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What stands before you
You are looking at an image sharing its surface with a lived-in building. First look at its format, then the windows and edges of the façade. Does the image or the architecture direct your gaze? Use public pavements to compare two viewpoints. Our reference at number 131 helps you start; it is not an inventory of every work currently present.
Sources: Paris je t’aime — œuvres du 13e
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Its story
Galerie Itinerrance dates the beginnings of Boulevard Paris 13 to 2009. Its 2016 account describes an expansion around Boulevard Vincent-Auriol and the elevated metro. The City of Paris places these large walls within a programme involving the 13th arrondissement town hall and galleries. That context changes your reading: you see a façade intervention and a district-scale artistic project.
Sources: Galerie Itinerrance — Boulevard Paris 13 · Galerie Itinerrance — extension de 2016 · Ville de Paris — art urbain et quartiers
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Look at this
In Étang de Thau, look for the flamingo and its rider. Compare the bird’s silhouette with the building’s lines. Paris je t’aime connects these motifs with southern France and a Camargue horseman. Keep that account alongside your observation: what you see does not, by itself, prove every intention of the artist.
Sources: Paris je t’aime — œuvres du 13e
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What most people never learn
The elevated metro is part of the discovery: in 2016 Galerie Itinerrance highlighted the moving viewpoint from Line 6. You may therefore encounter a work in passing and return on foot. To look longer, stop on an authorised pedestrian route; a metro journey does not replace pausing before a façade.
Sources: Galerie Itinerrance — extension de 2016
Plan your visit
Choose a turning point around your available time; no duration for the whole district is promised. Building entrances remain private. Check the reference with the tourist office and on site: outdoor work can change. Downloading the app extends your discovery of places; it does not guarantee a story about every work.
Visiting reference: 131 Boulevard Vincent-Auriol, Paris 13th
Your questions, answered.
Do you need to enter buildings to see the murals?
Our suggestion is to look at façades from public pedestrian routes. It gives no access to courtyards or homes.
Check the details and explore further
Opening times and entry arrangements can change. Refer to the venues’ websites when planning your visit.
- Paris je t’aime — œuvres du 13e
- Galerie Itinerrance — Boulevard Paris 13
- Galerie Itinerrance — extension de 2016
- Ville de Paris — art urbain et quartiers
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