With books written and studies conducted on the history of street art in the USA and the UK, one must not overlook the history of street art in France, perhaps the most prolific bastion of the movement. Even though we can find evidence of graffiti throughout French history, these marks are usually isolated and rarely so deeply connected to the socio-political context of the moment. Being a proud instigator of big political changes in modern history, France has always nurtured the revolutionary spirit, which consolidated perfectly with the art emerged out of resistance. Today, France, and Paris especially, enforce strict laws against vandalism and damaging of public property and monuments (a law from 1994 determines up to 10 years jail time and fines up to 150,000 euros for vandalism of public landmarks), while street art movement has been paradoxically stronger than ever. A part of the street art appeal perhaps lies in the anonymity of the artistic messenger, with whom people identify instantly. But, in order to completely understand the prevailing need of numerous urban creatives to keep painting where they’re not supposed to, we must revisit careers of some of the pioneers of the art. Flashback to post-war period.