So what exactly is this M.U.R de Bordeaux?

For starters, this M.U.R isn't just any wall since it belongs to a little primary school and offers 35 m² of creative possibilities, cleverly mixing neighborhood life with a remarkable artistic approach.

Even more playful and inspiring, the Bordeaux M.U.R is an open-air Street Art gallery offered to Bordeaux locals. Pôle Magnetic, to whom we owe this remarkable space, brings in street art artists, well-known and less known, to create a monumental work in plain sight.

Brilliant!

It's a unique space of expression where the urban, the aesthetic and the poetic meet. Iconic street art figures or young talent inspired by urban art, all find a place to create an original and ephemeral piece.

It took some time for the M.U.R to carve out its place in the street art world. It'll take more before everyone knows this exceptional space. At least, not for you reading this article.

Pôle Magnetic, an essential figure of Bordeaux street art

Without Pierre from Pôle Magnetic, the M.U.R de Bordeaux wouldn't exist, or at least would maybe still be there but under a different form. You can't talk about the M.U.R without talking about the project's initiator and its programming lead.

Pierre is what you'd call an enthusiast... Passionate about art in general and with a burning drive to share his knowledge, to bring his vision to viewers. With inexhaustible knowledge of the artists and techniques driving street art. We owe him this astonishing space.

As easily as he speaks of street art, the sharing spirit expressed through this M.U.R lives in Pierre from Pôle Magnetic.

From idea to opening.

The M.U.R was launched on September 12, 2014, under the inspired push of the Pôle Magnetic association. Today the wall sees artists rotate through and enjoys a remarkable program.

But that's not all: a stone's throw from the M.U.R you'll find the Magnetic ArtLab gallery, which extends the event by showing other pieces by the featured artist who just tagged the M.U.R.
You can even buy the work and back these artists whose talent you secretly admire.

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