Street Art, 14e arrondissement

Just a few yards (or metres) from the Allée Samuel Beckett are these steps on the rue des Artistes, with this brilliant toboggan by Zag and Sia. These steps appeared in Agnès Varda's film Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962).

Gregos's Face in the Wall, 1st arrondissement, Paris

Just visible between the arches here on rue de la Ferronnerie is a plaque that announces that Henri IV was killed here in 1610 by Ravaillac. Another plaque on the ground marks the spot.

 

This is also visible in the above photo. Silly little things are always of far more interest to me than any kings, queens and other such nonsense. I prefer nonsense that doesn't pretend to be anything other than nonsense. Just under the chin here is the signature 'Gregos', and there's a link to the artist's web site below:

 

 

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Gregos Street Art

Expanded Eye Street Art, Spitalfields: London #9

'during times of

UNIVERSAL DECEIT,
telling the TRUTH
becomes a
REVOLUTIONARY act

FREE
bradley manning'

I noticed this in Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, and I don't think it was there when I was last there in April this year. Some people have attributed the quotation (obviously without the reference to Bradley Manning) to George Orwell, but it's perhaps far more recent.

Below is  a link to the Expanded Eye website.

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Expanded Eye

Olympic Girl Plunges into the Pan

I just spotted this street painting on a wall in Sumner Street, Southwark, and after all the Olympic Games hype of the past months I found it really challenging. It's signed 'Loretto' and bears the words 'OLYMPIC GAMES 2012' and 'WELCOME TO LONDON 2012', although these words are belied by the image of a female swimmer plunging straight down the toilet.

So what's the real message? It seems to be calling the Olympic Games 2012 a worthless, meaningless, and (I imagine we're supposed to understand) extremely expensive government vanity project. I'll go with that.