Lennon wall graffiti, Prague
by Neale And Judith Clark
Title
Lennon wall graffiti, Prague
Artist
Neale And Judith Clark
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Peace wall street art - Prague Lennon Wall Lennonova zeď with peace graffiti Prague Velkopřevorské náměstí, Malá Strana Prague Czech Republic Europe
The Lennon Wall or John Lennon Wall is a wall in Prague, Czechia. Since the 1980s this once typical wall has been filled with John Lennon-inspired graffiti, lyrics from Beatles' songs, and designs relating to local and global causes. Located in a small and secluded square across from the French Embassy, the wall had been decorated by love poems and short messages against the regime since 1960s. It received its first decoration connected to John Lennon, a symbol of freedom, western culture, and political struggle, following the 1980 assassination of John Lennon when an unknown artist painted a single image of the singer-songwriter and some lyrics. The wall continuously undergoes change, and the original portrait of Lennon is long lost under layers of new paint. Even when the wall was repainted by authorities, by the next day it was again full of poems and flowers. Today, the wall represents a symbol of global ideals such as love and peace. On 7 November 2019, the new face of the Lennon Wall as an open-air gallery was created and introduced to the public. Over 30 Czech and foreign professional artists gathered by the Czech designer Pavel Šťastný painted on the Wall
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January 3rd, 2020
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