Under the spotlight

Graffiti art

Blek le Rat

Before Banksy, a French graffiti artist daubed the world's walls

>>> with David With The Machine Gun (below), Blek le Rat's statement of support for Israel, according to a fecalface.com interview.



Such headline-grabbing declarations only drives up Blek le Rat's stock, as interest in urban art gathers momentum. Not since the days of Jean-Michel Basquiat has there been such hullabaloo over well-crafted graffiti.

Black Rat Press director Mike Snelle, who represents Blek le Rat, said in the Financial Times that "the fuss about Banksy has been important in making people aware of the street art market's existence."

That can only mean one thing: the price tag of graffiti tagged by Blek le Rat will escalate. Who would've thought that subversion could be so lucrative? 
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Info

Book
Blek le Rat: Getting Through Walls (Thames & Hudson)

Exhibition
From May 9, 2008
Black Rat Press Gallery,
London, England

Website
Blek le Rat

Video

An excerpt from the documentary Blek le Rat: Original Stencil Pioneer by King Adz

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