The exhibition We Are Here (June 2024 January 2025) adorned the Petit Palais in the colours of street art for the first time ever. Sixty leading artists of the movement, such as Shepard Fairey or Cleon Peterson, exhibited more than 200 works, delighting thousands of spectators.
Through bold and innovative creations, they were able to reinterpret the spaces of this masterpiece created by architect Charles Girault, inviting us to think about the evolution of art and society.
Open to everyone, We Are Here was much more than just an exhibition: it demonstrated that art is always in motion, and that its forms are constantly renewed; it also showed that it was possible to go beyond the stereotypes that sometimes still surround street art, while it also confirmed its diversity and richness.
This beautiful book will immerse you in the heart of the design of this astounding creative challenge.
We Are Here is a shining example of Paris's commitment to celebrating all forms of art.
Text in English and French.
AUTHOR: Mehdi Ben Cheikh is the founder of the Itinerrance Gallery (75013 Paris), specialised in Street Art. He initiated projects such as LA TOUR PARIS 13 or DJERBAHOOD, which have all been published by Albin Michel.
SELLING POINTS: .
The book of a major Parisian event that made history .
An international exhibition featuring the greatest street artists, free of charge, during the Olympic Games from June 2024 to January 2025 .
Shepard Fairey, Invader, D
*FACE, Swoon
All the biggest international street art stars
100 colour illustrations
By:
Mehdi Ben Cheikh
Imprint: Albin Michel
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions:
Height: 300mm,
Width: 240mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.630kg
ISBN: 9782226497772
ISBN 10: 2226497773
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
PRÉFACES / FOREWORDS 2 WE ARE HERE, PAR / BY ANNE HIDALGO, MAIRE DE PARIS / MAYOR OF PARIS 2 STREET ART : DE LA RUE AU (PETIT) PALAIS, PAR / BY JÉRÔME COUMET, MAIRE DU 13e / MAYOR OF THE 13TH DISTRICT OF PARIS 3 WE ARE HERE AU PETIT PALAIS, PAR / BY ANNICK LEMOINE, DIRECTRICE DU PETIT PALAIS / DIRECTOR OF THE PETIT PALAIS INTRODUCTION PAR/BY MEHDI BEN CHEIKH 1. DÉAMBULATION / WANDERING D*FACE 30 OBEY CLEON PETERSON SETH EL SEED CONOR HARRINGTON INVADER INTI HUSH DABRO VHILS SWOON ADD FUEL 2. SALLE CONCORDE COLLECTIONNER DES BOUTS DE MURS ? PAR / BY PHILIPPE ROSENPICK 3. VERNISSAGE & MAKING OF / OPENING & MAKING OF ANNEXES : BIOS COMPLÈTES DE / FULL BIOS OF D*FACE, OBEY, CLEON PETERSON and SETH
Mehdi Ben Cheikh is the founder of the Itinerrance Gallery (75013 Paris), specialised in Street Art. He initiated projects such as LA TOUR PARIS 13 or DJERBAHOOD, which have all been published by Albin Michel.
