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| Blek Le Rat |
(France) A legendary figure in street art, Blek Le Rat was born in Paris in 1951. Thought by many to be the father of stencil graffiti as an art form, Blek began his unique, complex and intelligent stencil works on the streets of Paris in the 1980s. Hugely influential to the present generation of street artists, Blek's work bridges the gap between underground street art and the mainstream art world. 2010 saw sell-out shows of his work in London and Los Angeles, which occasioned lengthy coloursupplement features on him in both The Sunday Times and The Independent.
Literature: S Prou and K Adz, Blek Le Rat - Getting Through The Walls, 2008.
C Walde, Sticker City, 2007 pp 42-43, 130-131.
C Lewison, Street Art, 2008 (Tate) pp 70-71.
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