M-line 2lax9 http://www.m-line.org Graffiti along the M-Line Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Thanks for all these years! http://www.m-line.org/07/23/thanks-for-all-these-years-2/ http://www.m-line.org/07/23/thanks-for-all-these-years-2/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:38:02 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/07/23/thanks-for-all-these-years-2/ Im not gonna write to much here, but over the past 8 or 9 years we have managed to run this site and produced alot of updates and a quite extensive documentation of the graffiti along M-line, as a result. We have kept the site in a respirator for the last 2 years only to serve [...]

]]> Im not gonna write to much here, but over the past 8 or 9 years we have managed to run this site and produced alot of updates and a quite extensive documentation of the graffiti along M-line, as a result.
We have kept the site in a respirator for the last 2 years only to serve the public with a small piece of Stockholm. Even though we havent made updates in years, the interest has shown in the traffic statistics.
Its time for us to close up now, the bills is no longer worth paying.

]]> http://www.m-line.org/07/23/thanks-for-all-these-years-2/feed/ KROKBEN FÖR UTTRYCKSFRIHETEN http://www.m-line.org/06/03/krokben-for-uttrycksfriheten/ http://www.m-line.org/06/03/krokben-for-uttrycksfriheten/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:03:38 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=1114 Stockholms stads policy mot klotter lägger krokben för den konstnärliga uttrycksfriheten. Det menar Atlasakademins redaktör Jacob Kimvall och förläggare Tobias Barenthin Lindblad. De uppmanar nu Justitiekanslern (JK) att undersöka om policyn och dess användning är förenlig med svensk grundlag.

]]> Stockholms stads policy mot klotter lägger krokben för den konstnärliga uttrycksfriheten. Det menar Atlasakademins redaktör Jacob Kimvall och förläggare Tobias Barenthin Lindblad. De uppmanar nu Justitiekanslern (JK) att undersöka om policyn och dess användning är förenlig med svensk grundlag.

Sedan flera år har Stockholms stad en policy mot “klotter och liknande skadegörelse i Stockholm” Det är i sig inte konstigt, om det inte vore för att policyn i praktiken omfattar en hel konstform och förbjuder såväl laglig som olaglig graffiti.

Efter valet 2006 skärptes policyn av den borgerliga majoriteten i Stadshuset, men redan innan dess har policyn använts i flera mycket uppmärksammade och omdiskuterade fall. I februari 2001 användes policyn för att måla över en lagligt utförd graffitimålning i Södra Latins skolcafeteria vilket resulterade i protester från bland andra elever på skolan, men även från den politiska majoriteten var kritisk. Dåvarande skolborgarrådet Jan Björklund menade att tjänstemännen hade handlat väl fyrkantigt, även om han också tyckte att det bästa varit om eleverna aldrig fått tillstånd till målningen.

I januari 2002 användes policyn för att stänga konstutställningen Stockholm Underground som tog plats i en lokal under Sofia kyrka som ägdes av staden. Utställningen öppnade dock igen efter att jurister konstaterat att vräkningen saknade grund. Dåvarande kulturborgarrådet kritiserade tjänstemännen som hyrt ut lokalen, för att de inte hade haft kontroll på vilken sorts konstutställning det skulle bli.

Hösten 2008 byggde kulturhuset Cyklopen i Högdalen ett bullerplank som allmänheten fritt fick måla på. Staden krävde att planket revs med hänvisning till policyn mot klotter. Något senare under hösten hänvisade ordföranden i Stadsbyggnadsnämnden Kristina Alvendal till policyn när hon tillsammans med övriga borgerliga ledamöter gick emot Stadsbyggnadskontorets förslag att bevara den lagligt utförd graffitimålningen ”Fascinate” i Bromsten i det kommande bostadsområdet som just nu planeras där. Även Stockholms stadsmuseum menar i sin utredning av området att ”Fascinate” är kulturhistoriskt värdefull.

Konstnärer förhindras att utföra uppdragsarbeten och att ställa ut för att de använder fel uttryck, staden reglerar i detalj hur vilka slags målningar som får uppföras och skyddsvärda konstverk får inte bevaras för att stadens policy inte tillåter bildspråket. Är verkligen detta förenligt med grundlagen, där varje svensk medborgare är tillförsäkrad “ett fritt konstnärligt skapande”?

För att få svar på frågan menar vi att det är viktigt att Justitiekanslern prövar om Stockholm stads “Policy mot klotter och liknande skadegörelse i Stockholm”, alternativt användningen av denna policy är förenlig med svensk grundlag.

Jacob Kimvall och Tobias Barenthin Lindblad

http://www.atlasmuren.se/atlasakademin/

Google Translate:

CROWBAR OF EXPRESSION FREEDOM
City of Stockholm’s policy towards graffiti adds crowbar for the freedom of artistic expression. This belives Atlas Academy editor Jacob Kimvall and publishers Tobias Barenthin Lindblad. They now call on the Chancellor of Justice (JK) to examine the policy and its use is compatible with the Swedish Constitution.

For several years the City has a policy against “graffiti and similar vandalism in Stockholm” That in itself is not strange, if it were not for that policy in practice covering the whole art and prohibits both legal and illegal graffiti.

After elections in 2006 strengthened the policy of the bourgeois majority in the City Hall, but even before its policy has been used in several high-profile and controversial cases. In February 2001 the policy was used to paint over a legally executed graffiti painting in Southern Latin school cafeteria which resulted in protests from among the other pupils at the school, but also from the political majority were critical. The former school borgarrådet Jan Björklund said that officials had acted properly square, although he also thought it best if the students never received permission to paint.

In January 2002 the policy was used to close the art Stockholm Underground, which took place in a local church in Sofia, owned by the city. The exhibition opened, however, again after the lawyers noted that the statement lacked foundation. The then culture borgarrådet criticized the officials who hired out the room, because they had not had control of what kind of art it would be.

Autumn 2008 was based Kulturhuset Cyklop in Högdalen a noise plank that the public was free to paint on. The city demanded that planket driven by reference to the policy against graffiti. Somewhat later in the autumn of referring the chairman of the City Planning Kristina Alvendal to the policy when she along with other bourgeois members went against the city office’s proposal to maintain the legally done graffiti painting “Fascinate” in Bromsten of the future residential area that is currently planned there. Although the City of Stockholm museum says in its investigation of the area to “Fascinate” is historically valuable.

Artists prevented from carrying out work assignments and to set out for using the wrong expression, the city governs in detail how what kind of paintings that may be erected and security of art may not be preserved for the city’s policy does not allow the imagery. Is this really compatible with the Constitution, which every Swedish citizen is insured “a free artistic creation?

In order to answer the question, we believe that it is important that the Chancellor of Justice hearing on the stockholm city “policy against graffiti and similar vandalism in Stockholm”, or use of this policy is consistent with the Swedish Constitution.

Jacob Kimvall and Tobias bar Thin Lindblad

]]> http://www.m-line.org/06/03/krokben-for-uttrycksfriheten/feed/ 33 Funky fresh flix http://www.m-line.org/05/24/33-funky-fresh-flix/ http://www.m-line.org/05/24/33-funky-fresh-flix/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 16:14:15 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=1099 first to rock the spot sollentunaWe’re back again! This time with mixed photos, mainly from 2005/2006 but also some that were painted very recently.

]]> We’re back again! This time with mixed photos, mainly from 2005/2006 but also some that were painted very recently.

 
]]> http://www.m-line.org/05/24/33-funky-fresh-flix/feed/ ACTION PAINTING – Bringing art to the trains http://www.m-line.org/05/07/action-painting-%e2%80%93-bringing-art-to-the-trains/ http://www.m-line.org/05/07/action-painting-%e2%80%93-bringing-art-to-the-trains/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 18:51:51 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=1070 Some week ago I promised an update of some sort, lost or fresh, Olaf special or whatever. All this depends off curse on whether we get Mad Mikes computer going… Fucked up harddrives can be an itch.. In the meanwhile I would like to promote 2009 most important art release, well, after Scandinavia 2008 that [...]

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Some week ago I promised an update of some sort, lost or fresh, Olaf special or whatever. All this depends off curse on whether we get Mad Mikes computer going… Fucked up harddrives can be an itch.. In the meanwhile I would like to promote 2009 most important art release, well, after Scandinavia 2008 that is…… Im sure that this book will end up at some torrent tracker but as the new IPRED law is in use,  some of you real graff heads may hecitate, and go buy it with your hard owned stolen money. I hope. Well worth it!!

ilovegraffiti:

Just as Banksy‘s book “Wall and piece” gave people an easy access to street art, the title ACTION PAINTING gives outsiders a profound insight into the phenomenon of painting on trains. An insight into a closed world with its adventures, its special techniques, its ethics and all the passion behind these humourus, radical, sometimes political or straight typographical pieces of art.

All works presented in this book are no longer existent. Gone for good, washed off the side of the train, sometimes only hours after their creation. What remains is a little photo. A last glimpse of what to create took much skill, courage, determination and the risk of paying horrendous fines or even going to jail for it. The fate of that little photo is often to end up in a shoe box hidden for the constant fear of criminal prosecution.

The authors of ACTION PAINTING – BRINGING ART TO THE TRAINS (ISBN: 978-3-939566-25-0) have brought many of these photos back to the light and have created the most comprehensive collection of art painted on Europe‘s transit systems until today. The task had much of a treasure hunt, as it was a long chain of conspiratorial contacts which in the end lead to unmarked packages that would arrive, containing the sought after photos. On 216 coloured pages one finds the highlights of what has been riding on the rails between Helsinki and Madrid in the past quarter century.

25 years ago the release of the iconic book “Subway Art” by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant sparked the flame of painting trains on this side of the Atlantic. While train graffiti died in New York it continues to flourish on Europe‘s trains and soon freed itself not only stylistically from its origins. It has created the most diverse forms of expressions, but what unites all those that sneak down the tunnels and over the rails between Bucharest and London is the the strong belief, that art has to roll.

This book is one of the must-have graffiti publications of 2009. Packed with extraordinary train graffiti photos from the last two decades in Europe and lots of interesting quotes.

Dont miss it!

Get it at Stylefile here!

]]> http://www.m-line.org/05/07/action-painting-%e2%80%93-bringing-art-to-the-trains/feed/ 46 Walls and Trains http://www.m-line.org/04/20/46-walls-and-trains/ http://www.m-line.org/04/20/46-walls-and-trains/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:13:22 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=1060 Its the end of April and here in Sweden its about 7 celsius right now... Perfect for heading out to the line. I love this time, its the end of winter and the beginning of everything. Not only does the flowers bloom but our minds, creativity, restlessness and the need for action grows. As a bonus to this, the girls starts getting naked!

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Sunny

Its the end of April and here in Sweden, Stockholm, its about 7 celsius right now… Perfect for heading out to the line. I love this time, its the end of winter and the beginning of everything. Not only does the flowers bloom but our minds, creativity, restlessness and the need for action grows. As a bonus to this, the girls starts getting naked!

I think that in this update you can see what summer gonna bring to the line, the creativity and the curiousness, the action and the  restlessness.

Stay tuned for the next update, as we go further south in our journey for vandalism and art along the line! Im still thinking on that Olaf special, but im not sure yet. If Mad M gets his harddrives working we could find some old nice stuff for a Lost Update pt.5. Yes, I know, I said that part 4 was the last. But who gives…

Peace out

 
]]> http://www.m-line.org/04/20/46-walls-and-trains/feed/ The Lost Update PT.4 http://www.m-line.org/04/14/lost-update-pt4/ http://www.m-line.org/04/14/lost-update-pt4/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:56:22 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=1052 Fan, det var länge sen jag var ute längs linjen och fotade, jag har helt enkelt fått för mig att jag har annat att göra, typ som att jobba. Men nu när solen börjar titta fram gick jag tidigare från jobbet och drog ut med Mad Mike på en foto session och upptäckte att det fanns en hel del funky fresh längs vår undebara M-line! Men det har det ju alltid gjort å andra sidan.

]]> Fan, det var länge sen jag var ute längs linjen och fotade, jag har helt enkelt fått för mig att jag har annat att göra, typ som att jobba. Men nu när solen börjar titta fram gick jag tidigare från jobbet och drog ut med Mad Mike på en foto session och upptäckte att det fanns en hel del funky fresh längs vår undebara M-line! Men det har det ju alltid gjort å andra sidan. ;)

Något som jag upptäckt nu när jag börjat slamma nätet på graff, är alla fotologs det finns! Fan man hinner ju inte ens tänka att man ska fotta nån stans så ligger allt uppe och skiner på floggen och ingen är ju intresserad av att se pieces i olika vinklar… Det blir svårt att mecka ihop en exklusiv update då. Men, vi går mot strömmen och sammlar på hög istället.
Nästa vecka nån gång kommer den nybakade updateringen från M-line så håll till godo och passa på att skicka in lite bilder.
Just nu är högen lika stor som en kortlek, dvs. 45 kort varav typ 10 är knäcktar och resten kungar… mm

In English:
Heres the last Lost Update ever, stay tuned for next week and the fresh 2009 April update.

Peace

 
]]> http://www.m-line.org/04/14/lost-update-pt4/feed/ The Lost Update PT.3 http://www.m-line.org/04/11/the-lost-update-pt3/ http://www.m-line.org/04/11/the-lost-update-pt3/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:54:50 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=1001 abc mis vlcAs I told earlier, I found alot of old pics in my archives, some of them has been sent in by some real heads and others I’v taken myself. I think most of them is late 2005.. Theres even some pictures from Railrun, maybe we can call it “extras”! Whoop Whoop! Owner, Do you recognize it? Also, I’v [...]

]]> As I told earlier, I found alot of old pics in my archives, some of them has been sent in by some real heads and others I’v taken myself. I think most of them is late 2005.. Theres even some pictures from Railrun, maybe we can call it “extras”!

Whoop Whoop!

Owner, Do you recognize it?

Owner, Do you recognize it?

Also, I’v got some fresh Olaf pieces in my lap… Dont know if I wanna put em up here,  it could be enough for a Olaf Special…

Maybe if i post a preview here, the original owner would approve?!?

Stay tuned for The Lost Update PT.4 and the next… Peace!

 
]]> http://www.m-line.org/04/11/the-lost-update-pt3/feed/ LINE 11 http://www.m-line.org/04/09/line-11/ http://www.m-line.org/04/09/line-11/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:28:04 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=997 This site shows graffiti art in it's pure nature from the subway lines 11 and 10 of Stockholm. Line 11 reaches from Kungstradgarden in Stockholm City towards the northern suburb Akalla while line 10 reaches from Kungstradgarden to the western suburb Hjulsta. Along these two lines there is a big amount of graffiti in the tunnels, on the walls, at the stations and every now and then the trains get hit...

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In the tunnels of Line 11

We’ve reopened the very popular Line 11!

Visit Line 11 here

About:

This site shows graffiti art in it’s pure nature from the subway lines 11 and 10 of Stockholm. Line 11 reaches from Kungstradgarden in Stockholm City towards the northern suburb Akalla while line 10 reaches from Kungstradgarden to the western suburb Hjulsta. Along these two lines there is a big amount of graffiti in the tunnels, on the walls, at the stations and every now and then the trains get hit…

]]> http://www.m-line.org/04/09/line-11/feed/ Upcoming: The Lost Update PT.3! http://www.m-line.org/04/04/upcoming-the-lost-update-pt3/ http://www.m-line.org/04/04/upcoming-the-lost-update-pt3/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:30:50 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=992 Me and Mad Mike has been out of the house and taking some pics along the line… So you can expect a fresh update of whats going on the M-Line soon! But what I want to say with this post is that you can also expect some old pics in the upcoming days, I’ve been going [...]

]]> Me and Mad Mike has been out of the house and taking some pics along the line… So you can expect a fresh update of whats going on the M-Line soon!
But what I want to say with this post is that you can also expect some old pics in the upcoming days, I’ve been going through the archives here and found alot of pics from the old days, the lost days… Its about 30-40 pics from the line thats fits in the category The Lost Update, Part 3!

Sample of The lost update pt.33

Sample of The lost update pt.33

So, If you have any pics, older than 6 months, send it in to us and this could be a kicker update!

]]> http://www.m-line.org/04/04/upcoming-the-lost-update-pt3/feed/ Whats up m-line?! http://www.m-line.org/03/24/whats-up-m-line/ http://www.m-line.org/03/24/whats-up-m-line/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:16:28 +0000 admin http://www.m-line.org/?p=728 centralenM-Line Yeah, it’s been over 2 years since you last heard from us… Where do I begin? Me and my friends simply lost ineterst in painting and focused on a lot of other shit lately. Well, fuck the excuses, who’s interested anyway. Even if we don’t do much vandalism these days, I got myself a fucking nice digital [...]

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M-Line

Yeah, it’s been over 2 years since you last heard from us… Where do I begin? Me and my friends simply lost ineterst in
painting and focused on a lot of other shit lately. Well, fuck the excuses, who’s interested anyway. Even if we don’t do much vandalism these days,
I got myself a fucking nice digital camera a few months ago. And I still find it very relaxing to catch the bike, or take a walk on a sunny day to document what’s on stage right now when it comes to the graffiti scene along the sweet M-line.

We also got ourselves a new look of the site, it’s kinda more blog-like and interactive… gotta catch up on the times ya know. At least we didn’t turn into a flog =) And with a makeover like that, there also comes a few new standing points, wich I hope you’ll notice when you look at the content. The idea is to focus more on the surrounding environment and “feeling” in the photos, rather than just concentrating on the piece itself… wich we unfortunately tended to do during our earlier years.

First out, is a little update from the underground of Ulriksdal wich I visited a few days ago. Fuck I’ve really missed the feeling of the tunnels. Missed the complete silence so you really can hear your own heart pumping… between the beats comes the clicking sound of water dripping from the ceiling above. And when you suddenly wonder where that sticky feeling in the palm of your hands comes from, and discover they’re all covered with blood because you cut them on the bobwire when jumping the fence. Only you’re so high on adrenaline you just don’t feel a thing…..

enjoy and take care!

© M-line.org 2002-2009

 
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