Like New York, the Catalan capital boasts some of the most vibrant pieces of street art in the world. Unlike in Berlin though, local authorities have never really taken to the culture of graffiti. In early 2011 a new wave of painting metallic shop shutters, called ‘persianas’ in Spanish, defined a new trend in the city’s urban art scene. Hidden by day and presented in all their glory by night, Slovenian photographer Nina Behek took to the lively night for the cafebabel Barcelona blog
(Image: © Miha Mohorič/ hiddenwords.net)
Nocturnal street art world behind Barcelona’s shutters (10 images)
Translation: English language version of cafebabel.com
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18/01/13
Tags : art de rue, Espagne, Europe, Les rues de l'Europe, Nueva York, graffiti, Berlin, Barcelone, style de vie, art, represión, cataluña.
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