The Buff is me

THE BUFF IS ME / Subversive Transformation: The Aesthetics of Anonymous Overpainting in Public Space in Stuttgart-West

Urban space is a pulsating archive of social dynamics - a place where art, norms and subversion meet. In the west of Stuttgart, an unknown artist is causing an aesthetic conundrum with his practice of painting over graffiti: is it pure destruction, simple transformation or postmodern appropriation art?

DER BUFF BIN ICH documents the anonymous works and illuminates the profound significance of these subtle interventions, which challenge and expand graffiti and street art in equal measure. It combines art historical analyses with urban theories and shows how the artist's overpaintings redefine public space. A work about the power of anonymity, the boundaries of art and property - and the silent revolution of urban aesthetics.