Graffiti at the Canal de l’Ourcq

Canal l'Ourcq Dacruz graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris

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.

Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris The warehouses of the old Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris at Pantin, located at Rue Ernest Renan 93500, Pantin.

Monsieur Chat, Da Cruz and Art of Popof Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris

Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris

Monsieur Chat and Art of Popof Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris Paris street artists Monsieur Chat (left) and Art of Popof.

Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris

Marko93 DaCruz Art of Popof Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris

Dacruz Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris Artwork by Da Cruz, one of the invited artists.

Canal l'Ourcq graffiti Magasins Généraux PoDaMa collective Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris à Pantin for l’ete-du-canal - Alternative Paris 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.