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Blek Le Rat


I am from coal country. Though I live in New York now, I still have a special affinity for middle American culture, for gas station with worn neon signs advertising showers for truckers. I swoon over cheap motels where couples likely rendezvoused in the seventies, and dive bars where smoking indoors is still legal. I …

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Blek Le Rat, known as the “Father of stencil graffiti” visited San Francisco for his new solo exhibition “Lets Get Romantic” at the Weinstein Gallery. Ending on May 19th, the title is based on his feelings about San Francisco, which he feels is the most romantic city in the US. Although to Blek, the word …

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Born in Padua, Italy in 1971, Alessio-B is a stencil artist who creates unique scenes, often with a message of peace and love. It all started during his college years, while studying architecture in Venice, as the artist was exposed to the works of Blek Le Rat and Banksy. It didn’t take him long before …

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