Magic City – The Art Of The Street At Kleine Olympiahalle

Imagine the world’s best street artists coming together in one place to create the city of their dreams…

Street art comes alive in Munich in the form of the Magic City – The Art of the Street exhibition at the Kleine Olympiahalle at Olympiapark! This exhibition was awesome.

Carlo McCormick and Ethel Seno, two of the best urban art experts in the world, gathered 66 artists from five continents and 20 countries to create this unique and stunning art project, an urban museum of the imagination. Except for a few pieces, all the 3D illusions, graffiti, sculptures, murals and multimedia installations displayed were especially created for this exhibition – and they are amazing.

Some highlights – anamorphic art, a form of optical illusion:

Money in the Tank by Replete, 2016

Griffin by Truly, 2016

Interactive amusement:

Untitled by Roa, 2016

Multimedia installations:

Tiny People Tribe by Motomichi Nakamura, 2017

Augmented reality:

Cross / Citadel / Press / Carry On by Jordan Seiler, 2016/17

Gigantic, splashy murals created with spray cans, brushes, roller paints or stencils:

The Real Magic City is Located Inside Your Mind by Herakut, 2016

Open Cunts by Aiko, 2016

Purple Air From the East by Qi Xinghua, 2016

I seriously could’ve stayed here all afternoon. There was just so much to see, discover and play around with. But as entertaining as Magic City was, it was also good to see its art raising questions on topics like politics, racism, gender quality, and global warming.

This massive and dazzling exhibit runs until September 3 and will then travel to its next stop, Stockholm, from November 1 to February 24, 2018. If you dig on street art, this exhibit is a must-see!

View more photos of the Magic City – The Art of the Street exhibit on my Flickr album.

Here’s the trailer for the exhibit: