Following a successful first edition in 2024, We are [still] Here brings contemporary urban art into dialogue with Parisian Petit Palais more classical and historical masterpieces.
A striking contrast, worlds colliding… and an exhibition well worth seeing!
Curated by Mehdi Ben Cheikh from Galerie Itinerrance, the exhibition presents over200 artworks from 75 French and international artists.
Featuring : ADD FUEL, AKACHA, BOM.K, BTOY, CONOR HARRINGTON, D*FACE, DACRUZ, DAN23, DAVID DE LA MANO, EL MAC, EL SEED, EVAZESIR, FAFI, FAILE, FENX, FKDL, HERA, HOM, HOPARE, HOROR, HUSH, INTI, INVADER, JAN KALAB, JANA & JS, KAN, KATRE, L’ATLAS, LE CYKLOP, LEK & SO WHAT, LOGAN HICKS, MADAME, MARKO93, MARK JENKINS, MAXIME SIAU, MAYE, MIAZ BROTHERS, MISS VAN, MOSKO, NAJAH ZARBOUT, NASTY, NICOLAS PANAYOTOU, NILKO, ORTICANOODLES, PAKONE, POSE, REA, RERO, RETNA, RETRO, ROA, ROMAIN FROQUET, SAMAN & SASAN, SANER, SEIZE, SALMA MESTIRI, SETH, SHAKA, SHEPARD FAIREY, SPEEDY GRAPHITO, STEW, SUN7, SWOON, THEAZEE, TIM CONLON, TRISTAN EATON, VINNIE, VHILS, YSEULT YZ DIGAN
BEYOND THE STREETS, the world‑renowned exhibition dedicated to graffiti and street art, is coming to Paris. It will open on 27 May 2026 at the Grande Halle de la Villette with tickets available here.
After major successful editions in Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai, and London (covered here), the Paris show will feature over 100 international and French artists, new works, rare archives, historic fashion pieces, and immersive installations across 3,600 square meters custom‑built exhibition space. It will also include a concept-style gift shop curated by Sarah Andelman (founder of colette).
The exhibition explores how graffiti and street art evolved from underground practices to global cultural forces influencing cities, fashion, music, activism, and visual culture. All works are shown with the artists’ full consent, emphasizing respect for the movement’s history.
The Paris edition will highlight the city’s long-standing connection to graffiti culture, featuring numerous French artists and transforming La Villette into a vibrant, immersive environment.
Founder and curator Roger Gastman notes Paris’s crucial role in the global development of street art.
“Paris has played a critical role in the global evolution of graffiti and street art,” says Gastman. “Presenting BEYOND THE STREETS at La Villette—within a neighborhood that has long been a destination for these movements—feels both essential and deeply meaningful.”
The gift shop will offer exclusive collaborations, limited editions, and unique artworks throughout the exhibition. “I’m very excited that BEYOND THE STREETS is finally coming to Paris” says Andelman, “I’m honoured to collaborate on the gift shop, curating special editions from the artists in the show and trying to offer a meaningful souvenir selection for the occasion”
The curatorial team includes: Tim Conlon, Michael Delahaut, Aurora Fisher-Kendrick, Sky Gellatly, Paradise Grey, Pete Nice, Christian Omodeo, Dante Parel, Evan Pricco et Kim Stephens
Participating artists announced so far:
agnes B • AIKO • Alexis Ross • André Saraiva • BANDO • Barry McGee • Beastie Boys • CEY Adams • CHAZ • CLAW • Cleon Peterson • Craig Stecyk • CRASH • Dapper Dan •Damien Hirst • DEFER • DELTA • Ed Broner • ERIC HAZE • Estevan Oriol • FAB 5 FREDDY • FAFI • FAILE • Fatima de Juan • Felipe Pantone • FUTURA 2000 • FUZI • Glen Friedman • Gordon Matta-Clark • Guerrilla Girls • Henry Chalfant • Husk Mit Navn • INVADER • JON ONE • JR • KATSU • KAVES • Kenny Scharf • Kevin Lyons • LADY PINK • Maï Lucas •Maripol • Martha Cooper • MEAR • Mister CARTOON • MODE2 • Nadya Tolokonnikova / Pussy Riot • Ozzie Juarez • Paul Insect • PHADE • POSE • QUIK • Rammellzee • REVOK • RIME • RISK • SABER • Shepard Fairey • Sophie Brambly • Steve Powers • TAKI 183 • Tim Conlon • Timothy Curtis • Todd James • VHILS • Victor ASH • Yoshi Omori • ZEPHYR • ZEVSand more…
Beyond the Streets is a production by Rifflandia, created with the support of MOVA, Craig Shapiro (Collaborative Fund) and ICNCLST.
Practical info:
Tues-Fri 11:00 – 19:00 / Sat 11:00-20:00 / Sun 11:00-18:00
Access:
La Grande Halle de la Vilette, Hall 3, 211 avenue Jean Jaures, 75019 Paris, Porte de Pantin
The 9ᵉ edition of the Urban Art Fair returns to Paris from 24 to 27 April 2025 under the hall of the Carreau du Temple. This international art fair dedicated to urban art will feature over 100 international artists with 40 exhibitor galleries based in France, Italy, Benelux, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Singapore, Japan and USA
Some highlights include collaborative works between Martha Cooper (US) and Logan Hicks (US) with Pascaline Mazac, solo shows by Hopare, Kan (DMV), Levalet , Alëxone Dizac , GOin, Danny Cortes, Jakman , Rahayu Retnaningrum, Jokin SorTwo, Andre Berger.
Galleries not to miss: Taxie Galerie, Thinkspace, Underdogs Gallery, Museum of Graffiti.
Sato Gallery will showcase Japanese artists: EXCALIBUR, Takeru Amano, YUFI, DEBZA WAS HERE, CLT
The Block A Collective presents CHIMERA: Hybrid Realities. It will be an opportunity to discover the Singapore street artist scene with artists like ANTZ, Asfi K, Eunice Hannah, METAMO Industries, Yang Derong, Speak Cryptic, Soph O, Steve Lawler/ Mojoko, THE GOODNIGHT GANG (GDNT)
Exhibited artists include Cey Adams, Add Fuel, Illan Argüello, Valentin Bechade, Blade, Blu, Buffmonster, Pieter Ceizer, Ceizer, Clet, Juan Cuellar, D*Face, Nina De Angelis, Olivia de Bona, Flavien Demarigny, Jo Di Bona, Matt Dosa, Maxime Drouet, Eneri, Eron, Fenx, Frankey, Futura, Ghilini, Raphael Gindt, HYDRANE, In the Woup, Djan Ivson, JonOne, Kamo, Kaves, Leon Keer, Kouka, Kraken, Alex Kuznetsov, L’Atlas, Benjamin Laading, Tomas Lacque, Lantomo, Marlen Letetzki, Arnaud Liard, Lor-K, Yann L’outsider, Daniel Mac Lloyd, MARA, Carlos Mare, Maye, Millo, Mioshe, Monkeybird, Mosko, Murmure, Riccardo Nannini, Nexgraff, Hom Nguyen, Gabriella Noelle, Onemizer, OX, Ozmo, Papa Chango, PAROLE, PichiAvo, Sandra Rojo Picón, Quik, Raider, Nuno Raminhos, Rero, RNST, Jean Rooble, Amir Roti, Jaime Sancorlo, Daniel Sueiras, Oscar Seco, Iker Serrano, Inigo Sesma, Skio, SpokBrillor, STOUL, Taroe, Tcheko, Erni Vales, Jérémy Vatutin, Zed1, Ziké.
A dedicated programme includes a series of conferences and film screenings, book signings, multimedia presentations about MAP360, a transatlantic artistic exchange collaboration as well as an offsite installation by Arnaud Liard in the Galeries Lafayettes Champs Elysees.
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Location:
Urban Art Fair Paris
24-27 April 2025
Le Carreau du Temple | 4 rue Eugène Spuller, Paris 3e
The French artist Invader is taking over an entire building in central Paris and transforming it into a space station: the INVADER SPACE STATION. It’s a strategic location, 11 rue Béranger (75003) in the former offices of the newspaper ‘Libération’. Back in 2011 Invader created a giant mural on its rooftop, visible from satellite.
Curated by Fabrice Bousteau, editorial director of Beaux Arts Magazine, this massive exhibition of 3500 m² spans accross the last four floors of the nine storey building.
Upon entering the INVADER SPACE STATION, we are immersed with a SPACE BATTLE, a large scale installation made of road dividers you might see on construction sites. The artist invites the viewer to look again at our surroundings during our everyday ‘s life. Invader mentions : ‘Somewhere between ready-made, arte povera and installation, I’ve used them here to recreate the army of pixelated aliens as seen on the opening screen of the game Space Invaders’. Full with lighting effects and sound !
INVASION OF PARIS
Since 1998 the artist has been leveraging the city of Paris as his playground. A gigantic map displays all 1500 mosaics installed in the streets of Paris with their exact location, as well as close up pictures of each individual ones in chrononological order, showcasing the artist’s prolific nature across 25 years.
We have the opportunity to view from a telescope the latest mosaic in Paris, named PA1500 which has just been revealed at the Centre Pompidou, Museum of Contemporary Art.
FLASHINVADERS APP
A screen displays a real-time stream of all the successful flashes on the FLASH INVADER app. Long before the app Pokemon Go, INVADER set up the FlashInvaders app in 2014. To participate, players just need to ‘flash’ (photograph) the mosaics in the streets throughout the world. Based on the photo and the player’s position, when the information is validated, the app adds the piece to their collection and the player gains some points and progress through the global ranking of players. Gathering 350,000 players and almost 23 million validated flashes, there is indeniably a strong community.
INVADING THE WORLD
The illegal mosaic invasion has taken on a planetary dimension from the start and INVADER travelled extensively to surprising locations to spread its mosaics around the world. Featured in a chronological order, a selection of pictures offers the viewer a glimpse of the international scope and insane risk taking and energy deployed during 25 years, to place mosaics in various cities internationally as well as reaching deep sea levels and outer space in the ISS station.
VIDEOS AND PROJECTION ROOM
Through his through his various missions, INVADER has also captured hundreds of thousands of photographs, as well as many hours of footage INVADER SPACE STATION shares some gems from the artist’s own archive on video loops as well as a large projection room with different screening programmes through the weeks.
ARTWORKS
In parallel to INVADER’s street illegal practice, the artist has also been producing artworks .
A section is dedicated to a retrospective of all INVADER’s works on paper, from screenprints, etchings to lithographs.
Since 2005, the artists has been incorporating Rubik’s cubes to create figurative sculptures and paintings called ‘Rubikcubism’, transforming a playful object into an artistic medium.
For the first time we discover that INVADER is also a big collector of Kinder Surprise figures, and is looking to use them in his practice as artistic material.
PARTICIPATE
Stickers are a big part of the INVADER community. From automated sticker machines, where visitors can buy and swap their collector items, to a massive participative wall where anyone can stick it. So bring your stickers and be part of the INVADER SPACE STATION !
Celebrating his 1500th piece in Paris at the top of Contemporary Art Museum Centre Pompidou, the French artist Invader is taking over an entire building in central Paris and transforming it into a space station: the INVADER SPACE STATION.
Located 11 rue Béranger (75003) in the former offices of the newspaper ‘Libération’ ( which were invaded by the artist back in 2011), the exhibition is curated by Fabrice Bousteau, editorial director of Beaux Arts Magazine.
This massive exhibition of 3500 m² accross nine floors will feature pictures, videos, sculptures and installations. So get ready to be invaded.
