Border, Culture, West

An unusual art gallery

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Artists in West Berlin are using the Wall as a canvas for their paintings. Thierry Noir, a young Frenchman, moves to the city from Lyon in the 80s and settles in Kreuzberg. He starts painting the Wall in bright colours. Perhaps his most famous works are those featuring giant, colourful heads.

Their creative endeavours often brought the artists into risky situations, since even the West side of the Wall stood on East Berlin territory.

Thierry talks about his experiences of the time.

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  • Berlin-Kreuzberg, West-Berlin
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