For the majority of street art fans, Paris emerged as a melting pot of graffiti, collage, tags, paintings, and other urban works in the 1980s. In recent years, this type of popular, savage art has been put in the spotlight: everyone is talking about it, exhibits are on the increase, and Parisian street artists are becoming more and more popular. Yet in the midst of extremely rich Parisian historical heritage, street art has long appeared as a form of vandalism, so pervasive that it’s become commonplace. Yet you just have to look up when strolling in Paris to find works of art on every street corner, real invitations to look at the city in a new light.