Blek le Rat is ... graffiti has had a major influence on street artists around the world, including the anonymous Banksy. There is no doubt that street art’s political connotations have been essential ...

Ha – only joking. While Banksy is a relative newcomer to the graffiti scene, Blek le Rat has been stencilling, pasting and daubing his way around the world for nearly thirty years. But the perception ...

Bansky is even quoted as saying: “Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well, only 20 years earlier.” The Red Leopard Song For The ...

Banksy may be famous in the UK for his street art, but Blek le Rat has been adorning Paris with his artwork since the early 1980s. A new book, Blek le Rat: Getting Through Walls and an exhibition ...