Making of 'Né dans la rue' à la Fondation Cartier (2009)

Occupying the entire gallery space of the Fondation Cartier, as well as the building's facade and surrounding garden, the "Né dans la rue / Born in the Streets" graffiti exhibition brings to light the extraordinary development of an artistic movement that was born in the streets of New York in the early 1970s to rapidly become a worldwide phenomenon. Today, graffiti has entered the cultural mainstream, crossing over to the realms of studio art, design and advertising. Yet, despite its immense popularity, this essentially illegal activity continues to evolve at the periphery of the contemporary art world, its origins and history little-known to the general public. This short "making of" documentary attempts to sketch the general contours of the exhibition featuring some of the most prominent artists of our time in action during the mounting and installation of the in situ exhibition.