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CityLeaks is a biennial festival for contemporary urban art and have been leaving art on the streets since 2011. They have just wrapped up their fourth edition taking over the streets of Cologne Altstadt-Nord during the first three weeks of September.
“This September CityLeaks Festival Centre will find its temporary home in a location which could hardly be more symbolic of Cologne’s failed enthusiasm for major urban projects: the Ebertplatz in the northern part of Cologne’s city centre.” CityLeaks
AEC Interesni Kazki, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
Over 100 international artists have transformed Cologne over the years. Genres like performance, urban hacking, installation, mural painting, talks, workshops and new media showing a wide range of contemporary urban art have all been part of the festivals.
Graffiti Jam, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
ON/OFF, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
Katharina Jej, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
Berlin artist and architect collective ON/OFF constructed an organic and adaptable Festival Centre which turned the square into an arena by way of wooden stands. Visitors were given the opportunity to sit down, dwell, work, exchange and make use of a temporary stage.
Ebertplatz, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
Ebertplatz, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017.
CityLeaks Festival Centre on Ebertplatz is meant as a space for collective thinking, acting and dwelling.
Graffiti Jam, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
Artists invited were Agostino Iacurci, Benjamin Gaulon, Bill Dietz and Jordan Topiel Paul, El Marian, Eva-Maria Builder, Give It A Name, Hyuro, Innerfields, Javier Abarca, katharinajej, Lia Sáile, LIGNA, Martin Hesselmeier, Martin Kaltwasser, Nina Kradepohl and Halil Özet, On/Off, PAErsche Aktionslabor, The Wa, Elian Chali, Interesni-Kazki and Vladimir Turner.
Elian Chali, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
El-Marian, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Barringhaus
El-Marian, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Barringhaus
Agostino Lacurci, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
ON/OFF, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit ON/OFF
Innerfields, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
Tape That, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
AEC Interesni Kazki, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
AEC Interesni Kazki, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
Hyuro, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
Lia Saile, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
Vladimir Turner, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Vladimir Turner.
Katharina Jej, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter
John Norton, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
John Norton, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.
During this year’s edition of CityLeaks Festival a large programme of guided tours invite you to explore the full spectrum of urban art, graffiti, and other creative interventions on the streets of Cologne.
