If you expect the most famous and impressive examples of graffiti art to be credited to the enigmatic Banksy, you should know that a more spectacular – and highly politically charged – example of the art in Berlin is currently under threat. The East Side Gallery is one of the last remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, and features the work of more than a hundred artists from across the world who wanted to make a statement about the regime that created it.
There are no kissing policemen here – but one of the most famous murals on the wall shows Erich Honecker, the East German leader, locked in an embrace with Soviet President Leonid Breshnev. Sadly, age and the elements are taking their toll on this relic, and the government is struggling to find the £2.2 million necessary for renovation.
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