The former grain and flour storage facility, Magasins Généraux that stands along the Canal de l’Ourcq at Pantin, has for the past seven years been a central focus for local and visiting graffiti-street artists. For in this year’s local festival, L’été du Canal artists Art of Popof, Da Cruz and Marko and their guests have been given carte blanche to paint the two giant warehouses.
The Magasins Généraux even has its own dedicated site, an interactive walkthrough scenario which allows us to paint our own art, here.
The warehouses of the old Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris at Pantin, located at Rue Ernest Renan 93500, Pantin.
Paris street artists Monsieur Chat (left) and Art of Popof.
Artwork by Da Cruz, one of the invited artists.
The north side of the warehouses.
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If you’d like to discover a little more on Paris graffiti history, from its roots around Stalingrad’s former wastelands to its present adaptations, read Telerama’s interview with Karim Boukercha.