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[Harveyn]

Got to love this place. Sorted already and a huge thank you to the guys who helped.

[thisisthesam]

Hey guys,

I'm going to Amsterdam at the end of the month and wondered if there are any graffiti hotspots?

Cheers,

Sam

[caruso]

Oct 19, 2017 17:04:35 GMT 1 thisisthesam said:

Hey guys,

I'm going to Amsterdam at the end of the month and wondered if there are any graffiti hotspots?

Cheers,

Sam

I was told on the area across the canal opposition central station, but haven't had the chance to check yet. Plenty of really nice ones in small streets everywhere and around the flower market. Go off the beaten track you'll have a good time.

[bentheartfan]

Lucky - love that city
NDSM has some good stuff, let me dig up my thread from last year and link to it here.
What part of town are you staying in ?

[bentheartfan]

Some good stuff here: urbanartassociation.com/thread/118136/amsterdam-streetart
Zuidoost has some great pieces.
Was recommended to go to Heerlen but didn't make it there.
Some cool graffiti in Delft too.

Love the traditional art there too. The Stedililjk had a spectacular exhibition on last time we were there (this spring) - Rothko, Lichtenstien, Chagal, Mondrian, Karl Appel and everyone else under the sun.

Van Gogh museum is great.

Rijks is of course great too

Amstelveen (20 minutes outside the city) had a nice museum dedicated to the COBRA movement.

[bentheartfan]

The food was fine here but the decor was top notch - canvases from Eine, DFace, Laser, London Police and more
www.naardebajes.nl

Stop in at Winkel for pie

[bentheartfan]

Here is the gallery in Amstelveen: www.cobra-museum.nl/en/

[caruso]

Oct 19, 2017 17:55:58 GMT 1 bentheartfan said:

Some good stuff here: urbanartassociation.com/thread/118136/amsterdam-streetart
Zuidoost has some great pieces.
Was recommended to go to Heerlen but didn't make it there.
Some cool graffiti in Delft too.

Love the traditional art there too. The Stedililjk had a spectacular exhibition on last time we were there (this spring) - Rothko, Lichtenstien, Chagal, Mondrian, Karl Appel and everyone else under the sun.

Van Gogh museum is great.

Rijks is of course great too

Amstelveen (20 minutes outside the city) had a nice museum dedicated to the COBRA movement.

I know Delft very well, not the first destination for Graf. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is brilliant.

[Cutkillavince]

Oct 19, 2017 17:57:03 GMT 1 bentheartfan said:

The food was fine here but the decor was top notch - canvases from Eine, DFace, Laser, London Police and more
www.naardebajes.nl

Stop in at Winkel for pie

Fully agree with these 2 addresses, there's also a nice D*Face mural at The Student Hotel

www.vroomandvarossieau.com/murals/d-face-for-the-amsterdam-student-hotel

[skAcid]

Are The London Police still out there?

[Cutkillavince]

You can also go to the shopping mall "Gelderlandplein" in the South of Amsterdam where they have very nice sculptures from Kaws, Joel Morrisson, Lars Erik Fisk... It's a nice mall

www.gelderlandplein.nl/en/art-in-gelderlandplein

[bentheartfan]

Oct 19, 2017 18:01:12 GMT 1 caruso said:

Oct 19, 2017 17:55:58 GMT 1 bentheartfan said:

 

I know Delft very well, not the first destination for Graf. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is brilliant.

Yes, lots of other reasons to go to Delft - but, we did see some great stuff there.  One piece in particular stands out, it was done in the Delft Blue style and we liked it a lot.  Near the market with the church.

[lukehiggy]

Go to the MOCO Museum and check out the Banksy and Salvidor Dali exhibition that is on you going for a Smoke sesh aswel?

[Deleted]

Smoke and a pancake ?

[caruso]

Oct 19, 2017 18:29:34 GMT 1 bentheartfan said:

Oct 19, 2017 18:01:12 GMT 1 caruso said:

I know Delft very well, not the first destination for Graf. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is brilliant.

Yes, lots of other reasons to go to Delft - but, we did see some great stuff there.  One piece in particular stands out, it was done in the Delft Blue style and we liked it a lot.  Near the market with the church.

I love Delft, definitely a beautiful place to visit. World famous for their blue and white porcelain. Used to live in the Netherlands. Delft is more the Hague than Amsterdam, but if you go that way do not miss the Escher house, it is pretty impressive and definitely worth the visit. Located in the Hague next to former US embassy.

www.escherinhetpaleis.nl

[bentheartfan]

Oct 20, 2017 8:32:36 GMT 1 caruso said:

Oct 19, 2017 18:29:34 GMT 1 bentheartfan said:

Yes, lots of other reasons to go to Delft - but, we did see some great stuff there.  One piece in particular stands out, it was done in the Delft Blue style and we liked it a lot.  Near the market with the church.

I love Delft, definitely a beautiful place to visit. World famous for their blue and white porcelain. Used to live in the Netherlands. Delft is more the Hague than Amsterdam, but if you go that way do not miss the Escher house, it is pretty impressive and definitely worth the visit. Located in the Hague next to former US embassy.

www.escherinhetpaleis.nl

Yes - amazing art at the Escher House.  

In Amsterdam, there is a good pancake place next to the Anne Frank Haus - - pro tip if you're heading there: book the earliest time you can , and if you get the first slot for the day (and are familiar with the holocaust) then skip the video at the beginning (which the rest of the people going in at the first slot will watch) and then you'll have an almost empty museum to yourself to look around.    

[caruso]

Oct 21, 2017 1:40:58 GMT 1 bentheartfan said:

Oct 20, 2017 8:32:36 GMT 1 caruso said:

I love Delft, definitely a beautiful place to visit. World famous for their blue and white porcelain. Used to live in the Netherlands. Delft is more the Hague than Amsterdam, but if you go that way do not miss the Escher house, it is pretty impressive and definitely worth the visit. Located in the Hague next to former US embassy.

www.escherinhetpaleis.nl

Yes - amazing art at the Escher House.  

In Amsterdam, there is a good pancake place next to the Anne Frank Haus - - pro tip if you're heading there: book the earliest time you can , and if you get the first slot for the day (and are familiar with the holocaust) then skip the video at the beginning (which the rest of the people going in at the first slot will watch) and then you'll have an almost empty museum to yourself to look around.    

That's actually a really good tip. My father lives in Amsterdam so next time I visit I'll definitely follow your advice.

[thisisthesam]

Thank you everyone for your lovely suggestions.

That restaurant looks amazing so I've just booked to go there!

Definitely want to go see some murals / museums... I'm sure I'll find a spare hour for a smoke

Any last minute additions would be great... I go on Friday.

[Dive Jedi]

Went out on this sunny Sunday in the blistering cold to make some pics at the NDSM in Amsterdam.

Hope you enjoy them.

[eye like]

Mar 18, 2018 13:56:27 GMT 1 Dive Jedi said:

Went out on this sunny Sunday in the blistering cold to make some pics at the NDSM in Amsterdam.

Hope you enjoy them.

Hey thanks for sharing! It was worth getting cold for, but must be a shock to the system after warmer climes!!  

Some really lovely work, particularly like the Mr June's in there. 

[Yabadabdo]

These are great, nice pics.
I'm pretty sure that's Banksy in 13th pic too.

[met]

Back in March, Dive Jedi started this Amsterdam Street Art thread, focused on the NDSM wharf.

For those who aren't aware, the NDSM neighbourhood is in the Noord borough, situated north of the IJ river / waterbody. It was previously an industrial shipyard occupied by the shipbuilding company, Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij.



Rather than creating a separate thread, I propose this one be continued yet broadened — to cover Amsterdam street art and graffiti more generally. Perhaps the title could be amended accordingly.

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May 2018 photographs

Zuid borough (South)

Museumkwartier neighbourhood (The Museum Quarter)


Initially thought the piece below was a nicely executed piss-take by some street artist. Given the location in front of the Rijksmuseum, however, I suspect it was authorised — which makes it far less amusing.






Laser 3.14






Clet Abraham





Obey sticker with cheerful pig head





De Pijp neighbourhood — Oude Pijp district ("Old Pipe")


"All De Pijp [Yippie] Out!! Fast!"

Does anyone understand what "Yippie" means in this context? Presumably, it's a more contemporary reference than the Youth International Party founded by Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin et al.





A very Dutch contrast with painted storefront shutters: Detail from The Night Watch on the left, throw-up and tags on the right.





Great handwriting by unknown taggers.





At first, this seemed like the most intriguing, unsanctioned artistic intervention on a van that I'd ever come across. Hence the photo. Later, I learned Found Reality was a 2015 photographic exhibition — part of which was mobile and displayed (officially) on municipal street-cleaning vehicles. The work lost much of its appeal upon that discovery.





Random chalk graffiti. Any translation by Dutch speakers welcome.

[Dive Jedi]

Jun 4, 2018 19:55:11 GMT 1 met said:

Back in March, Dive Jedi started this Amsterdam Street Art thread, focused on the NDSM wharf.

For those who aren't aware, the NDSM neighbourhood is in the Noord borough, situated north of the IJ river / waterbody. It was previously an industrial shipyard occupied by the shipbuilding company, Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij.



Rather than creating a separate thread, I propose this one be continued yet broadened — to cover Amsterdam street art and graffiti more generally. Perhaps the title could be amended accordingly.

__________

De Pijp neighbourhood — Oude Pijp district ("Old Pipe")


"All De Pijp [Yippie] Out!! Fast!"

Does anyone understand what "Yippie" means in this context? Presumably, it's a more contemporary reference than the Youth International Party founded by Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin et al.

Hahaha, that's funny.

Although "De Pijp" ( the Pipe) is a neighborhood in Amsterdam I'm not sure this is in said burrough.

"De pijp uit" is an expression in Dutch which means dead or died.

Not sure what "ALLE YIPPIE" means , and why they did or should die ( could mean either ).
It could mean "Alle yippie is dead" or "All yippie should die"
"Snelle" does mean "fast" or "the fast one", so might be the one who wrote this. 

Maybe Fake can shed some light - he is from Mokum, I think.  

[Dive Jedi]

Jun 4, 2018 19:55:11 GMT 1 met said:

Random chalk graffiti. Any translation by Dutch speakers welcome.

The chalk is not graffiti.

It says: Let op = Beware
Do not attach your bicycle to the metal thing.
Damage on your own risk

Not very exciting - sorry

[met]

Jun 4, 2018 20:24:21 GMT 1 Dive Jedi said:

Jun 4, 2018 19:55:11 GMT 1 met said:

Random chalk graffiti. Any translation by Dutch speakers welcome.

The chalk is not graffiti.

It says: Let op = Beware
Do not attach your bicycle to the metal thing.
Damage on your own risk

Not very exciting - sorry

Thanks for the clarification — even if sadly anticlimactic.

This would be a case where ignorance and imagination were far more enchanting than my subsequent knowledge of reality.

__________


On the plus side, it might help to better understand the convictions of fantasists and conspiracy theorists.

Person A: Oh my god! It's an alien space ship!

Person B: Well, it does indeed look like a flying saucer. But it's actually a natural phenomenon and formation called a lenticular cloud.

Person A: No, it's not. I don't believe you! Why would you lie? Who do you work for? It's obviously an alien space ship!

[met]

May 2018 photographs (cont'd)

Centrum borough — Haarlemmerbuurt neighbourhood

&

West borough — Zeeheldenbuurt neighbourhood


Laser 3.14











Utah & Ether and Esay, MUL Crew — all city, Amsterdam-style.











Discreet intervention at the gate of a children's play area. An effective way to embarrass or annoy parents.





One of the most amusingly random works of street art I've seen over the years.





Inkie





Rameh — nice tag, despite also being the creator of amateurish throw-ups and pieces.















Tags and stickers, including by BustArt.





Norway's Chris Reddy / Reddymade

[bentheartfan]

Let me throw some into the pile:

[Dive Jedi]

Jun 5, 2018 0:50:45 GMT 1 met said:

Jun 4, 2018 20:24:21 GMT 1 Dive Jedi said:

The chalk is not graffiti.

It says: Let op = Beware
Do not attach your bicycle to the metal thing.
Damage on your own risk

Not very exciting - sorry

Thanks for the clarification — even if sadly anticlimactic.

This would be a case where ignorance and imagination were far more enchanting than my subsequent knowledge of reality.

__________


On the plus side, it might help to better understand the convictions of fantasists and conspiracy theorists.

Person A: Oh my god! It's an alien space ship!

Person B: Well, it does indeed look like a flying saucer. But it's actually a natural phenomenon and formation called a lenticular cloud.

Person A: No, it's not. I don't believe you! Why would you lie? Who do you work for? It's obviously an alien space ship!

Rather ironic someone would shout : Oh, my god ( implying to believe in an imaginary allknowing life determing super being) followed by the statement they think to see an alien space ship (which would contradict forsaid being).

But I have to apologise. I lied. I work for an agency to deny extraterrestial life.
The chalk writing is in fact not Dutch. It's alien scripture proclaiming Banksy is from the Naja Galaxy.

[Vroom & Varossieau]

Next time when in Amsterdam also come visit us and we'll give you some tips where to go.
We're adding some new art to www.naardebajes.nl soon.
And in our gallery we always have exciting exhibitions see www.vroomandvarossieau.com
Another good gallery in Amsterdam is Kallenbach Gallery