Le M.U.R. – Underground Paris

Posted on 03/06/202304/06/2023 by Alternative Parisian

Interview with Michael Kershnar

michael kershnar street art paris rue saint maur 11e arrondissement Michael paints at Le Dude bar at Rue St Marthe and Rue St Maur in the 10th arrondissment. Photo by Marco Zavagno (2014)

Hybridisation is probably the most and least suitable noun to describe Michael Kershnar’s work : a mixture of graffiti and skate cultures, indigenous American iconography, Old Testament stories. We met him at an apartment he’d been keeping for a few months, close to the Grands Boulevards, where he took time to graciously share his story with us, along with some cheese and avocado.

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Posted on 15/09/201413/03/2023 by Alternative Parisian

Le MUR by AMOR flags up French arms trade

Jorge Pomar art exhibition Paris street art graffiti interview Le MUR Oberkampf Jorge Pomar uses naive imagery to bring attention to harder issues such as capitalism and the arms trade.

Naively painted animals toting guns on a public wall in Paris? Chatting with Argentinian artist Jorge Pomar (AMOR), reveals he experiences little anxiety over the potential clash of such imagery.

In Paris to paint at Le M.U.R., the three by eight metre billboard set aside by the city council for the purpose of promoting urban art, his latest painting is child-like and colourful, but actually serves as a … Read