Berlin

Art

Berlin Wall artist Thierry Noir paints in the key of jazz

Thierry Noir: Jazz — Thierry Noir takes a step away from the Berlin Wall in his new exhibition that explores the harmony between art and music.

Written by: Robin Nierynck

Activism

Meet the Berliners resisting the rise of the far right in Germany

Marching against PEGIDA — Anti-Islam group PEGIDA is rallying against multiculturalism across Germany but now there is a resistance movement fighting back.

Written by: Jen Calleja

Music

Techno producer Benjamin Damage describes his Berlin, a free city united by music

A place to realise a dream? — Hedonism and hard work in Berlin, 25 years after the fall of the Wall.

Written by: Benjamin Damage

Film

5 Books, Films & Records about the Berlin Wall

Lou Reed, David Bowie, Anna Funder and more. — An enduring inspiration?

Written by: Shelley Jones

Opinion

Filmmaker Yony Leyser unpacks the myth of Berlin's underground

Capital of the disenfranchised? — It's been 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell. But can the united city hold onto its liberal reputation? Filmmaker Yony Leyser describes his last five years in Germany's Shangri-La.

Written by: Yony Leyser

Opinion

First artist to paint the Berlin Wall describes the city today

Thierry Noir on the lasting legacy of freedom in Europe — As the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the city's most famous artists Thierry Noir describes how things have changed.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Reportage

The OAP fighting neo-nazi propaganda in Berlin

Otherwise known as The Hate Destroyer — Berlin-based pensioner Irmela Mensah Schramm is on a one-woman crusade against fascist propaganda.

Written by: Cinnamon Nippard

Top Picks

TWOONE’s art weaves together man and beast

Hunted Hunter's Head solo show opens at London’s StolenSpace — Artist TWOONE blends human and animal features to reveal the inner character of people who pass through his life.

Written by: Alex King

Film

The Big Trail

Spontaneous Ink — RVCA advocates travel around Europe for The Big Trail, a skate, art, music and tattoo bonanza.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Travel

Berlin

Insider Guide — A perfect day in the bohemian capital of Europe with the founder of locals guide Plus One Berlin.

Written by: Clare Freeman

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