Why we painted over Berlin’s most famous graffiti | Lutz Henke

Berlin’s gentrification and zombification is in full swing. We would rather destroy our street art than let it contribute to that processThe sound of a megaphone shrills through the cold Berlin night air. Some passersby yell at us in anger. Others silently wipe tears off their cheeks. “It’s the first time in my career as an artist that somebody is booing me,” says a voice next to me. We stop painting for a moment to watch the small crowd that has gathered on the other side of the fence,