FreightTrainWorks limited - exhibition

The exhibtion FreightTrainWorks by urban script continues introduces artistic positions which realized abstract, figurative and conceptual creations on surfaces of freight trains.

An Introduction into the history of freight painting imparts knowledge and explains important terms. FreightTrainWorks shows photos, sketches, publications and texts which document and communicate the producing of artists.

With texts by J. Besser (DE), Alessandra Ioalé (IT), and E. Vogel (DE)

participating artists Aris (IT), BWNC (EU), Druce Boxcar (RU),The Funky Diabetic (US), Weichenschleicher(DE), Wipe Out (FR), Zelle Asphaltkultur (DE)

When ? Opening 1.6.2018 – Friday, 6 p.m.
opening times: Friday 6.pm. – 8 p.m. and by appointment
SPECIALS? lecture: “New Train Romantics – Hobo culture and Interrailer” by J.Besser presentation on 15.06.2017 – Friday, 7 p.m.

Where? Neun Görlitz, Fischmarkt 9, 02826 Görlitz / Germany

Bügelfeuer Show in Bremen

"Bügelfeuer" is a show organized by train fans from Bremen at "Spedition Bremen". In this show you can find a variety of works and talks in connection to the topic of TRAINS. Hoboing, surfing , painting, writing and spotting - lots of different activities on and with trains. Stay tuned about the upcoming show in Bremen - more Infos here.

color splash

JUST PAINT™ - MOSES & TAPS™ x THE GRIFTERS check stills of pictures here

new train romanticists – Hobo Culture and Interrailer

"New train romanticists – Hobo Culture and Interrailer" is a lecture by Jens Besser (Dresden) at Neun Görlitz. The lecture is hold this wednesday - start 7p.m. - Here is the German press release:

Neue Zugromantiker – Hobo Kultur und Interrailer

Vortrag von Jens Besser (Dresden)

Hobos reisen durch die unendlichen Weiten Nordamerikas. Befördert von Güterzügen und dem Drang nach gelebter Freiheit. Dabei hinterlassen sie Zeichnungen oder Gedichte auf Güterwaggons. Ursprünglich waren es Wanderarbeiter, die mit den Güterzügen umherfuhren, da sie sich kein Bahnticket für Personenzüge leisten konnten. So entstand eine Kultur auf der Schiene, die auch viele Klassiker von Folk- und Country-Songs inspirierte. Punks, Alkoholiker, Vagabunden, Musiker oder Künstler – die Hobos sind ein Sammelbecken von Aussteigern. Doch so romantisch wie es auch klingen Mag – Hobos kommen immer wieder mit dem Gesetz in unliebsame Berührung. Auch wenn die Hobo Kultur eine Stück nordamerikanischerer Geschichte ist, so ist das bezeichnen von Güterzügen mit Ölkreide oder der Aufenthalt auf Bahngelände strikt verboten und wird von “Bulls” und Sicherheitsdiensten ernsthaft verfolgt.

Interrailer sind ein europäisches Phänomen. Benannt nach dem Ticket der europäischen Bahnen, dem Interrail Ticket, ist dieses Ticket zum Inbegriff einer Gruppe an Graffitimalern geworden, die es verstehen quer durch Europa zu fahren und überall ihre Farbspuren hinterlassen. Seit dem Ende der 1990er prägt das Interrailticket die europäische Writing-Kultur. Die europäische Szene vernetze sich parallel zum Internet und lebt den interkulturellen Austausch. Unabhängig vom Weiterentwickeln des ” American Writing” begann sich in dieser Szene ein großes Interesse an klassischer Bahnromantik zu etablieren. Es wird besonderen Zugmodellen hinterhergereist, es werden unzählige Stunden auf Bahnhöfen und Bahnanlagen verbracht um Bahnatmosphäre auf Fotos und Videos festzuhalten oder man erkundet weltweit Tunnelanlagen von U-Bahnen. Ähnlich wie die nordamerikanischen Hobos bereisen Interrailer einen gesamten Kontinent mit dem Zug. Sie treffen sich an inoffiziellen Orten und übertreten regelmässig Gesetzte. Sie Bemalen das Medium mit dem Sie sich fortbewegen und leben in Zeiten des CO2-Fingerabdrucks eine Utopie – da sie sich mit einem ökologischen, kollektiven Verkehrsmittel auf langen Strecken bewegen, belasten sie nur minimal die Umwelt und leben doch maximale Freiheit aus.

22. Januar 2014 - start 19 Uhr

Neun Görlitz - Fischmarkt 9 – 02826

Coming from the yard - straight out of Verschiebebahnhöfe

"Coming from the yard - straight out of Verschiebebahnhöfe" is the first show at Neun Görlitz. This exhibition features works of train painting artists from Italy, Canada and Germany. Photography by Bozhidar Asenov from Bulgaria completes the exhibition .

Most of the works show the direct connection to the medium "train". The print "catching out" by Other reminds on "hobo-phantasies" - catching a train and getting some booze.Aris screenprint has a typical size of a panel and reminds on his colorrange of his trainworks.
Original Stencils by Shlomo Faber of the year 2003 are relicts of a long time ago trainpainting era. Framed as objects the stencil could be original artworks only made for hanging in a Gallery.
Lithographies of Zasu remind of the fast death of life and the fast cleaning of panels on trains.
Jens Besser met train painters on several interrail tours. He started to take pictures of them and made handdrawn "portraits" of them. The final result is a drawing series of more then 15 works on international train tickets.

The show is arranged by Jens Besser.

participating artists: Aris (Italy), Other (Canada), Bozhidar Asenov (Bulgaria), Zasu (Germany), Shlomo Faber (Germany) and Jens Besser (Germany).

opening - Friday 13.12.2013 - 6p.m.

opening hours in 2013

14.12. Saturday 4.30 p.m.- 7p.m.
19.12. Thursday 4.30 p.m.- 7p.m.
20.12. Friday 4.30 p.m.- 7p.m.
21.12. Saturday 4.30 p.m.- 7p.m.

Addmission is free! There is no entrance fee.

Adress: Neun Görlitz - Fischmarkt 9 - 02826 Görlitz/Zgorzelec

Exhibition & Interview on Wertical with Moses&Taps

"WE: Teamwork seems to be the name of the game!
M&T™: Yes. But it is definitely a process until you are able to work within a team. We all painted for 15 years and even longer before we met each other. During this time, we went on the rampage. Today, it is no longer about spray painting your name confidently on a train for the thousandth or ten-thousandth time.  Now, we are interested in experiments. "

 On 1st of February the "duo"- show of Moses&Taps at ruttkowski 68 opens - Just before published - an interview of german train painters moses & Taps on wertical.

opening "Conceptual Vandalism"

picture by A.Seeliger - some opening impressions of the recently opend show in Dresden. more pictures here

- reminder - this Wednesday - screening of Spraymasters at motorenhalle Dresden

- and more infos about the show are now in english available :

Urban Script Continues 2012 - Conceptual Vandalism
Contemporary Art on Trains

Motorenhalle - Wachsbleichstraße 4a, 01067 Dresden
>Duration 30.11.12-12.1.2013, closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day
>Opening-times: tue-fr 4-8 p.m., sa 2-6 p.m.

During the 1980s, the US-phenomenon to spray subway wagons spilled over to Europe. Because there were only a few cities with a large-scale subway-system, the sprayers concentrated on the local public transport system. The suburban trains and the regional railway system seemed to be the perfect counterparts to imitate the American model. Along the way, the sprayers adopted the writing ideology “write your name on trains as often as you can“. Since the year 2000, new trends have been discovered. A group of sprayers got bored with the simple “name-dropping”. They developed new strategies to paint on trains. Until 2009 it was a small group of „train-artists“ that separated itself from the classical writing on trains. Since then, through the impact of the internet, more and more writers have seemed to realize art-creation on trains as a serious new strategy. Conceptual Vandalism integrates a group of train-painters who were working conceptually on trains in the non writing context even before 2009.

Artworks of the exhibition
The original artworks are always destroyed in Germany in short time. Photography is the most common medium for the documentation of the works. Therefore, mainly documentary photos will be shown in the exhibition. It will be complemented by sketches, objects, videos and internet-contents.

Artists
Only artists who do not appear in the public space take part in the exhibition. They act solely in the underground. Train-painting is still illegal and criminally prosecuted.

Curator: Jens Besser

Building up "Conceptual Vandalism"

First Photos of the build up of "Conceptual Vandalism" - exhibition at motorenhalle Dresden. "90% photography 4% used materials 2% Video and 4 % ??? this is what conceptual Vandalism looks like - opening this friday 8 .pm. - motorenhalle Dresden more Infos here." Don't miss this show and the side events - all infos on anartchy.com

Bratislava - legal trams and trains

Seems like Bratislava is a great place to paint offical trains and trams. Nychos made a steel train and Garnard & Push painted on a tram ( via 949 account ) . I already posted some flix of another tram ny Jana&Js & Garnard done during Bratislava street art festival 2012.

Lecture - "Die Rezeption des Writing auf Außenseiten mobiler Träger in Europa "

Sorry only german infos:

"urban script continues 2012 - the scientific lessons" presents

Die Rezeption des Writing auf Außenseiten mobiler Träger in Europa
by H. Hinz

Harald Hinz’ Dissertationsvorhaben “Die Rezeption des Writing auf Außenseiten mobiler Träger in Europa” fokussiert auf das klassische Schreiben des Sprühernamens. Umgangssprachlich wird es irreführenderweise Graffiti genannt. Ausgehend vom New Yorker Vorbild erreichte das Writing Mitte der 1980er Europa und ist seitdem aus keiner Großstadt wegzudenken. Allzuoft als zu entfernendes Übel verschrien hinterfragt Hinz die Relevanz des Writing im zeitgenössischen Kunstkontext. Das zentrale Thema ist die Aufnahme des writing in EU: “Wie ist es durch Medien , durch in- und direkte Kontakte  transportiert worden, welche Typen des american writing wurden aufgenommen und welche nicht.” Europäische Tendenzen wie “Stylewriting” oder “Trainwriting” werden dabei analysiert, ebenso wie Fragen des Tag- und Throw-up-Stylings.

Start des Vortrags – 20 Uhr

Spendenbeitrag :  2€ ermässigt / 5€ normal

galerie module
Königsbrücker Strasse 96 / Halle 7c

01099 Dresden

Gefördert von:

Goethe Institut Sofia und Landeshauptstadt Dresden – Amt für Kultur und Denkmalschutz

Theatre in Tashkent uses Propaganda Trains

via r.kaltenhäuser blog

OPEN WHOLECAR-PAINTING by XXcrew

unfortunatly the whole thing is already over - but i like the idea of rebuilding a train , because you cannot get a legal one - via xxcrew-flickr
"We are building a train for our xxcrew-soloshow starting saturday 7. August. Finissage (29. August) with OPEN WHOLECAR-PAINTING - bring your cans and paint our train.
7. - 29. August 2010
Kulturgalerie Kesselhaus, Lahr
xxcrew.com"

"about the nighshift" - Dates are fixed - website online!

Dates& Infos about the exhibition project " urban script continues 2010 - about the nightshift" are online now - check the updated website and read carfully ;)

after being offline for 4 days , i m back on the blogg.

yesterday just hold a short lecture about trainworks at "3rd pecha kucha night dresden".there was a great atmosphere and the audience was really friendly ... yealling and shouting and hourayy.

AND first infos about the upcoming show "urban script continues 2010 - about the nightshift"

participating artists: Nils Müller (Köln) , Van Laak (Düsseldorf) , Other (Toronto), Jens Besser (Dresden)

dates are fitted :

Exhibition period - 11. June bis 11.July

big opening at 11.june 8 p.m.

guided tours - 17.6.(night 10-12p.m.) ; 24.6.(night 10-12p.m.); 26.6(night 11-3p.m.); 3.7.(night 11-3p.m.);

Finisage/closing 11.July - 6 p.m.

so c'mon - google the names and you find out what s goin on at Dresden KOLONI

more infos soon online at urbanscript's webpage