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U2's New Music Video Collaborates with Israeli Street Art Group Broken Fingaz

other · 2026-05-05

U2's new single "Get Out Of Your Own Way" from their album "Songs of Experience" (December 2017) features a music video created in collaboration with Broken Fingaz, an Israeli street art collective. The video, shot entirely in analog using stop-motion animation, juxtaposes paper stills depicting figures like the Ku Klux Klan and Donald Trump. Bono Vox praised the group to The Art Newspaper, calling them "very smart and skilled at finding good solutions." The song includes a passage from the Gospel of Matthew recited by Kendrick Lamar in the persona of Donald Trump. Broken Fingaz, formed in 2001 in Haifa, Israel, remain anonymous due to the controversial social themes in their work. They recently exhibited "Kibushi" at the Urban Nation Museum in Berlin, exploring the experience of youth raised in Israel amid Western cultural influence and constant fear. The collective has also created a mural in Haifa depicting a futuristic train station as a symbol of freedom and equal rights, referencing the city's historical role as a railway junction between Arab countries and England.

Key facts

  • U2 released the song 'Get Out Of Your Own Way' from the album 'Songs of Experience' in December 2017.
  • The music video was created in collaboration with Broken Fingaz, an Israeli street art collective.
  • The video was shot entirely in analog using stop-motion animation.
  • Figures in the video include the Ku Klux Klan and Donald Trump.
  • Kendrick Lamar recites a passage from the Gospel of Matthew in the song, impersonating Donald Trump.
  • Bono Vox commented on Broken Fingaz to The Art Newspaper.
  • Broken Fingaz formed in 2001 in Haifa, Israel, and their identities remain unknown.
  • The collective recently presented 'Kibushi' at the Urban Nation Museum in Berlin.
  • Broken Fingaz created a mural in Haifa depicting a futuristic train station as a symbol of freedom.
  • Haifa is historically a railway junction between Arab countries and England.

Entities

Artists

  • U2
  • Bono Vox
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Broken Fingaz
  • Banksy

Institutions

  • The Art Newspaper
  • Urban Nation Museum
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Haifa
  • Israel
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • England

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