young anti-capitalist French street artist murdered in Detroit
This young, anti-capitalist street artist, who traveled the world painting the walls, was murdered in Detroit. He was also known as Zoo Project.
"Born in Paris, Zoo Project started painting murals as a teenager. Zoo Project was inspired by pigeons, he once said of his chosen moniker. Theyre there, but everyone rejects them. A little bit like me, who paints on the walls. People used to tell me: go and paint elsewhere.
He traveled to Tunisia at the start of the Arab Spring to see a revolution. Once in Tunis, he painted portraits of that revolutions anonymous martyrs. The project hit a nerve. But Berreni staunchly resisted any form of appropriation. When the Tunisian authorities offered him money to continue on a grand scale, he left for a refugee camp at the border with Libya, where he continued to draw."
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