Berlin Wall Segment with Graffiti - Dallas, Texas
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N 32° 47.953 W 096° 49.828
14S E 703146 N 3631112
Located inside the Hilton Anatole hotel.
Waymark Code: WM7HQY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2009
Views: 11
These are two segments of the Berlin Wall which separated East and West Germany until the country was unified in 1990. The artist added to and enhanced the graffiti drawn over the years by unknown artists. Commemorative plaque reads: Berlin Wall with Graffiti/Symbols of freedom measuring twelve feet high and four feet wide, these two massive segments of the Berlin wall weigh a total of 11,905 pounds.//A German artist, Jurden Grope, has added his person (sic) touch to the concrete structures by painting the words "wir" meaning "we" and "langst" meaning "a long length of time." He signed and dated them: Berlin, 1990.
Inscription:
(On left panel:)
PAINT
POW WOW
SMASH
NOR
MALE
POLITIX
WIR
(On right panel:)
STELAS OF [illegible]
INDIANO
ACT
UP!
NOW
LANGST
(signed and dated by the artist) Berlin, 1990
TITLE: Berlin Wall Segment with Graffiti
ARTIST(S): Grope, Jurden, sculptor.
DATE: 1990
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Painted concrete with visible steel rod reinforcement bars; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000264
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
2201 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas
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Located inside the Hilton Anatole Hotel
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