citylikeyou — Boulevard Magenta X Rue Du Faubourg Saint Denis

Paris / Place

A grubby, ugly and grey crossroads, yet strangely beautiful by the evening sun. It always makes me happy when I pass through because ten minutes walk in any direction leads to some of my favourite places: the best fromager, thrift stores, the best boulangerie for tartes, the canal, bars, my apartment, B.D. (comix) shops, the best butcher, the huge deco Rex cinema, the best veg markets, my band’s underground rehearsal room, my part time job, art galleries, etc etc!

Address
Boulevard Magenta X Rue Du Faubourg Saint Denis, Boulevard Magenta x Rue Du Faubourg Saint Denis, Paris, France

Artist

Current city: Paris

moglu.co.uk

Tom Moglu is a UK artist based in France, working in abstract paper collage. He has moved around in the last few years via Bristol-London-Cornwall-Berlin-Norfolk and Paris, looking at floors, doors and shores and picking up scrap paper along the way. His background as a painter, model animator, and illustrator informs the balance, colour and tactile nature of the collages. He is currently starting to branch out into ceramics, print and textiles.

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Paris / Bookstore

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