TOUR 13
The “Paris 13 Tower” project is the largest group street art exhibition ever carried out, with over 4.500 m2 of ground space and as much wall and ceiling space. Slated for demolition in late 2013.
9 dedicated floors, 36 four or five room apartments, some still furnished, which is the medium for urban artist representing 16 different nationalities.
A demonstrable Street Art project, unconventional and cosmopolitan.
For many months, the project voluntarily remained confidential: coordinated by Mehdi Ben Cheikh, Director of Gallery Itinerance, with the support of the 13 th
Arrondisement City Hall and the consent of ICF Habitat La Sabliere, the building’s Landroid, decided to appeal to more than one hundred street Art artist from the four corners of the world to enshrine this tower before its destruction. An experience fully consistent with the very essence of the movement: each artist, with a given and dedicated space, floor to ceiling, volunteer and voluntary action, a temporary and ephemeral exhibition, free and open to all, with no marketing gimmick, “nothing to sell”, because in the end, everything will just disappear in the rubble.
The “Paris 13 tower” project is also an innovative audio visual and digital adventure, using a dedicated website, a tablet application and a documentary!
“Tour 13” in numbers:
- 4 500 m2 of floor are and as many walls, ceiling etc - 9 floors et 2 levels in the basement
- 36 apartments
- More than 100 Street Art artists
- 16 nationalities
- 7 months of work
