Artist interview: Blek le Rat
September 25, 2022
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@blekleratoriginal Matthew Eller: I am currently at the beautiful West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery in NYC speaking with the living legend Blek le Rat. Blek currently has a Solo show on exhibition here and its a must see! So let’s get started with the basics. For those who are not familiar with your work why don’t…
Artist Interview: Blek Le Rat
March 21, 2017
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Blek Le Rat in Paris Blek Le Rat (born Xavier Prou) has been painting on walls longer than most reading this article have been alive. He’s influenced generations of graffiti writers, street/urban artists, and vandals all around the world. He studied fine art and architecture at Beaux-Arts in Paris, but the the confines of a…
Coverage: The Presidency of Barack Obama A Group Show Feat. Blek Le Rat, Nick Walker, Pure Evil, The London Police, & More
November 15, 2016
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The last couple months has been a crazy whirl-wind surrounding the Presidential election and politics in general.  One of the driving forces behind many of the countries best street artists over the past couple years has been inspired by these politicians.  As we transition from one President to another some of the worlds most notorious street artists…
Coverage: The LoMan Art Festival in Little Italy NYC Feat. Invader, Ron English, Hanksy, ASVP, Beau Stanton, BD White X JPO, Dain X Stikki Peaches, Whisbe, GILF!, Art is Trash, and Many More.
August 22, 2015
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From August 5–9, 2015, the walls of lower Manhattan (Little Italy) sprung to life with The LoMan Arts Festival presented by the L.I.S.A. Project), New York City’s first-ever mural festival. The event’s inaugural year brought large-scale works by acclaimed mural artists to 21 lower manhattan neighborhoods, from 23rd Street to the South Street Seaport, in…
Blek Le Rat New Street Piece In Brooklyn, New York City
September 11, 2013
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Blek Le Rat was recently in New York City for the opening of his latest solo show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery. This gives us the rare opportunity to actually withness Monsieur Le Rat painting on the streets.Xavier Prou rose to fame as the first street artist in Paris and the first to use life…
“The Street Art Show” Group Show With Banksy, Basquiat, Roa, Swoon… London, Opera Gallery June 17th
May 12, 2011
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BLEK LE RATBanksy?Stencil – Spray paint on canvas73 x 100 cm 28.7 x 39.4 In. Opera Gallery London will be hosting “The Street Art Show” from June 17 to June 30 and will bring street art on posh New Bond Street.The group show will bring together some of the most established street artists and young…
“Shadows and Reflexion” Group Show With C215, Vhils, Blek Le Rat… Paris 25th June
April 28, 2011
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From June 25th to July 30th in Paris, the Gallery Magda Danysz presents the stencil artists Jef Aérosol, Blek le Rat, C215, Miss Tic, Kris Trappeniers and Vhils for a group show called “Shadows and Reflexion” With the richness of these various artists, Shadows and reflections, presents works on canvas, totally new installations, video, etc.…
Blek le Rat on Mr. Brainwash, Banksy And Fame Video
March 25, 2011
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Blek le Rat on Mr. Brainwash, Banksy And Fame Video Blek Le Rat talking in SF’s mission district about Mr. Brainwash, Banksy and Fame. Quite an interesting video to watch!

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