Public urban spaces

© Masimba Sasa

Asingeline - a red line right through the city center

Asingeline is exactly what the name suggests: a single line – across busy roads, construction sites and supermarkets. Dance trio Mamaza interact with passers-by and explore if there’s room for dance performances in public spaces.More ...
© Lerato Maduna

Minibus taxis - Johannesburg's informal transport industry

Photographer Lerato Maduna took to Johannesburg's major taxi ranks where she documented the daily life of taxi drivers.More ...
Foto: Franziska von Malsen

A Space Called Public – Kunst im öffentlichen Raumde

Verschiedene Kunstprojekte in Münchens Innenstadt sollen Bewohner und Touristen dazu bringen, neu über die Stadt nachzudenken.More ...
Future Creative Quarter Munich, “Jutier- and Tonnenhalle”, Photo: Markus Lanz

Creative Quarters – Cities Discover New Development

Metropolises are coming up against competitive pressure in these times of advancing globalisation. Above all, those cities perceived as being creative have the advantage here.More ...
A sprayer, who doesn't like to be identified, sprays an unauthorized graffiti on a wall in Berlin. | Photo: © picture-alliance, Wolfram Steinberg

Illegal, But Brilliant: Germany's Street Art Blogs

Whether you think of it as vandalism, great art, or something in between, everyone has got something to say about street art.More ...

Walking and welcomed in Hillbrow

When a friend asked me recently where I wouldn’t walk in Jo’burg, I said without hesitation: “Hillbrow.”More ...