Devoted to graffiti and street art, the exhibition Born in the Streets—Graffiti brings to light the extraordinary expansion of an artistic movement that developed in the streets of New York in the early 1970s to rapidly become a world-wide 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 evolution little-known to the general public.

The exhibition at the Fondation Cartier attempts to sketch the general contours of a subject that is vast and complex, encompassing many different ideas, media and movements across its boundaries.
The exhibition Né dans la rue – Graffiti (Born in the Streets—Graffiti) runs at the Fondation Cartier, 261 boulevard Raspail (map here) from 7th July – 29th November 2009. Open every day except Mondays from 11am – 8pm. Admission 6,50€/4,50€. Free for under-18s on Wednesdays from 2-6pm.

More info in English on the official site: fondation.cartier.com