Archiv für den Monat Januar 2024

HoF Auf der Donau in January

In September 2023, the GFS crew celebrated its 15th anniversary with an opulent concept wall that took up a good third of the Hall of Fame Auf der Donau. WOW! Concept walls like this are spectacular, elaborate and rare; they deserve and enjoy the utmost respect in the scene. This special birthday wall has survived […]

HoF Villa RÜ in January

My first visit at Villa RÜ this year was somewhat disappointing. After roof works made access impossible for some time last year, the access routes are now under construction. They are closed to passers-by for about a week to 10 days. Nevertheless, I was able to take a look at a few new pieces. PILZ […]

Murals in Essen (11th)

Twinumeral, in German „Schnapszahl“. The 11th edition of my series on Essen’s murals now features 110 works of art in Essen’s public spaces. One day there must also be a part listing the murals that have since disappeared. There are already a not inconsiderable number of them. Atelierhaus Schützenbahn; BYRDO (2022) Location Hotel Shanghai; Gabor […]

One Thing is for sure – The Change

Many historic Essen railway stations disappeared from the scene during the bombing raids of the Second World War, or later in the demolition mania of the sixties and seventies. Fortunately not the Südbahnhof, which made it onto the city of Essen’s list of monuments 30 years ago. The building, modelled on a suburban railway station […]

HoF Auf der Donau in January

A new year – again! Is it just me, or are the years chasing each other for everyone else too? In any case, my first walk in the new year was to Hall of Fame Auf der Donau – it’s a tradition after all! But if there was a New Year’s Eve party, it didn’t […]