Fascinate

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Fascinate in February 2011

Fascinate is a graffiti painting at an industrial park in Bromsten, Stockholm.

Fascinate was created by Circle and Tarik (Tarik Saleh),[1] then 17 years old, in 1989 and was then the largest graffiti painting in northern Europe. It is painted on an outside wall of an industrial building and was made with consent from the property owner. Fascinate is one of the world's oldest still existing graffiti paintings.[2]

In 1989 graffiti was a relatively new phenomenon in Sweden. The worn-out industrial area is now to be demolished and replaced with a residential area. It looks to be the end of Fascinate. A discussion took place about possible protection of Fascinate as the Stockholm City Museum considered it culturally valuable. But the center-right majority in the city planning committee decided that the painting should not be maintained, referring to the city's graffiti policy, which says that the city should not "participate in activities in any way can spark interest and lead to graffiti".

References

  1. ↑ Fria Tidningen: Hög tid för en ny syn på graffiti
  2. ↑ Stockholms Fria: Oviss framtid för väggmålning som skrämmer och fascinerar

Further reading

Coordinates: 59°22′53″N 17°54′34″E / 59.38139°N 17.90944°E / 59.38139; 17.90944

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