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blk/river

Paint the river black

That the Danube International is also called Black River, has less to do with the river’s water quality than with the fact, that the Danube comes out of the Black Forest and empties into the “Black” Sea. And, because the color black is not just a physical experience, but is also historically connected with qualities such as radical-ness and otherness, the Apocalyptic Colors team decided on the nomenclature of “Black River” for its Street Art festival. So it makes perfectly sense, that the majority of the outdoor-projects take place at the Danube-canal.

The three pillars of the festival are its many outer projects; a film series; and a group exhibition. The project focuses exclusively on artists from three continents, whose work stands in the forefront in terms of expanding the concept of street art – away from the pure, illegal art on the wall, to new media, architecture, the museum establishment, and also including the issue of selling street art.

An aspect also included in the Festival is the phenomenon of many of its representative artists attracted to the prospect of returning to the place where they began – the streets and walls of big cities.

Starting on 15th of October, vienna.unlike brings you an exclusive daily coverage from the blk/river project days.
Your daily dose of updates on the projects along the Danube Canal, photos and insight into the artists’ and festival organizers minds.

Come back daily and check out what happens, when sixteen international artists collide with the streets of the Austrian capital.