Issue #88

Eight, deal and win

Edito #88 | April – May 2026

The number 8, a symbol of luck and prosperity, should have placed GraffitiART #88 under auspicious and benevolent skies. Yet, our plea in the last editorial went unheard. “They” chose their bombs over our colour battles.
While we wait for reason to prevail, let us turn instead to the Urban Art scene and explore the initiatives that keep its pulse alive, both here and elsewhere. What could be more fitting than heading to Asia to discover the symbiosis between Urban Art and heritage, from Thailand to Laos? Closer to home, let us visit the Parcelle473 Street Art Museum in Montpellier (FR), born in the midst of the COVID years from a gallerist’s passion and his desire to share it with as many people as possible. Also driven by passion, the 1 Village, 1 Artist initiative transforms Urban Art into a rural practice.
Urban Art is inherently polymorphic, and ranges from the figuration and sophistication characteristic of muralism to minimalist graffiti, simple, direct forms, raw surfaces, and primary colours.
Close to this minimalist approach, Don Forty expresses his sensibility through bold lines and decisive strokes. Further from it, Bebar blends vandal graffiti with pop influences; Fafi multiplies her Fafinettes, playful and sensual pop heroines; and Daniel Mac Lloyd renders African wildlife with striking realism. Not to forget the pioneer Inkie, whose work moves between lettering and feminine figures.
Let us trust that creativity, commitment, and passion will sustain Urban Art through these turbulent times.

May peace come on the wing of the dove!