After having shown in the Behind the Seen group show at Ad Hoc last year, Parisian street artist L'Atlas returns to New York for tomorrow's opening of his City Fragments solo show at Gallery Nine5. His signature pieces (photographed above at Paris' La Forge) are not only up all over his hometown, but also on view through the end of November as part of the prestigious Fondation Cartier graffiti retrospective. Having worked for almost a decade perfecting his calligraphy-based typography, L'Atlas has developed a unique style that is instantly recognizable.

Last night he installed a site-specific piece in Washington Square Park, but I'm afraid today's rain will soon wash away what remains of his chalk maze. [Update: Animal has some great action shots.]



City Fragments is on view at Gallery Nine5 at 24 Spring Street from October 16-November 6, 2009. For those of you outside New York, you can download the show catalog here.

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