Street Art Graffiti In Africa

It started with the Letterism and then with a situationnist slogan painted on a wall in Paris. The nouveau realist, including Jacques Villeglé, Yves Klein and Arman interact with public space but stay, like Pop Art in a classic studio/gallery relation. On 1962, The Rideau de Fer (Iron Curtain) By Christo and Jeanne-Claude is an example of early uncommissioned art. The Same year sees the first can spray work by pioneer Gérard Zlotykamien. After the "chienlit" (expression coined by General De Gaulle to qualify the may 1968 mini-revolution, Paris, like New-York has major city works but no Factory as important as Warhol's. In the 1970s, the work of Daniel Buren is seen in Paris subway. With the election of François Mitterrand in may 1981, a "new deal" of public space raise in Paris. So artist like Miss.Tic , Blek le rat, Jérome Mesnager make their first intervention in the street. Blek le rat is one major known influence of Banksy. The late 80s sees writers like Joneone from New York settling in Paris. A long movement of translation that can be observed until the 00s for Seen arrives in Paris after the 9/11. Another urban art movement spottable in the 80s in Paris is the Figuration Libre (a term coined by Ben) galaxy within gravitates a urban painter collectives (gluing their paintings on paper on publicity billboards) like Les Frères Ripoulin ( Including OX, Claude Closky, Pierre Huyghe, Nina Childress and Jean Faucheur) or Les Musulmans fumants (including Vincent Cassel in its fanbase). Tony Shafrazi makes the connection between Paris in New York. In the mid 90s, Paris was the "Second city of Hip Hop". Notable figures : André and l'Atlas . In 1998, Space Invader and Zevs start their invasion in Paris.
• São Paulo, Brazil present major murals. No more billboard advertising since 200? The lively and colourful atmosphere of the city is reflected in the street art scene, quickly evolving into one of the biggest and best in the world, drawing in many artists from around the world to collaborate.
• New York City, USA is considered the home of modern graffiti. In the early 1980s, the first art galleries that started to show street artists to the public were Fashion Moda in Bronx and Now Gallery in East Village, Manhattan. The city has a thriving street art scene.
• Stavanger, Norway is host to the annual Nuart Festival, one of Europe's leading events dedicated to promoting street art.