This is the trailer of a documentary by João Weiner et Roberto Oliveira seen at La Fondation Cartier in Paris, broadcasted in exclusivity for the Né dans la rue exhibition until 29 november 2009.
São Paulo, the biggest city of South America is creating a unique form of expression. It's not about graffiti, it's about Pixo. The pixadores had invented their own gestual language, using São Paulo buildings as a media for their messages of rebelion against the society.
Last year, 30 Pixadores stormed a gallery in protest against the "marketing, institutionalization and domestication of Street Art" by the galleries and media. Paintings by Gerald Laing, Speto, Titi Freak and others were tagged by the Pixadores...
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