If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you’ll notice I take a lot of photos of the Parisian street art (and yes, I’m a bit obessesed with the Lo-Fi filter). I live in the 13th, where many internationally renowned street artists have decorated buildings, usually at the invitation of the local Mairie (town hall) or art galleries in the district.
The brown electric boxes which normally go unnoticed (which I assume are for street lights, traffic lights, etc.) make great canvases. So far I’ve only seen them decorated in the 13th.
The first four below are by Pimax, who usually does the Marilyn Monroe graffiti around town.
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The street artist Moyoshi has a very distinct style, seen in the two boxes below. This series is numbered (here #05 and #07 of 13 total). His work is often in street art galleries, such as Le Lavo//Matic.
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This artwork below is part of my neighborhood’s artists’ network Lézarts de la Bièvre, which is having their Portes Ouvertes June 13-14. Sorry, I’m not sure who the artist is!
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And here are some other interesting street art works I’ve seen around Paris this week, the first two from a large street mural in the 13th, Rue Boussingault in the 13th.
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This one is from the Rue des Recollets in the 10th.
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And this below was seen on a funky 1950s (?) building along the Petite Ceinture rail-to-trail path in the 15th.
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These painting below of Dali and Serge Gainesbourg are on the facade of a tattoo shop next to the Jardin des Plantes (5th), so they’re not technically street art, but they convey the same feel and I like them.
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If you’re a street art fan, there are several events coming up that you might like:
– June 5th: wrap-party for the end of the Artiste-Ouvrier exposition at Lavo//Matik, 6-10pm
– June 7th: a street art auction of 93 lots at the Blancs-Manteaux Auction (Marais), from 3pm
– June 13th: 10th annual Murs Ouvertes opening night at at Lavo//Matik, 3-9:30pm
– June 14th: the annual Salon Emmaüs flea market for charity will have street artists on site to decorate any items of your choosing, at Porte de Versailles Expo Hall 9:30am-7pm, €3 entrance
