Le Mur is a contemporary

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spot in

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( 11eme arrondissement) in

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. It is the initial spot of the

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movement in Paris in April 2000. Le Mur was at this time an advertising billboard was firstly hijacked by artist

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in spring 2000. In 2007 it became an officially sanctioned street exhibition space.

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a review on paris.untappedcities.comofficial flash site
Culture of Paris {{Art-stub

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