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During 4-7th of September the city of Borås will turn into a gigant outdoor gallery Abecita Art Museum) the city has now opened it´s walls to the culture. This art created by 11 internationally well known street artists representing 8 different movement, which began with artists painting illegally, is now being embraced countries (The Netherlands, France, Brasil, Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain and ). by the public and is letting artists turn Borås into beautiful public spaces that are The artists, some of which have been painting and street-art as far back as blanketed by artwork of artists worldwide. 1981, are bringing a wide range of talent to Sweden. The walls, which the artists will be painting over the course of the four days long event, reaches as high as 7-storey The murals that will decorate the city of Borås are hopefully here to stay for a long time buildnings. to be enjoyed by many.

Borås, with it´s history in opening it´s doors to art (from the International A warm welcome to No Limit Borås – don´t forget to share your experience Biennale to it´s extensive exhibitions at the Borås Museum of Modern Art and on social media!

BLEK LE RAT (pronounced: [blзk le KOBRA Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra The program will be updated continously – please check nolimitboras.com for updates ʁa]; born Xavier Prou, 1952) was one utilizes bright colors and bold lines whi- and more info. of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and le staying true to a kaleidoscope theme has been described as the “Father of throughout his art. The technique of Graffiti”. Prou began his artwork repeating squares and triangles allows SEPTEMBER 4TH CREATE SUSTAINABLY in 1981, painting of rats on the street walls him to bring to life the famous people he depicts Create sustainably with recycled materials; metal, of Paris, describing the rat as ”the only free animal in his images. This checkered pattern, filled with OFFICIAL INAUGURATION of No Limit Street Art paper or plastics. Navet Science Center 11 am – 4 pm. in the city”, and one which ”spreads the plague different textures, lines, and shading, builds up to Borås, Textile Fashion Center – 6 pm. everywhere, just like street art”. His name originates Eduardo Kobra’s final masterpiece, a larger than life A warm welcome to the official inauguration of RELEASE OF PUSSEL AND EXIT THROUGH from the comic book Blek le Roc, using ”rat” as an mural for all to see and marvel at. No Limit Street Art Borås. Restaurant The Company THE GIFTSHOP anagram for ”art”. open it´s door for after work from 4 pm and the The release event for the card “Pussel” during No ISAAC CORDAL With the simple act Textile Museum and Fashion Gallery is open. The Limit Street Art by the public cinema “Röda Kvarn”. She tends to of miniaturization and thoughtful place- inauguration is held in English and will be moderated Stencil art workshop, open graffiti wall, silly walks work in large scales, site specific and ment, Isaac Cordal magically expands by Ametist Azordegan. After the official ceremony competition, book give-aways from the public library through improvisation. In her practice the imagination of pedestrians finding you are welcome to stay and hang out and enjoy and ticket give-aways from Stadsteatern. Screening she deals with topics like the biograp- his on the street. Cement our DJ´s or just grab a bite and/or a drink in the of the movie “Exit through the giftshop” at hical, contemporary social issues and Eclipses is a critical definition of our behaviour as restaurant. Röda Kvarn. local history. Her firm standpoints about issues like a social mass. The art work intends to catch the feminism and artistic freedom, and the fact that she attention on our devalued relation with the nature CREATE YOUR OWN NAVET LOGO with her work, and with her persona she take up big through a critical look to the collateral effects of our Create your own Navet logo. The winner from SEPTEMBER 7TH public spaces which clashes with patriarchal structu- evolution. With the master touch of a stage director, Navet´s contest about decorating their own King size res and provokes discussion. Carolina Falkholt’s the figures are placed in locations that quickly open Navet logo will be att work in front of the entrance GUIDED TOURS artistic process on site is fierce and exact. Formally doors to other worlds. The scenes zoom in the routi- from 10 am till noon. Navet Science Center is located Free guided tours around the walls to see work in the colourful sfumato-like backgrounds meet her sig- ne tasks of the contemporary human being. at Simonsland/Textile Fashion Center. progress. The tours starts at Textile Fashion Center nificant line drawings that form intricate meshworks, (the lobby). Tour starts at 10 am (in English), 3 pm and typical motives are semiotic imagery and the NATALIA RAK I was born in 1986. I (in Swedish). female body. graduated with the Diploma of Spatial SEPTEMBER 5TH and Poster Design in Academy of Fine ECB Hendrik ecb Beikirch is well Arts in Lodz. I paint street art because I GUIDED TOURS known for his brilliant black and white like the contact with nature. I´m open Free guided tours around the walls to see work in portraits painted either on canvas or to the world, not like sitting in closed rooms. When progress. The tours starts at Textile Fashion Center EVERY DAY (4-7 TH) on large buildings. His highly poetic I´m painting a big wall I feel a magic of large surface. (the lobby). Tour starts at 9 am (in English), 2 pm (in DURING NO LIMIT portraits often depict people from the I like to experience something new and have fun with Swedish) and 5 pm (in English). immediate neighborhood appearing strange and it. Thanks to that I can travel and see different places. familiar at the same time. Even though dedicated to I like the smell of spray cans and I feel happy while a meticulous realism, he sometimes likes to distort I´m painting. PHOTOGRAPH STREET ART his portraits by either stretching or compressing on No Limit Borås ABSTRACT GRAFFITI, them. Moreover, the dripping technique, making OLLIO Jonathan Josefsson made (by Gatukonst.se and EXHIBITION WITH ADAM single paint drops to run down, is a distinctive himself a name as graffiti artist Ollio in Abecitakonst.se) Now you have ALGOTSSON/APPEAR37 feature of many of his works. during the 21st century. an opportunity to photograph at Restaurant Renässans He stood out within the graffiti scene the art when it is created on the Abstract Graffiti art on canvas, EKTA (Daniel Götesson) born 1978, in Gothenburg in the way he used and street. Gatukonst.se together every work is for sale on spot. got his education at London College of placed his tags and paintings, he was also one of the with No Limit and Abecita Communication and whilst now living in first established graffiti artist in Gothenburg to reveal Art Museum invites you to OPEN Gothenburg he works all across Euro- his identity. Whilst studying at the School of Design Sweden’s foremost street art Monday - friday 11.30 am - 11.00 pm pe. During the last couple of years Ekta and Crafts he discovered the similarities between festival September 4 to 7. Saturday 5 pm - 11.00 pm has created a number of large murals in Sweden, the spray can and the carpet tufting machine and Discuss photography and then sunday 1.00 pm - 9.00 pm Poland and England amongst other countries. He allowed his playful artistic idiom to be transferred print your images. mainly works with painting but also sculptures in ma- onto carpets. terial such as concrete and wood, this he has done lately in conjunction with commissions for PEETA Peeta, also known as Manuel Di STREET ART FOR THE YOUNGEST SWEDISH SCHOOL OF TEXTILES, Installation at municipalitys. Rita, is a graffiti artist since 1993 cur- Street art for the youngest (5-8 years). Groups of Textile Fashion Center – An installation that con- rently living in Venice. He is a member younger children will be decorating the streets of nects old garments and invisible places in the city. ETAM CRU Etam Cru are ”Sainer” and of the EAD crew (Padova, Italy), FX and Borås during sep 5th 10 am – 2 pm. Pollutions from many years are washed away and ”Bezt”. “Sainer” born in 1988 in¸ódê, RWK crews () and has par- reshaped. Places marked by the textile industry are Poland. By portraying real objects and ticipated in graffiti jams and Meeting of Styles events visualized and we draw attention towards the history figures in untypical contexts, he invites in Europe and the Americas. His work explores the and culture of the city. the viewer to the world of imagination potential of sculptural lettering, both in painting and where the meanings are not strictly defined. The in sculpture. SEPTEMBER 6TH “FÅRSKALLAR OCH ANDRA TYPER” by IOH (Mark viewer is encouraged to walk into Sainer’s surreal GUIDED TOURS Andersson), Galleri Jeanette Ölund Österlånggatan 16. story and continue it in his own, individual way. THE LONDON POLICE The london Free guided tours around the walls to see work in “Bezt” (Mateusz Gapski) born in 1987 in Turek Poland. police started in 1998 when big english progress. The tours starts at Textile Fashion Center He started doing graffiti around 1999/2000 and you geezers headed to Amsterdam to (the lobby). Tour starts at 10 am (in English), 3 pm RELATED TO can see his work all around the world. He is connec- rejuvenate the visually disappointing (in Swedish) NO LIMIT BORÅS ting oil and acrylic painting with painting murals, streets of Hollands capital. They were Carolina Falkholt – Ett illustration and graffiti. part of a small group of artists at the end of the last GUIDED TOUR TO THE INTERNATIONAL publikt rum IN SWEDISH century that helped pioneer a new street art move- SCULPTURE BIENNALE (conversation between ment. After a few years of mixing traveling and ma- Enjoy a free guided tour to the sculptures in Borås. Carolina Falkholt and the king art in the street TLP began to receive Worldwide Starts at Textile Fashion Center (the lobby) and are writer/journalist Kajsa Ekis recognition for their contribution to the graffiti/street held in Swedish (English guidebook avaliable on Ekman). September 8th, art movement. They were included in many of the spot). Tour starts at 2 pm. 7pm at Borås Museum of books documenting the scene and invited for shows Modern Art. and live drawing performances all over the globe. Entrance 30 SEK

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STREET ART BORÅS 4-7 th OF SEPTEMBER 2014 facebook.com/nolimitboras nolimitboras.com A large scale mural takes an effort, more than 11 in a Swedish city takes hugh one. No Limit Street Art Borås has been made possible by lovely positive people, building owners, authoritys, the municipality, organisations and companys. Therefore thank you, very much; Technical Department and Services Department the municipality of Borås Stad, The Swedish School of Textiles, Abecita Artmuseum, Cinema Röda Kvarn, Navet Science Center, Jeanette Öhlund gallery, Fashion Gallery, The Textile museum, Pecon Print, Gatukonst.se, NQ Fastigheter, CA Fastigheter, Stadsporten, Harry Sjögren, Charmilla, BRF Svanen, Åtta Hus Fastigheter, Flügger färg, Lift & Måleri, Maskinhjälp, Qlean, East39th, Marketplace Borås, The Company, Best Western Hotell Borås, Café Viskan, HLstore, Trion tensid, Montana Cans, Andersson & Falk fastigheter, Marie-Louise Johansson, and all of our artist. More information avaliable at: Borås Touristoffice (see map) +46 33 35 70 90 Textile Fashion Center (see map) +46 723 86 94 91 1

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40 40 40 5. CAROLINA FALKHOLT has an artistic process on 11. ETAM CRU are ”Sainer” and ”Bezt” often portray- 17. UNITED BUDDY BEAR In december 2012 Bor- 21. MURAL BY SHAI DAHAN Borås first mural, ARTISTS/SPOTS site that is fierce and exact. Often with intricate mes- ing real objects and figures in untypical contexts of a ås hosted the exhibition United Buddy Bears – the made by Shai Dahan as a part of the International hworks and typical motives are semiotic imagery and world of imagination where meanings are not strictly minis at the main square. Shai Dahan painted a lar- Sculpture Biennale in 2012. Classic swedish dalahor- Druveforsvägen Vasagatan 1. OLLIO or Jonathan Josefsson,well known for his femaleLorensbergsgatan body. defined. ger version for the municipality of Borås to keep. ses street art style. Kyrkogårdsgatan impressive organic forms and patterns often with a playful touch. 6. EKTA works mainly with painting in a very 13. APPEAR37 is our very own local graffiti master. 18. PRE MURAL 1 A collaborative work by Shai Da- 22. SHAI DALAHORSE Wheat paste at an anonymos

special an abstract form, but also sculptures in Despite his young age he´s done a great amount of han, Ollio and Ekta mixingVasagatan different techniques. spot. Shai Dahans first work in Borås, now adays a 2. 7. 8. 12. BLEK LE RAT or Xavier Prou, an almost material such as concrete and wood. walls and are known for a colourful and sharp graf- Made as the first pre mural for No Limit. little bit wrecked but well worth a visit. Vasabergsgatan iconic stencil artist. One of the first graffiti artists in fitistyle. Paris and described as ”Father of ”. Götagatan 9. THE LONDON POLICE or TLP are well known for 19. FRANKENSTEINS HEAD BY MOGUL 23. PRE MURAL 2, SHAI DAHAN An epic pre mural their ironic LADS characters and precision marking. 14. UNKNOWN/ PROJECTION a vacant wall so far. Mogul (based in ) made this years ago and for No Limit by Shai Dahan. Over 500 square meters 3. ECB is well known for his highly poetic and brilliant A very unique style almostBredgatan always presented in black Perhaps we´ll give you an extra artist, perhaps we´ll fortunately it has been kept intact and not touched of horse and bull in a kind of battle situation. Borås

black and white portraits painted on either canvas or & white. showVISKAN you projected laser graffiti. by the municipality cleaners. first large scale mural. large buildings. Floragatan 10. PEETA or Manuel Di Rita has a beautiful style 15. 16. KOBRA paints with bright colors and often 20. PRE MURAL 1 Pre mural one has two opposite 24. BOCKABYN/GHOST TOWN Abandoned ghost 4. NATALIA RAK often paints colourful humans and between street art and graffiti exploring the poten- portrays well know and famous people with characte- sides of a bridge. This one with black & white organic town once used for military training. Now a hang out faces with inspiration from fairytales or a kind of tial of sculptural lettering, both i painting and i sculp- ristic kaleidoscope styled themes throughout his art. forms and patterns made by Ollio. for graffers, street artist and paint ball competitions. imagniary world. tures. About 7 kilometers outside central Borås.