{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Street Art Thunderbirds","height":960,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/street-art-thunderbirds/boxi-street-art-wuppertal.jpg","width":1440},"credit":"","date":"2011-05-18T12:42:48Z","description":"","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet Art Show\u003c/em\u003e | Well-known street art collector and curator Rik Reinking did it again. Since the beginning of this month, his next street art show with the somehow extraordinary title \u003cem\u003e“Street Art - Meanwhile in deepest East Anglia, thunderbirds were go\u0026hellip;”\u003c/em\u003e presents mind-blowing artworks by some of the most popular (street) artists around the globe at Kunsthalle Barmen in Wuppertal! The line-up reads like an award-list for extravagant art and includes in addition to \u003ca href=\"/victor-ash-new-mural-art/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictor Ash\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/boxi-stencils-london/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoxi\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/ben-eine-against-zero-tolerance/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Eine\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/faith47-lost-spaces/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith47\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/vagina-inspired-interview-boris-hoppek/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoris Hoppek\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/os-gemeos-interview/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOs Gemeos\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/zezao-urban-art-sao-paulo/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZezao\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e a whole bunch of other famous urban artists\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy transferring their themes and methods in the protected space of the museum, they develop very new and surprising approaches. But what kind of art is this that leaves its ancestral terrain? [\u0026hellip;] The Kunsthalle Barmen will be devoting itself to these questions in a large-scale exhibition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition runs until September 25th, giving every urban art enthusiast the chance to take a closer look at some powerful installations, paintings, graffiti and stencil works. First photos can be found \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakdesign/sets/72157626531517623/\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakdesign/sets/72157626545980209/\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e - For more info, visit \u003ca href=\"http://streetart-wuppertal.com/about/\"\u003estreetart-wuppertal.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1888\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1888\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1888\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_26370d0ba30e8c90.avif 480w, /street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_1a3f4e00c82244dc.avif 960w, /street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_84ae7ec22c61c4dd.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_3e864ccc4ee3d751.webp 480w, /street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_ea5c235678254a86.webp 960w, /street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_8c964afabe85e6dd.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_a2b402b78fea139e.jpg\" srcset=\"/street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_29692554f146e80a.jpg 480w, /street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_c57c7eab5a8a9e1b.jpg 960w, /street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal_hu_a2b402b78fea139e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1478\" alt=\"Street Art Wuppertal\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eStreet Art Wuppertal\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Street Art Show* | Well-known street art collector and curator Rik Reinking did it again. Since the beginning of this month, his next street art show with the somehow extraordinary title *“Street Art - Meanwhile in deepest East Anglia, thunderbirds were go...”* presents mind-blowing artworks by some of the most popular (street) artists around the globe at Kunsthalle Barmen in Wuppertal! The line-up reads like an award-list for extravagant art and includes in addition to [**Victor Ash**](/victor-ash-new-mural-art/), [**Boxi**](/boxi-stencils-london/), [**Ben Eine**](/ben-eine-against-zero-tolerance/), [**Faith47**](/faith47-lost-spaces/), [**Boris Hoppek**](/vagina-inspired-interview-boris-hoppek/), [**Os Gemeos**](/os-gemeos-interview/) and [**Zezao**](/zezao-urban-art-sao-paulo/) a whole bunch of other famous urban artists...\n\n\u003e By transferring their themes and methods in the protected space of the museum, they develop very new and surprising approaches. But what kind of art is this that leaves its ancestral terrain? [...] The Kunsthalle Barmen will be devoting itself to these questions in a large-scale exhibition.\n\nThe exhibition runs until September 25th, giving every urban art enthusiast the chance to take a closer look at some powerful installations, paintings, graffiti and stencil works. First photos can be found [here](http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakdesign/sets/72157626531517623/) and [here](http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakdesign/sets/72157626545980209/) - For more info, visit [streetart-wuppertal.com](http://streetart-wuppertal.com/about/).\n\n![Street Art Wuppertal](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/street-art-thunderbirds/Street_Art_Wuppertal.jpg\u003e)\n\nStreet Art Wuppertal ","tags":["Rik Reinking","Boxi","Street Art Germany"],"title":"Street Art Thunderbirds","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/street-art-thunderbirds/"}