I always loved French street artist L’Atlas’ black and white geometric patterns and calligraphic researches. Last Friday, he opened his first solo show in NYC and couldn’t resist leaving a trace in Washington Square. The exhibition “City Fragments” runs from October 16th to November 16th at Gallery Nine 5.

“Unlike other street artists who paint in the public sphere, L’Atlas reinvents the process by literally taking fragments of the street with him; first he spray paints the streets with his labyrinthine style, then he silkscreens the marks on captivating black canvases. These imprints, like customs, both commemorate his performances and memorialize the enigmatic décor of the urban landscape.” (taken from the press release)

If you discover L’Atlas for the first time, here are a few videos presenting his work including the 2008 “Don’t Loose the North” installation commissioned by Centre Pompidou that initiated public interaction with the construction of a giant compass in the museum’s plaza.

More about L’Atlas: official website – flickr pool // Pictures taken from L’Atlas’ fotolog
If you have more pictures of L’Atlas works in Big Apple, please share them in our flickr pool.

Thanks to Laurent Desserrey for the researches.