The Petit Palais Opens Its Doors to Street Art in Paris

La Gazette Drouot
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Seth (né 1972), La Tour de Babel. © Paris Musées / Petit Palais / Gautier Deblonde

"We are Here." With this title, urban art asserts its claim to territory, just as a mountaineer would plant his flag on a newly conquered peak. Seth (né 1972), La Tour de Babel.© Paris Musées / Petit Palais / Gautier Deblonde “We are Here." With this title, urban art asserts its claim to territory, just as a mountaineer would plant his flag on a newly conquered peak. The XXL bomb-sculpture by D*Face, which greets the visitor, sets the scene. Long branded as vandals, street artists are now taking their revenge by officially investing the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, at the Petit Palais

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