From Saturday, Lyon will host the third edition of the Zoo Art Show, an exhibition in which more than 120 graffiti artists participate.
More than a hundred frescoes will be presented over 4,000 square meters until December 10.
Live performances by dancers, DJs, singers, initially planned in the evenings, are maintained but will be postponed to another time of the day.
The kings of graffiti on the track again.
As of Saturday, more than 120 artists from urban cultures will present in Lyon the gigantic works they have produced in recent weeks by transforming the only office building erected by the architect Tony Garnier.
Some 4,000 square meters of abandoned space at 4 rue Boileau, just in front of the old Guimet museum.
"They are icons of" street culture ", the most popular graffiti artists in the world", indicates Antoine Roblot, founder of the Zoo Art Show which promises a third "XXL" edition.
Due to the curfew introduced from Friday midnight throughout the metropolis of Lyon, the organizers nevertheless had to review the live performances scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings until December 10.
"We are reorganizing the events", they specify.
Namely hip-hop demos, skate competitions, concerts, boxing initiations, musical performances, DJ sets.
View of a fresco produced for the 3rd edition of the Zoo Art Festival in Lyon.
- C. Girardon / 20 Minutes
View of a fresco produced for the 3rd edition of the Zoo Art Festival in Lyon.
- C. Girardon / 20 Minutes
"" Street culture "is contemporary contemporary art"
During the day, on the other hand, visitors will be able to walk the three floors of the building, wandering from room to room to discover the frescoes made with a spray and marvel at the precision of the drawings.
The “zoo” will send them back to the idea of a menagerie, to the context of an urban jungle.
"It is a way of discovering the instinctive, wild and abundant character of these cultural practices, which since the mid-1970s have marked the street, vacant lots, bodies and minds", continues Antoine Roblot.
"Street culture" is contemporary contemporary art, believes BBoy Lilou, artistic director of the event, ex-break dancer of the Pokémon Crew and former choreographer of Madonna.
Today, we see it everywhere, even within the big luxury brands.
It has become trendy but for a long time this culture was not appreciated at its true value ”.
He added: “Before, street culture was synonymous with vandalism.
Graffiti did not pass.
But mentalities have evolved ”.
"This exhibition wants to show how a minor culture, born in squats and the streets, has become 100% accepted", concludes Antoine Roblot.
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