Paris, 1980s: Inspired by New York, where graffiti has been around for years, teens take to an empty lot in Paris’s La Chapelle neighborhood, as well as to walls around the city and subway and suburban trains to express themselves. The movement soon provides meaning to the life of Vincent, who will become Lokiss, and other characters later. In a style that matches her subject’s quick-wittedness, Sophie Pujas describes the artistic and intellectual path of one of the most iconic representatives of the first generation of French graffiti artists. Uncompromising and demanding, he will choose not to surf on the street-art wave that so any of his peers benefit from, as he believes that path is a sell-out. In the end, he takes his distance from walls and brings his art to life on other surfaces. As a multi-disciplinary artist, Lokiss is an ever-evolving jack of all trades.

Sophie Pujas’s text is enhanced with an 8-page photo inset that presents the artist’s visual evolution.

A short, lively text about the life of Lokiss: one of the first French taggers, and an icon of his generation. The book is enhanced with an 8-page photo inset that presents the artist’s visual evolution.