French Artist ‘Levalet’ Injects Humor into the Streets of Paris with New Site-Specific Street Art
A bronze bull head fountain is suddenly transformed into a minotaur. A decrepit corner of an alley becomes a holding pen for ostriches. If any of these odd happenings sound familiar to you, you’re probably living in Paris and have just witnessed the work of French artist Charles Leval (previously). Going by the name Levalet, the artist injects humor into the streets of Paris by gluing animal and human-shaped pasteups onto walls. A lot of thought goes into location too as each piece usually interacts with its environment in one way or another. Levalet has been updating his site and facebook page with new work he’s created so far in 2015.
Banksy Dismaland show revealed at Weston's Tropicana
Graffiti artist Banksy has announced an exhibition at a derelict seafront lido in Weston-super-Mare. The Dismaland show - which will also feature work from Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer and Jimmy Cauty - will take over the Tropicana site for five weeks. "I loved the Tropicana as a kid, so getting to throw these doors open again is a real honour," Banksy said. The show is his first in the UK since 2009's Banksy v Bristol Museum show which drew huge crowds. Banksy described the show as a "family theme park unsuitable for children". He said he had been motivated to work on the site which had been "popular with low income holiday makers" after peering through a gap in the fence in January. Many of the works require "audience participation". "A dead princess is only complete when surrounded by gawping crowds with their cameras out, or the opportunity to photograph yourself pulling an amazed expression when a killer whale leaps from a toilet," he said. Analysis - by David Sillito, arts correspondent
Paul Buissonneau s'éteint
Gilles Gougeon revient sur la carrière de Paul Buissonneau. Le comédien et metteur en scène Paul Buissonneau, monument de la télévision et du théâtre québécois, est mort la nuit dernière à 87 ans, à la suite d'une longue maladie. Paul Buissonneau est surtout connu pour avoir créé et incarné le personnage de Picolo, dans l'émission La Boîte à surprise, qui a rivé à leur écran des centaines de milliers de jeunes téléspectateurs de Radio-Canada entre 1956 et 1975, à leur retour de l'école en fin d'après-midi. Né à Paris en 1926, Paul Buissonneau a émigré au Québec à la fin des années 1940. En 1952, on a lui proposé de diriger La Roulotte, un théâtre ambulant pour les enfants qui se promène dans les parcs de Montréal et offre des dizaines de spectacles chaque été. Il s'en occupera pendant une trentaine d'années. En 1955, à l'instigation de son ami Yvon Deschamps, il a cofondé le Théâtre de Quat'Sous. Paul Buissonneau a reçu de nombreux honneurs au cours de sa carrière.
Banksy's Dismaland: 'amusements and anarchism' in artist’s biggest project yet | Art and design
He describes it as a “family theme park unsuitable for small children” – and with the Grim Reaper whooping it up on the dodgems and Cinderella horribly mangled in a pumpkin carriage crash, it is easy to see why. Banksy’s new show, Dismaland, which opened on Thursday on the Weston-super-Mare seafront, is sometimes hilarious, sometimes eye-opening and occasionally breathtakingly shocking. The artist’s biggest project to date had been shrouded in secrecy. The name is a play on Disneyland, but Banksy insisted the show was not a swipe at Mickey and co. Works by 58 handpicked artists including Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer have been installed across the 2.5-acre site. In one tent would-be anarchists can find out how to unlock the Adshel posters seen at bus stops. Across the way is a “pocket money loans” shop offering money to children at an interest rate of 5,000%. Cullen said he had met so many people taking out payday loans who were well aware of how ridiculous the payback was.
Interactive Map: Banksy Tour of NYC
Banksy completed his NYC residency today with some balloons in Queens. “And that’s it,” the artist wrote on his website. “Thanks for your patience. It’s been fun. Save 5pointz. It’s the talk of the town, especially on the Internet: Banksy, world-renowned recluse and PG-13 provocateur is wreaking organized havoc on the streets of New York City. “Accessible to all, Banksy is the easy-access photorealist of graffiti artists,” wrote New York art critic Jerry Saltz. It’s a thoroughly modern premise deserving of a thoroughly modern map: Below, Daily Intelligencer has plotted all of the pieces — along with some before and after GIFs of the impermanence and graffiti-on-graffiti crime — so you can visit them while they last, or just see them all in one digital place. (Special thanks to our friends at Animal New York for their vigilant Banksy documentation.)
