drops, India), AUTO64
Hatch Sticker Museum, Brunnenstrasse 196 / 3. HH, 10119 Berlin
15.09.2011 / Thursday / 14.00 – 21.00 Uhr
CONFERENCE: Youth Cultural Development Projects
in Conflict Regions with Zahra Said, Erika Kinast, Joel Sames u.A.
Archiv der Jugendkulturen, Fidicinstraße 3, 10965 Berlin
16.09.2011 / Friday / 19.00 Uhr
FINISSAGE: TINY TOONES & TINY DROPS EXHIBITION
Music: MARC HYPE, BEATEVOLUTIONERS
Hip Hop Stützpunkt, Marienburger Straße 16a / 10405 Berlin

MUSIC PROGRAM
07.09.2011 / Wednesday / 23.00 Uhr
CLUB NIGHT: BEATEVOLUTION @ CASSIOPEIA
Music: DJ URI (Tiny Drops, India), BEATEVOLUTIONERS
Cassiopeia, Revalerstraße 99, 10245 Berlin
10.09.2011 / Saturday / 23.00 Uhr
CLUB NIGHT: SOUL CLAP @ KLUB DER REPUBLIK
with DJ URI (Tiny Drops, India), MARC HYPE, MITCH ALVE
Klub der Republik, Pappelallee 81, 10437 Berlin

STREET CULTURES wie Skateboarding, Breakdancing oder Street Art haben ein faszinierendes Potenzial, Menschen mit unterschiedlichen Hintergründen über soziale Schranken oder kulturelle Differenzen hinweg zusammenzubringen und so Austausch und Kooperationen zu ermöglichen. Hip Hop, Skateboarden oder BMX gehören längst nicht mehr nur einer westlichen Kultur an, sondern sind globale Phänomene, die besonders in Asien rasant wachsen. Auch die Anzahl von Projekten und Initiativen, die STREET CULTURES als Werkzeuge in der Entwicklungsarbeit einsetzen, nimmt stetig zu.

Viele dieser Akteure haben erkannt, dass sich die kreativen und sportlichen Programme auch sinnvoll an “Empowerment” und Bildung koppeln lassen. Dazu gehören sowohl Initiativen wie “Back to School”, als auch die Sensibilisierung für sozial und gesellschaftlich relevante Themenbereiche. So werden lokale Gemeinschaften gestärkt und Themen wie Umwelt, Gesundheit, Ernährung und Rassismus können adressiert werden.
Die Netzwerke der STREET CULTURES funktionieren informell und bedienen sich sehr kurzer direkter Wege; sprachliche und kulturelle Barrieren können durch geltende Codes und Symboliken einfacher überwunden werden. Herkunft, Religion, Hautfarbe oder sozialer Stand treten in den Hintergrund. Über die STREET CULTURES lassen sich so interkulturelle Brücken schlagen, die in der Konflikttransformation und zur Verringerung von Vorurteilen eingesetzt werden können.
AUSSTELLUNG
Die Ausstellung stellt Projekte vor, die in Kambodscha, Afghanistan, China und Indien mit eigenen Strategien und Modellen neue und innovative Wege in der gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung einschlagen. SKATEISTAN, TINY TOONES und TINY DROPS stellen dabei “Best Practice”- Modelle dar, die aufzeigen wie solche privat initiierten Projekte wichtige Beiträge zu grundlegenden gesellschaftlichen Fragestellungen und “Empowerment” liefern und es darüber hinaus schaffen, Menschen mit unterschiedlichsten soziokulturellen Hintergründen zusammen zu bringen.
Die Ausstellung wird begleitet von Filmvorführungen, Workshops, Skype-Konferenzen, Fundraising Events und einem Musikprogramm innerhalb der Berlin Music Week.

CONTACT:
ORGANISATOREN & ANSPRECHPARTNER:
Initiiert und umgesetzt wird die Ausstellung vom HIP HOP STÜTZPUNKT BERLIN, SKATEISTAN und TRAVERSE. Die Veranstalter und Helfer verzichten im Sinne des Fundraisings für die Projekte auf jegliche Honorare.
Hip Hop Stützpunkt: Akim Walta, Initiator / Marienburgerstr. 16A / 10405 Berlin
Tel: 0049-(0)30-21021 86-71 / akim@fhtf.de
Traverse: Joel Sames, Skateistan Schweiz / Furlenstrasse 15 / 4415 Lausen / Schweiz
Tel: 0041-(0)76-345-34-44 / joel@streetcultures.org

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Bomb It Artist Update: Exhibition feat. Know Hope, Klone, Zero Cents, Foma

‘Inside Job’ Exhibition Opening
Where: The Helena Rubenstein Pavilion of Contemporary Art (Tel Aviv Museum)
Date: August 25th, 8pm
Featuring:
Know Hope
Klone
Foma
Zero Cents

Dj Guy Shomroni @ the opening

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