The “Né Dans La Rue” exhibition shows the New York origins of graffiti. First of all, in the basement, the 70’s are represented by documents dating by to this period, like blackbooks of legendary graffers, records of the NYPD, painting equipment showing how luckier we are today, etc.
Some of the sketches in the blackbooks were reproduced by the graffers themselves, for instance a whole train coach by Seen on the wall of the room we are in. This gives a peculiar impression but immerses us in the atmosphere from then. One of the walls is covered by pictures of New York train coaches; the origin of each one is explained, as well as the letterings they show.
Upstairs, an exhibition features works by Jonone and Poch, reflecting today’s graffiti. This is temporary, as the exhibition changes constantly.
In the garden two huge walls have been set up, showing, when I was there, works by Obey and the French stencil artist YZ. Moreover the front of the Fondation Cartier has been covered by a giant graffiti.
Outside the foundation, on the street side, the fence is free to use for passing graffers, which is nice considering the location.
Here are some pics, mostly of the outside fence, as it was forbidden to make pictures inside the foundation.
Until the 10th of January,
at the Fondation Cartier
261 Boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris
Paris, Paris
Amaze, Exhibition, Jonone, L'Atlas, Né Dans La Rue, Obey, Paris, Poch, Seen, YZ
First of all, I have to admit that before going to this exhibition I thought I would not talk about it here. The advertising is indeed amazing: ads in the underground, in magazines, on the TV news…
I’d rather mention small exhibitions which don’t have the means to make ads. However, when I saw the quality of the works and the way they are presented, I changed my mind, even though a few works are simply a shame (the kind a 6 years old would do in 5 minutes).
The exhibition brings together 150 artists on one theme: love. Each work is a diptych of given dimensions.
The interesting thing is the works are presented in chronological order, from the 70s to nowadays, which shows the evolution of graffiti.
The choice of artists represents the graffiti current quite well, even though I was disappointed by the absence of Revok or Saber, who, to my mind, can’t be ignored.
The visitors’ comments were as interesting as the paintings. I for instance heard “I did not think graffiti was like that, but I did not know it at all… anyway next time let’s go to the opera” or “how do they make such thin lines with a spraycan?” – when the work was made with Posca.
Anyway, more initiatives like this one must be made in order to open the general public’s mind to the graffiti, because I think a lot of people will less see it as vandalism when they find graffiti in the street, and more like a real art with various styles and talented artists.
You understood my point: this exhibition is beautiful and you should go there, for only 5€. Be prepared to queue.
If you can’t go, here are the pics I made there. If you’re going, do not look at them!
From the 27th March to the 26th April from 11am to 7pm (open until 11pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays)
Grand Palais porte H
Av Winston Churchill
Paris
Paris
Ais Lap, Alexone, Amaze, Ash, Askew, Atome, Baboo, Bacou, Bando, Blade, BO 130, Butch 2, Cap, Ces, Claw, Coco 144, Comet, Cope2, Cornbread, Crash, Creez, Cren, Cycle, Darco, Dash, Daze, Dead, Dealyt, Delta2, Deszio, Dize, Doc Arabica, Doze Green, Duro, Duster, Echo, Emi, Exhibition, Eyone, Ezo, Faust, Fenx, Fist, Flint 707, Freedom, Fridricks, Fuzi, Ghost, Gilbert, Horfe, Illies, Isba, Iz The Wiz, Jace, Jay One, Jaya, Jaye, Jonone, Kase 2, Kayone, Kea, Kel First, Ket, Kongo, Koor, L'Atlas, Lacriz, Lady Pink, LadyK, Lazou, Lek, Loomit, Mac Coy, Marcel, Mare 139, Marko93, Meak, Meo, Mico, Microbo, Mike Giant, Min, Miss17, Moze, Myre, Nascio, Nasty, Native, Nel, Noc, Nosbé, Nov, Nunca, Other, Paris, Part1, PBoy, Phase2, Popay, Psyckoze, Quik, Rammelzee, Rap, Reach, Reso, Revolt, RFC One, Riff, Rosy, Seen, Shaka, Sharp, Shock 123, Shoe, Shuck, Skki, Slice, Smith, Snake 131, Spirit, Stay High, Sunset, Swen, Swiz, TAG, Take 5, Taki 183, Tanc, Teach, Team, Teurk, TKid, Toxic, Tracy 168, Traffik, Tran, Uno, Utah, Vision, Vulcan, Wane One, Wen, West, Wyre, Zebster, Zedz, Zeky, Zen2
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