Paris graffiti festival opens
“Graffiti is not a crime!” opens in Paris today (March 31–April 30) with exhibitions, workshops, hip‑hop dance programming and a Spike Lee screening of Do the Right Thing — citywide shows and community events are on the roster. The festival is explicitly aimed at connecting street art, music and dance programming. ( )
The program is spread across multiple local sites — Espace Michel‑Simon (EMS), Villa Cathala, the cinéma Le Bijou and the médiathèque Georges‑Wolinski — with on‑site exhibitions, DJ sets, roller parties and guided “balades urbaines.” (galeriejpht.com) A vernissage at Espace Michel‑Simon is scheduled for Saturday 4 April at 18:00, featuring a presentation by Tarek Ben Yakhlef followed by an artistic procession and a DJ set at Villa Cathala starting at 20:00. (paperblog.fr) The festival’s conference “Graffiti: naissance d’un langage urbain” is set for Saturday 4 April from 16:00–18:00 and is listed as free but requiring reservation. (galeriejpht.com) DJ programming named in the organizers’ listings includes veteran turntablists DJ Cut Killer and DJ Ewone, and the schedule also advertises a roller‑party billed under the festival brand “Wheelz.” (paperblog.fr) Le Bijou in Noisy‑le‑Grand has a dedicated ciné‑débat slot for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing on Thursday 16 April at 20:30 as part of the festival’s film programming. (cinema-lebijou.fr) The Espace Michel‑Simon site—identified as the festival’s principal local venue in Noisy‑le‑Grand—lists “Histoire du graffiti,” presented by Tarek Ben Yakhlef, among its featured exhibitions for the month. (espacemichelsimon.fr)
