Indoor NOTRE DAME DE BERNAYPlace2Art URBAN FORMS FOUNDATIONInvestigations STREET ART & HERITAGETalents PICHIAVO / FENX / REMI ROUGH / SCAF / TANIA MOURAUDStreet Art at the crossroads Edito #80 | December - January 2025 Street Art is making headlines more than ever through media coverage, the success of exhibitions such as We Are Here at the Petit Palais in Paris (extended until 19 January) and its acquisition by major private and institutional collections. Yet, at the same time, sales in both the primary and secondary markets are dwindling. We need a new impulse and a sensible approach to art investment, whose key points I had the opportunity to outline on the show Tout pour Investir aired on BFM Business TV.This issue takes us back to the roots of the movement with L’art dans la rue – 40 ans d’aventures urbaines (Art in the Street – 40 Years of Urban Adventures), the landmark exhibition held at the Notre-Dame Abbey in Bernay, France, where we revisit the trends and styles we...

Indoor Miss TicPlace2Art Garage BInvestigations Hyperrealism & Street ArtTalents ALEX SENNA ./ CESAR MALFI / LADY PINK  / POES & JO BER / WENNAStreet Art in the Plural Edito #79 | October - November 2024 Everywhere these days, Street Art has become an essential part of our cities, social media, television, and more. It is also a rising contender in museums and the corporate world, as shown by acquisitions from the Centre Pompidou and the Renault Endowment Fund for Art and Culture. Street Art draws its richness and creativity from its proudly embraced diversities of styles and techniques, sources of inspiration and media of expression...In GraffitiART #79, we explore hyperrealism and those moments when the boundaries between creation and reality blur, when art blends into the everyday. When it surpasses what the eye can perceive, realism becomes fascinating, inspiring, and even unsettling.On the talent side, this issue shines the spotlight on Lady Pink, the first lady of...

Outdoor Poésie UrbaineOutdoor The Olympic GamblePlace2Art WE ARE HEREInvestigations Arts and Crafts in the CityTalents CARLOS MARE / MIST / BLADE / BOND TRULUV / LADY MStreet Art in the starting blocks! Edito #78 | August - September 2024 After an intense preparation period, the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are now underway.Street artists have naturally seized the opportunity of this sporting event with its economic and social aspects. Known for his social awareness, the Lyon-based artist Brusk takes a critical look at these new Games through his posters Faites vos Jeux, questioning their impact on the working class and their neighbourhoods.Street Art is also enjoying exceptional visibility during the Olympic Games through the exhibition We Are Here at the Petit Palais, which is surrounded by various Olympian sites (Grand Palais, Invalides, Concorde…), as well as the VISA campaign entrusted to six street artists, highlighting the company’s support to local businesses.While...

Indoor Spot24Place2Art Silo Art TrailInvestigations Street Art & SportTalents KASKINK / JAUNE / ADOR / EXCALIBUR / SEIZE HAPPYWALLMAKERNew Age Street Art Edito #77 | June - July 2024 Here we are! Street Art is heading to the next level, as shown by a series of events that were unthinkable just a few years ago: Kylian Mbappé’s stratospheric bid of €520,000 on Hopare's portrait of Pelé at a charity auction; Renault’s commitment to Street Art reflecting the pioneering spirit of the group in contemporary art; the opening of the Pompidou Centre to Urban Art with Gérard Zlotykamien’s entry into the museum’s collections and the official placement of Invader’s PA_1500; the landmark exhibition We Are Here at Petit Palais; the phenomenal success of the Invader Space Station exhibition (see GraffitiART #76)…Street Art is now a full fledge movement that enlivens events and venues. We can’t wait to see the works commissioned as part of the Grand Paris metro lines. Meanwhile, let’s turn our...

Indoor Urban Art Fair Outdoor FlashInvader Investigations Invader Space Station Talents INVADER / CEET FOUAD / ALICE PASQUINI / PHILIPPE HERARD Urban Art, the Star of Contemporary Art ! EDITO #76 | April - May 2024 In spring, Urban Art will blossom with big exhibitions, art fairs, the opening of new galleries, the preparation of summer festivals... GraffitiART #76 spotlights Invader, the worldwide star of Street Art and his multiple invasions around the world, his flagship exhibition entitled Invader Space Station, and his skyrocketing market prices… This issue talks about our encounter with the artist, his exhibition, and his universe in general. It also dives into the powerful community of Flashers in frenzied search of his mosaics. In his interview, Invader gives us hints about the only mosaic that has never been flashed. On the side of talents: we meet Ceet Fouad and his friendly chickens about to colonise Paris, and explore the unique universes of Alice Pasquini’s stencils, her...

PLACE2ART PENGEOutdoor BOULOGNE FESTIVALInvestigations URBAN ART AT NUMERIC AGESTalents JO DI BONA / LEK / MAHN KLOIX / MILLO / OLIVIA DE BONAThe dawn of Street Art 4.0 EDITO #75 | February - March 2024 Street Art is gradually adopting and adapting to new technologies. Drones, NFTs, and augmented reality have transformed it, creating new modes and fields of expression. Today, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is opening new avenues to explore... But before AI does it all, we will continue to need the creativity and genius of street artists to create murals, paintings and, more generally, works we love.This issue will take a look at the wide range of Street Art showcased at Penge, London’s best kept secret of must-see Street Art spots, or at Boulogne-sur-Mer, where world-renowned street artists are invited to express themselves.The cover of this issue features the portrait of Nina Simone painted during the Colors Festival Paris by Jo Di Bona, an artist who turned pop-graffiti...

1Destination 5Spots LISBONOutdoor IMINENTE FESTIVALInvestigations STREET ART & BESTIARYTalents ADD FUEL / FAITH XLVII / FRANCK NOTO / PHILIPPE BAUDELOCQUE / PRI BARBOSABom dia Street Art EDITO #74 | December - January 2024 Looking for sunshine in the heart of winter, we set our sights on a major Street Art destination: Portugal.Lisbon has become a beacon of urban culture and prides itself on its innovative scene and dynamic artists such as Add Fuel, Bordalo II et Vhils. Last October, the city hosted a new edition of the Iminente festival, which builds bridges between different expressions of urban culture while encouraging creative encounters.Add Fuel reinterprets the ancestral art of Portuguese azulejos, spreading his variant of Urban Art in streets and galleries around the world, while Brazilian artist Pri Barbosa advocates for women’s rights. Of course, Street Art takes yet other forms. Faith XLVII draws her inspiration from her nomadic lifestyle expressed in a constant...

PLACE2ART LE HUBLOTOutdoor BLOOP FESTIVALInvestigations STREET ART & ECOLOGYTalents ADNATE / M. CHAT / NILS JENDRI / RENK / VEKS VAN HILLIKUrban Art, a societal megaphone EDITO #73 | October - November 2023 The time we are living is no doubt historical: climate, purchasing power, international tensions... Street artists have their word to say! They are seizing on the big issue of the moment: climate change. Beyond ideological divides, their creations raise awareness and call people to take responsible action. Taking on the role of opinion leader, street artists tackle societal challenges as a source of inspiration and motivation. In this ecological spirit, urban storyteller Veks Van Hillik stages his bestiary to defend an imaginary fauna. Adnate takes a critical look at the oppression of Australia’s aboriginal people. As for M. CHAT, he draws bridges between continents by sending his big yellow-orange tomcat on walls around the world. Others take a purely artistic approach, such...

1 DESTINATION 5 SPOTS GLASGOWOutdoor PALAIS DE TOKYOInvestigations STREET ART RESIDENCIESTalents KONGO / FUZI / YANN L'OUTSIDER / MOMIES / GREGORY WATINAfter the summer holidays, Street Art is starting a new year. EDITO #72 | September 2023 The festival season is over, and vernissages are back. Let’s return to the galleries and talk to passionate gallerists who are essential actors in supporting the creations of both established and emerging artists. Let’s not forget that Urban Art lives in the street. ‘Invader hunters’ are here to keep reminding us of that. Glasgow remains to be invaded, however, even though the city has been the Scottish capital of Street Art for several decades, boasting the Glasgow Mural Trail, among other attractions. Many street artists join residencies to push their boundaries and boost their creativity, thus actively contributing to the vibrancy and renewal of the movement. Artist residencies are yet another proof that Street Art is turning into Urban...

1 DESTINATION 5 SPOTS LAS VEGASOutdoor LAYUP3Investigations STREET ART & ARCHIVESTalents MAYE / JUDITH DE LEEUW / CREN / FANSACK / ZESOSunny Street Art EDITO #71 | July-August 2023 There is no better season than summer to take part in festivals, discover Urban Art hot spots and check out new walls in cities and neighbourhoods you already know… Year after year, Street Art has become a destination in its own right.Here are some spots you could tick on your roadmap this summer: LayUp Season 3 at the Garage in Toulouse, Seth se la joue at the Musée en Herbe in Paris, the MACO in Sète, Street Art City in Lurcy-Levis or the picturesque village of Grimaud. Street Art has moved to its summer quarters.Go now to see these murals which are ephemeral by nature, with a lifespan or visibility that is sometimes limited to just a few months or even a few weeks. Collages rarely last longer than a summer, or even a few days, sometimes only until the next storm passes through. The preservation of...

PLACE 2 ART PISCINE DE DOULLENSOutdoor MILMURSInvestigations DOODLE ARTTalents L'ATLAS / GWENDOLINE / KURAR / PETITE POISONNE / SHAKAStreet Art, art with impact? EDITO #70 | May-June 2023 At a time when water usage restrictions have never been applied so early in the season, the questioning of climate change raised by Kurar in Surbanisation on the cover of GraffitiART #70 is extremely topical. Kurar’s commitment conveys urgent messages, through stencils, spray cans and brushes, about the environment, ethics, and social issues… For Petite Poissonne, her talent for catchphrases heightens the impact of her aphorisms. In a graphic world all his own, Shaka deconstructs the human figure in style that is a blend of hyperrealism and anthropology. As for the multi-skilled Gwendoline, she sets off to conquer vast urban spaces. And L’Atlas, in his distinctive style at the crossroads of calligraphy and lyrical abstraction, projects us into his world that is at the same time real and imaginary....

1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART AMSTERDAMIndoor Paris CAPITALE(S)Investigations STREET ART & HUMORTalents COMBAS / JACE / NASTY / RYSLEE / TANCStreet Art: revealing emotions EDITO #69 | April 2023 The enthusiasm for Street Art does not wane as shown by the success of the exhibition CAPITALE(S) held at Hôtel de Ville de Paris extended again until 3 June, which has already attracted more than 100,000 delighted visitors. After reading the pages we have dedicated to this event, you will no longer have an excuse not to add CAPITALE(S) to your list of indoor shows to see. Yet, the street remains the essence of Urban Art. So, we are taking you on a tour of the streets, canals, and districts of Amsterdam where graffiti and Street Art have found a major anchor point in Europe. Today, the STRAAT Museum and the many murals across town have turned Amsterdam into a real Street Art destination. In Amsterdam, as in Paris, Brussels, and elsewhere, many urban artists have made it their mission...

1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART GENDTPlace2Art MACO DE SETEOutdoor PEINTURE FRAICHEInvestigations STREET ART FOR KIDSTalents LE MODULE DE ZEER / ERRO / FLORENCIA DURAN ITZAINA / KRAKEN / RONEStreet Art between snow and sun EDITO #68 | February 2023 You shouldn’t be deprived of Street Art just because it is winter. Galleries, museums, and major exhibitions, such as CAPITALE(S) in Paris, are waiting for you! In search of Street Art scenes and events, we headed to Lyon for the 4th edition of the Peinture Fraîche festival, and then to Sète, in the south of France, to have a look at MaCO’s wide range of murals, which reflects the diversity of Street Art. Our journey ended with the discovery of the Belgian scene in Ghent, a Flemish town that lives to the beat of Street Art, and soon to become European Youth Capital in 2024. This issue also explores interesting parallels between Street Art and childhood: their shared imagery, communicative spontaneity, and refreshing irreverence. Because...

1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART BELFASTPlace2Art PRIERE DE VIVOINOutdoor TUNNEL DES TUILERIESInvestigations WOMEN IN URBEX IITalents SETH / BORDALO II / MADAME / MANOLO MESA / ZABOUStreet Art celebrates EDITO #67 | December-January 2023 With the holiday season approaching, Urban Art shines with a profusion of colours and creativity that bring a touch of optimism in the midst of a troubled period. The success of the exhibitions Capitale(s) 60 ans d’Art Urbain and 40 ans de pochoirs by Jef Aérosol are proof that Urban Art and its history are not running out of breath. In this issue of GraffitiART, we look to build a bridge between the past and the present. Our explorations of the streets of Belfast shed light on the captivating history of this town with a tradition of muralism that is rooted in wounds of the past. Beyond historical events, Urban Art gives a new life and puts a new face on abandoned or repurposed places. A perfect example being the transformation of the Tuileries...

1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART LILLEPlace2Art FRICHE LA BELLE DE MAIIndoor LA BABCOCKERIEInvestigations IN NAME OF STREET ARTTalents AMANDINE URRUTY / BUFF MONSTER / HENDRIK BEIKIRCH / NEBAY / TAKERU AMANOStreet Art stays on course EDITO #66 | October-November 2022 We are all looking for bearings, especially in a time of new and destabilising paradigm shifts in the political, economic and energy sectors. In this eternal quest, street artists are revisiting the symbols and rites of the main monotheistic religions and confronting the sacred with the secular. This issue will explore the complex relationships between beliefs, artistic inspirations, and their translation into the urban space. Our quest will take us to the hot spots of Lille, the Nord star of French Street Art. Its mix of industrial heritage, middle-class culture and proactive institutions have turned Lille into a fertile creative ground, welcoming artists with unique styles. Street artists have always loved industrial...

Innovation VISUAL GAMES1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART LOS ANGELESPlace2Art VÖLKLINGER HÜTTEOutdoor LABEL VALETTE FESTIVALInvestigations WOMEN OF URBEXTalents D*FACE / STOM500 / MONSTA / QUEEN ANDREA / FANAKAPANUrban Art at its peak EDITO #64 | September 2022 Festivals have been in full swing this summer despite the heatwaves, and Urban Art has had a field day. Before it ends, though, let’s make a stop at the LaBel Valette Festival in Pressigny-les-Pins (FR), where the XIXth‑century Valette castle has been handed over to urban artists such as Lek & Sowat. The Urban Art Biennale at the Völklinger Hütte, a former ironworks that has since become a heritage site, is another must destination. This giant facility overflows with murals spreading across the city of Völklingen (DE). A bit further away, our last stop will be Los Angeles (US), a giant protean city where Urban Art flourishes in every shape and form. But Urbex has taught us that Urban Art is not always so accessible. This...

Innovation TRANSITION - LES PORTES1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART ATHENSPlace2Art DJERBAHOODIndoor COLORS FESTIVALInvestigations STREET ART & ANONIMITYTalents BOM.K / MODE2 / ELLE / INO / LUDOVILK MYERSStreet Art between shadow and light EDITO #64 | July - August 2022 Summer is here! Full of promise, innovative projects, and fresh ideas… A perfect opportunity for us to hit the road to visit the strongholds of Street Art and discover the trends that create its wealth. Chasing sunlight and hot spots, we will bear witness to the birth of a vibrant Street Art scene in Athens, the cradle of democracy, where the antique past meets contemporary militantism to build a brand-new world. We will then cross the Mediterranean Sea to berth in Djerbahood, the island of dreams, where Street Art has transformed the village of Erriadh, a site of millennial heritage, into an open-air museum and a major destination for Street Art aficionados. After this sunbath, the Transition – Les Portes project...

Innovation STREET ART, A BACK TO OFFICE ALLY1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART BERLINPlace2Art STADT.WAND.KUNSTInvestigations STREET ART & TRAVELTalents JEF AEROSOL / LUKE NEWTON / NESPOON / INIGO SESMA / DOURONEPutting up resistance EDITO #63 | May - June 2022 Times are hard! To get some fresh air, we need to travel and explore new horizons. After all, creativity springs from new encounters. This issue will take you to Berlin, the mecca of graffiti in Europe and a Street Art lab during the fall of the Wall. Still in Germany, Stadt.Wand.Kunst, with its big murals in Mannheim, is blowing a breath of fresh and militant air.Street Art is both an artistic and a political movement, but it can also be used as a management tool as you will discover through the collaborations between artists and staff of the Europcar Mobility Group who revamped the company’s nearly deserted facilities following the two years of COVID. All these achievements have in common being carried out by artists with...

Expert Eye THE URBAN ART MARKET1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART NEW YORKPlace2Art IN DA FRICHEInvestigations STREET ART & LUXETalents YSEULT YZ DIGAN / ERNEST PIGNON-ERNEST / ICY & SOT / EVAZESIR / STOHEAD / ALEX FACEA breath of fresh Urban Art EDITO #62 | April - May 2022 Spring is coming and Urban Art is taking a breath of fresh air, but also holds its breath and continues its fight for democracy here and elsewhere! Why not follow it and see where it leads us?New York will be our first stop. From the origins of vandal graffiti to the birth of muralism, New York is the crossroads of countercultures and the cradle of creativity. Next stop: In Da Friche (France), where Urban Art has taken hold of a former military base, and where we will immerse ourselves in urbex graffiti.On the pioneering front, we will meet artist Ernest Pignon-Ernest, whose mastery of place and statement has lent its credentials to Urban Art. To continue with artivism, Yseult YZ Digan places ‘her’ women at...

Expert Eye IS URBAN ART ACADEMIC?1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART BRUSSELSPlace2Art GDANSK ZAPSAInvestigations WHEN STREET ART TAKES ON URBAN FURNITURETalents PHILIPPE ECHAROUX / LEVALET / FINTAN MAGEE / JULIO ANAYA CABANDING / MINA MANIA / ARNE QUINZEMay Urban Art be plentiful EDITO #61 | February - March 2022 A new year has begun. May it bring projects, challenges, and a vibrant production of murals, graffiti, installations, and canvasses. But may it also be filled with encounters during festivals, fairs, and openings, or simply the production of works that embellish our cities. There are so many occasions and places where Urban Art can hybridise, mutate, develop, and assert itself in multiple forms. Urban Art is a blend of endless flavours. This strange time we are living in constantly reminds us how crucial it is to respect the environment and diversity to build a peaceful world. With his Street Art 2.0, Philippe Echaroux combines light and vegetation to deliver clear messages...

Expert Eye STREET ART - REBELS RIGHTS1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART MELBOURNEPlace2Art EXOMUSEEInvestigations SCREENING THROUGHTHEARTTalents SPEEDY GRAPHITO / SOWAT / HILDA PALAFOX / DAVID DE LA MANO / HENSE / GREG "LEON" GUILLEMINWhen Street Art takes a starring role EDITO #60 | December - January 2022 Street Art shares with cinema a taste for drama. It has found in it a boundless source of inspiration and borrows or transfigures stars of the Silver Screen and mythical characters. Among them, Yoda, Superman, Homer Simpson, and Snow White hold centre stage – even if Snow White shows her dark side and loses a bit of her immaculate candour in the hands of Goin and Greg ‘Léon’ Guillemin. The appropriation of mythical characters raises the question of the legal rights associated with these pop figures, who have become an integral part of a global and transgenerational cultural heritage. In a new column entitled Expert Eye we explore street artists’ legal rights, which can arise from...

Opinion NAPOLEON & STREET ART1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART LONDONPlace2Art NEON ATHENSInvestigations THE CITY SPELLED OUTTalents BRUSK / DEIH / PEETA / SWOON / FRANCISCO BOSOLETTI / WISETWOFrom the letter to the spirit of Street Art EDITO #59 | October - November 2021 Urban Art has landed on its feet. Festivals, murals, and solo shows are back on! But what purpose is Urban Art pursuing now?Spirit of Street Art, are you here?Through the letters, scattered words, and biting sentences they disseminate on the walls of our towns, urban artists shout political and poetical statements using sometimes sophisticated, sometimes brute designs that all seem to emphasise the importance of conveying a message. In this issue, we add our contribution to the endless debate about form and content, meaning and aestheticism, especially through the The City Spelled Out focus and the NEON inaugural exhibition in Athens, which shed light on the lettering works that increasingly shape our urban life...

Opinion CONQUERING THE NEW LAND OF NFTS1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART MADRIDOUTDOOR The Crystal ShipPlace2Art STRAAT AMSTERDAMInvestigations STREET ART & POSTERSArtists OKUDA / SAYPE / ASTRO / GUILIO VESPERINI / ROUGE HARTLEY / BOB TONICYour summer in the shade of spray bombs  EDITO #58 | September 2021 We announced a summer of Street Art, and we have kept our promise! Let’s travel around Europe to celebrate! Our first stop will be in Madrid to immerse ourselves in its vibrant art scene, a real place of encounter and a crossroads of graffiti and street artists from all walks of life. Madrid is constantly transforming beneath their spray bombs, from open-air museums to more or less official underground spots.Thirsty for more? Then let’s head to Ostend, Belgium, and moor at The Crystal Ship. Reopening this summer after being closed last year due to the pandemic, the festival has reshaped this coastal town into a hot Street Art destination. After that, we will drive three hours...

Opinion KAWS, ART FIBUSTER OR MARKETING GENIUS?1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART NEW DEHLIPlace2Art TRANSITION ABBEVILLEDossier STREET ART DESTINATIONSArtists JACQUES VILLEGLE / GONZALO BORONDO / WILD DRAWING / CLAUDIO ETHOS / DULK  / BOUDAMasks off! The new Street Art season is on! EDITO #57 | July-August 2021 Like a good vintage wine, the 2021 batch of urban art has been eagerly awaited. Artists are back on walls, galleries are reopening, urban art fairs are on, and fans are flocking to festivals. To guide you through this year’s cuvée of urban art, it seemed only natural to compile an overview of the best destinations for Street Art in all its diversity: some names will sound familiar, and others will be heard for the first time. This issue will look at around fifteen urban art festivals and events throughout France and Europe, permanent and ephemeral Street Art spots (such as Spot13 and Transition Abbeville) as well as other initiatives. Let’s not forget that the Street Art scene...

Opinion BEHIND THE LINES1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART MONTREALPlace2Art STREET ART CITYDossier COMICS & GRAFFITIArtists NYCHOS / LEON KEER / LOR-K / BK FOXX / MIKAEL B  / MATEOFingers crossed… EDITO #56 | June 2021 Cultural spaces, festivals, urban art fairs and galleries are slowly reopening… These new convivial moments could make us forget our isolation. Street artists and their fans are reuniting in the shadow of new murals. The scent of spray cans and paint smells like unabashed Street Art. Oh, freedom! Oh, long-awaited insouciance! And, after such a strange year, we are craving frivolity… In this issue, we explore the close relationship between Street Art and comic books, plus the ingredients that make both so addictive. New horizons ahead Now, we are craving new horizons, too, so we will take you to the Street Art scene of Montreal to tell you all about the districts and murals you should check out… But travelling long-distance to paint or see murals is likely to remain...

Opinion SPRAY CAN ART1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART ROMEPlace2Art CHAPPE MUSEUM SCHOOLDossier GREEN STREET ARTArtists PEJAC / HOPARE / TOXIC / JAN VORMANN / BYC / NEVERCREWFlowers of Street Art EDITO #55 | April - May 2021 We are still longing today for the reopening of cultural places, festivals, and more generally, the return of our freedom of movement… But street artists have not lost their freedom of expression nor action. Let’s call for a spring of Street Art! Let spring be the occasion to go back to the origins of graffiti and Street Art, the invention of spray paint, the spark that democratised creation and allowed artists to leave their studios to conquer cities, factories and… our hearts. Even the ancient city of Rome has succumbed to the benevolent onslaught of street artists. Many districts are now filled with murals, standing alongside the masterpieces of antiquity and the Renaissance. Rome and the Renaissance have always been a source of inspiration to street artists,...

Opinion DERRIDA WAS WRONG!1 Destination 5 Spots STREET ART MARSEILLEPlace2Art NYC SUBWAY & GraffitiART Dossier SKULL ARTArtists ELLA & PITR / KOUKA / MARTIN WHATSON / FEFE TALAVERA / MATTHIAS MROSS / BEN FROSTStreet Art will never die EDITO #54 | February - March 2021 Here we are, still waiting for the world after… The Street Art scene does not totally sit still, but it has not fully woken up either, constantly threatened as it is by COVID-19. We can only hope that our collective and individual desires will fill the upcoming months with joy, serenity, and predictability. May 2021 be a succession of festivals, murals, art fairs, and openings! While we wait for better days, it is time to go back to the roots of Street Art and graffiti in the New York subway of the 1970s, with Keith Haring, Dondi, Futura 2000, Phase 2, and co. The fashion of the 1970s is gone but the creativity it spurted very much endures in all its forms: concept, figuration, activism, territorial...

Opinion INVADER: THE GOOD VIRUS1 Destination 5 Spots CAPE TOWN STREET ARTPlace2Art MOLITORInvestigation MASTER OF ILLUSIONArtists VHILS / ROA / KATRE / GABRIEL MORENO / LADY AIKO / JORAM ROUKESPerspectives on Street Art EDITO #53 | December 2020 - January 2021 What are the perspectives for Street Art? Let’s put on the rose-coloured glasses and imagine a brighter future, without forgetting the rough time many of us are going through. As we stated in the last issue, Street Art, like the phoenix, rises from the ashes. Sometimes, perspective is simply a matter of viewpoint, just like a virus can also be a good thing with urban and viral invasions of the type Invader was here. Or maybe of visual impressions, like the illusionist artists who play with our senses and give rise to immersive murals with strokes of paint and genius. KATRE’s lines boldly remind us that you should not believe everything you see. Looking for new perspectives, we will have a joyful swim in the Molitor pool, where...

Opinion IS MONEY GOING TO RUIN STREET ART?1 Destination 5 Spots TOKYO Street Art.Place2Art BERLIN WALLInvestigation THE POWER OF THE GROUPArtists FUTURA 2000 / COPE2 / RERO / JAMES COLOMINA / SPYK / LISA KINGStreet Art rising like a phoenix EDITO #52 | October-November 2020 Will Street Art be any different in the world of tomorrow? To  answer that question, we had     to go back to its roots and origins. Street Art is adapting, evolving, vanishing, transforming, innovating… Some could speak of creative destruction. The quest for the roots... To investigate this topic, we met New York graffiti pioneers and dug into the archives of the Berlin Wall. But individuals and places were not enough… In our quest, we wanted to understand the role of crews in the spread and growth of Street Art. We travelled to Tokyo to discover its local scene and talked with artists all over the world: Futura 2000 and Cope2 (United States), Rero (France-Brazil), Spyk (Belgium), Lisa King (Australia). We also...

Opinion Is Street Art Always Political ? 1 Destination 5 Spots Belgrade Street Art.Place2Art Little ItalyArtists TRISTAN EATON / COMBO CK / ALBERONERO / TELMO MIEL / IMON BOY / JEROEN EROSIEInvestigation LAND ART & URBAN ART  | A new perspectiveStreet Art in the world of tomorrow EDITO #51 | August-September 2020 Everywhere around the world, the spread of murals and Street Art festivals is rebooting our creativity and warming our hearts during this tough period. From potitical performances...  Now that social issues are hot topics on the world’s agenda, occupying the public space has become a strong militant act, even a political statement, as illustrated by the BLM slogan that has spread through the streets of America. We will share our thoughts on this crucial yet complex matter in the article ‘Is Street Art always political’? ... to aesthetic works From Belgrade to the district of Little Italy in New York, we will show you works driven by militant ideas or governed by pure...

Opinion Wake up !!! 1 Destination 5 Spots Street Art Paris. Place2Art Wynwood Investigation GRAFFITI & MUSIC | A match made in heavenArtists 1UP CREW / JONONE / HOXXOH / ODEITH / SAINER / HENRIK ULDALEN Street Art Is Beautiful! EDITO #50 | June-July 2020 Together, we will get through this crisis... We are all eager to get back to normality in our workshops, our galleries, our festivals, our creations... Wake up!!!  The recent tumults have created new impulses of solidarity and creativity. And if we had been able to avoid this, many of the works seem premonitory a posteriori. Like Cassandra, many artists have been shouting themselves hoarse without their messages being understood. We will explore the signals that we have ignored. The richness of Street Art The roots of street art lie in activism and protest, in the underground and demonstration, in community spirit and hip-hop and punk cultures. A return to the connections between music and street art was necessary. Our adventures...

1 Destination 5 Spots Street Art La Havane.Place2Art Le Mausolée by Lek & SowatInvestigation STREET CONNEXION | What new technologies are doing to Uraban ArtArtists HERAKUT / LOGAN HICKS / MURMURE STREET / ±MAIS MENOS± / HUSH / MR DOODLE¡Viva la Revolución! EDITO #49 | March-May 2020 For the beginning of spring, we bring you to Havana where street art mirrors society from political and partisan propaganda to a quest for new ideals (environment…) and aesthetics. We also find a vibrant atmosphere and spirit of sharing at Le Mausolée, where Lek & Sowat take us on an urbex dive into a world of enthralling geometric shapes. Street Art and technologies Street art modes of expression are being shaped and influenced by technology, now in the DNA of many such works. From 23 to 26 April, the Urban Art Fair in Paris will be the opportunity to immerse ourselves in creations through a must-see VR experience. Experimentation and poetry This issue also highlights the talented Herakut and...

1 Destination 5 Spots Street Art Israel.Place2Art Tchernobyl by JaceInvestigation URBAN ART reconcilies the Ancients and the ModernsArtists INTI / RAY CAESAR / STEPHEN POWERS / WASTED RITA / SUPAKITCH / GREMSConnecting with our Street Art Roots EDITO #48 | January-February 2020 Rebuilding bridges between the roots of street art and the reality of today’s urban contemporary art is a necessity for us. So, we have included new columns in which you will learn about the main destinations and spots of the international street art scene. Our first stop was Israel, where creativity is as burning as the topics artists tackle. In the same spirit, we have followed Jace on his expedition to confront his Gouzou with the ghosts of Chernobyl. An impossible dialogue? Maybe not. Street Art under influence From public space hijackings to studio creations, references and detournements of antique and classical works abound. What if urban art could reconcile the Ancients and the Moderns? To touch on this...

Investigation ARTIVISM | When to resit is to createArtists HYURO / GERARD ZLOTYKAMIEN / OX / SEATY / ERMSY / BLO / WAYNE HORSE / CLETIrony of history or premonition of an activist artist? EDITO #47 | November-December 2019 In the troubled hours of the Brexit negotiations, earlier this October, Devolved Parliament by Banksy was sold in auction for 11.1 million euros. This work from 2009 remains particularly relevant today for it crystalizes the growing mistrust of institutions. Irony of history or premonition of an activist artist? The disastrous collateral effects of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union also pervaded the last Moniker Art Fair. The occasion for us to speak about Artivism and go back to the origins of art in the public space: freedom, the environment, buying power… Endless opportunities The public space is a street art melting pot that offers endless possibilities of expression: from detournement –the signature tactic of French artists CLET and OX– to...

Artists Aryz / Carrie Reichart / Crystal Wagner / Dan Rawlings / Gris1 / Lucy Sparrow / Romain Froquet / Taku Obata...Topic Instagram – Pics & pics, posts & likesWe should no longer take things seriously... EDITO #46 | September 2019 As of this new school year, we should no longer take things seriously. This is why this new Graffiti Art issue looks into artists with a strong background in irony. We started by visiting the naïve-style house of Carrie Reichardt. This hell of a woman makes fiercely feminist wild and literal art that can only rejoice its audience. In or Out Another impressive feminine figure is the conceptual British artist Lucy Sparrow, who exposes consumption for what it is: a comfortably disgusting system. And since supermarkets shelves are one step away from landfills sites, we stayed in the UK and followed Dan Rawlings into wastelands to discover how he hand-cuts wrecks with a blowtorch to return them to their natural state faster. Ironically still, this...