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Graffiti & Wall Art in Vienna, Austria

September 7th, 2025 · No Comments

In the early 1990s in Vienna, most painting and graffiti was illegal, and sprayers were frequently fined or arrested. Following these wave of arrests, local artists organized themselves and founded the Vienna Graffiti Union, who demanded the city to allocate legal spaces for graffiti. As a result of this pressure, the first Wienerwand (“Viennese Wall” […]

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15 Days in Austria: Our Family Holiday Plan, Itinerary Highlights

August 31st, 2025 · No Comments

This post includes highlights of our family holiday, you will probably find the classic attractions included but I’ve added a few gems here and there, for adults and kids too. We rented a car during our stay out of Vienna – on the first and last part of our holiday. Day 1 – Arriving to […]

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Expressionism and Surrealism at Vienna’s Albertina Museum (and the Paul Simon Connection)

August 27th, 2025 · No Comments

The Albertina is a museum located in the oldest 1st district of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with numerous drawings and old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings. The museum has also acquired, on permanent loan, two […]

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What have you been listening to on Spotify?

August 9th, 2025 · No Comments

Stats for Spotify is a free site that shows you detailed insights into your Spotify listening habits, including your most played bands, songs, and genres over different time periods (last 4 weeks, 6 months, or all time). It uses Spotify’s official login system, so your password stays secure and private. Once you log in, it […]

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Urban Echoes: Graffiti Culture of Athens

July 30th, 2025 · No Comments

“Caught up in the dynamics of the contemporary city, graffiti and street art unfold as a series of dialectical tensions, crisscrossing between legality and illegality, visibility and invisibility, art and action,* ephemerality and elongation.” (Avramidis & Tsilimpounidi, 2016). * ephemerality: the quality of being short-lived or temporary. The first thing I noticed when visiting Athens […]

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