Art at every street corner, this is the gift that street-artists give us during our walks. A message that appeals to us, a drawing that makes us smile, a collage that leaves us speechless and here we are, pulling out our phones to Instagram these works, quickly, before they are replaced. If you never know what you might stumble upon in an alley, here are some spots where you will surely find something to feed your social accounts and immortalize these ephemeral works.
The Skatepark of Bercy is a place where skateboarders and street-artists meet. The latter transform the place every day, and cover ground, walls and crawl with their works. This spot is so popular that some graffiti can be covered the same day. An artistic transformation to follow closely.
Another very popular spot for street-artists is Henri Noguères street, perpendicular to the quai de Loire, a peaceful and rural place where the inhabitants of the district like to take the time to make a small detour to discover new works every day. The spot being very active, it is not rare to cross street-artists there.
The Marais is also a privileged district of the street-artists, one finds there most often works in relief. If one can generally cross them in a random way while walking there, certain places present an artistic gathering on a large scale, following the example of the place Igor-Stravinsky.
Street-Art can also sometimes take the form of a tribute and this is what we can observe on the side of the 7th district, in the rue de Verneuil. At number 5, where Serge Gainsbourg's house used to be, the walls are regularly covered with works of art, in honor of this emblematic man, himself a street-art lover.
Street art also invests the city in an ephemeral way, with interventions not to be missed! We take stock of the spots and concepts to discover!
Must-see street-art exhibitions in Paris and the Île-de-France region
If you're a street-art enthusiast, we'd like to take you on a tour of current and forthcoming exhibitions in Paris that highlight the art of graffiti and aerosol through the works of street artists. [Read more]
La Peintinoire: a former skating rink transformed into an ephemeral urban art museum (95)
Calling all street art fans! La Peintinoire is reopening its doors to the general public one Saturday a month! Head for the town of Cergy, in the Val-d'Oise region, to discover this former skating rink transformed into an ephemeral museum of urban art, free of charge, before it disappears. [Read more]
27 Pantin: an open-air museum dedicated to street art
Fans of street art are invited to the north-east of Paris to discover 27 Pantin. Behind this open-air museum lies a wonderful artistic, cultural and participatory initiative. Supported by the Maison du projet, 27 Pantin unveils over forty works of art, giving the Îlot 27 district a colorful new face! Shall we take you on a tour? [Read more]
Le Vieux-Pays de Goussainville: an unusual stroll through a "ghost village" in the Île-de-France region
If you're looking for an unusual outing in the Paris region, you've come to the Val-d'Oise. It's here, just a few kilometers from the end of the Roissy airport runways, that you'll find the Vieux-Pays de Goussainville. Visit this atypical old village, described as "ghostly", and virtually abandoned by many of its inhabitants for several decades. [Read more]
So, ready for a street-art oriented stroll?
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