Street art in Žižkov

An alternative district, close to the historic center, Žižkov is an interesting alternative for a street art walk.

As often in Prague, the works are by Czech (Obras & Akrobad) and foreign (Dede and Nitzan Mintz) urban artists, but also by academic artists like Patrik Hábl. They can also be the result of urban projects such asVanguard orMuralArt UM, by graffiti Jam. There is a large legal wall but also wild tags.

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Objects by Dede and Nitzan Mintz

This mural by Israeli artists Dede and Nitzan Mintz is accompanied by verses:

When we parted,

I hurried home wary of objects

like never before.

Address: Husitska 24A on the theater Ponec

Žižka

This publicity fresco for a piercing parlor represents Žižka, the neighborhood patron.

Address: U památníku / Husitská 106/1

Galerie 39

The galerie’s window blind are embellished. 

Address : Řehořova 39

Yarn bombing in a pub

The pub U vystřelného oka  has a few pieces of street art, including yarn bombing, which is very rare in Prague.

Address :  U božích bojovníků 3

Pérak by Toy Box (Klára Tellnerová)

Pérák, the first Czech superhero, is a neighborhood icon. It appeared during the occupation. He managed to escape his assailants thanks to the feathers on his legs. These allowed him to jump across the streets and even across the river.

As part of the Mural ARt UM project, organized by Umění pro město with the collaboration of the national gallery, the artist Toy Box represented him on a bridge at the entrance to the district.

Toy Box (Klára Tellnerová) is dedicated to street art, illustration and comics.

Address: Husitská 150

Characters by Oipooik

These two characters were drawn on the wall of a bar by the illustrator Oipooik in 2018.

Address: Husitská 192

Storm club by Chemis 

The outside of the club was painted by Chemis in September 2014.. It’s visible from the hill Vitkov.

Address: Tachovské náměstí 

Ambitions by Dede & Nitzan Mintz

Creation of the two Israeli artists Dede and Nitzan Mintz. They participated in some frescoes in the neighborhood during a three-week stay in 2016, in the collective Petrohrad. Nitzan incorporated lines from his poems.

« The dream fills the room and there

isn’t enough oxygen for both of us

I try not to move and not to breathe »

Address: Miličova 14

The Timeman by Igor Korpaczewksi

This fresco has been painted in 1998 by Igor Korpaczewski.

Address : Chlumova 7

Partially legal wall

The wall at the end of Chlumova Street has some interesting tags, although it is not a legal wall.

Address : Chlumova 91

Ancient fresco by Igor Korpaczewski

This fresco is hidden in a garden adjoining the town hall of Žižkov. It was created by Igor Korpaczewski in the 1990s.

Address: Havlíčkovo náměstí 70

Parc Parukářka

This large park next to Olšanské náměstí offers a few legal walls and several graffitis worth a look.

Under the bridge that leads to the park, there are graffiti of Drathiphop.

Address: Prokopova Street under the bridge.

The surroundings of an old bunker in the park, next to Prokopova Street, are covered in graffiti. Here a graffiti of Nikto.

Bunker Parukářka 

Pandas in front of a school by Katarina Kratochvílov

Elementary school Panda Central point welcomes children with a mural of pandas, painted by Katarina Kratochvílová (Makarova).

Address : Fibichova 2

Babies crawling by David Černý 

Ten babies with deformed barcode faces, made by David Černý, are climbing the tower.

Address: Mahlerovy sady

Small graffiti by @dOlk

It was sprayed by Andreas Dolk [ @dOlk ]

Address: Ondříčkova 11

Polystyrene by 1chinelo

The method of polystyrene volumes was notably propagated by Jan Kaláb. They are many of them by the artist 1chinelo .

Address: Pospíšilová 5

Up Bar decoration 

The bar has an original comic decoration on his walls.

Address : Vlkova 29

Náměstí radost (Joy Square)

This small square, on the outskirts of Zizkov, is bordered by a local football stadium. It is a short walk from the main train station and the abstract plan of Obras andAkrobad. The place is not particularly well frequented. The walls overlooking the stadium are often tagged.

Address: Náměstí Radost

Abstract map of Prague by Obras and Acrobatics

Tomáš Staněk / Obras and Josef Sedlák / Acrobatics are from Plzeň, a big city one hour from Prague. They created a mural in the passage between the main train station (Hlavní nádraží) and the Žižkov district. In the project context MuralArt UM in collaboration with the Czech Railways, they painted a large area of ​​an abstract map of Prague. The patterns evoke a train journey.

Address: Seifertova

Various walls in Zizkov

As you walk between these different points, you will see many tags on the walls of the neighborhood.

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