All the street talent can be appreciated through the best display of outdoor art in Barcelona’s graffiti route.
It is one of the best art exhibitions in the city that you can see from a sidewalk.
Walls, shutters, painted walls that vary constantly because today’s stroke may be covered tomorrow by another spray.
It is a real tour that shows urban art that promotes change, transformation without becoming a permanent exhibition.
Meet the 4 must-see Graffiti in Barcelona
Feminism and diversity
This mural is one of the highlights of the tour. It is an exhibition of feminist art in the old Modelo prison(Entença, 155). Its walls have become a stage for contemporary vindication. The mural represents the diversity of women and their different roles in society. Creators: illustrators Lola Vendetta, María Pichel, Amaia Arrazola, Vicky Cuello, Carolina Monterrubio and Marina Capdevila in collaboration. The play seeks to defend the motto Juntas, Diversas y Rebeldes (Together, Diverse and Rebellious), as well as feminist activism.
2.Street dwellers
Since February 2022, different murals depicting people who lived on the streets can be seen in 13 locations throughout the city. They are the work of photographer and paste-up artist Theo Vázquez. Some of these works are located on the facades of the Filmoteca, Cotxeres de Sants, Sala Apolo and Escola Massana. Fundació Arrels supports this artistic exhibition.
3.Spray myths and legends
At the corner of Selva de Mar and Peru, you can discover popular myths on the walls of the city. There you can locate one of the most popular graffiti in Barcelona: the late singer Pau Donés by JLG Arte. Another great work and in fact one of the best samples is at number 32 of Creu Coberta street where you can see the giant portrait of Rosalia, the work of the graffiti artist Uriginal. Likewise and since 2021, the Raval shows a mural tribute to the Senegalese artist Makha Diop, which refers to the African community in Barcelona (dividing wall of the Casa de la Misericòrdia, Ramelleres street).
Barcelona graffiti classics that endure over time.
A true classic that has remained for years in Barcelona are the murals of Chillida and Keith Haring located in the Plaça dels Àngels, next to Macba. Another of the most classic works is the unique comic mural painted in 2011 by the Valencian cartoonist Daniel Torres on the facade of number 89 Fluvià street, in the warehouse of the publishing house Norma Cómics. A tribute to the fine line and elegance of Franco-Belgian comics.
