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    Cyril Kongo

    Cyril Kongo

    He was born in Toulouse, France, in 1969 during the Vietnam War. He spent part of his childhood in Vietnam. For two years after the fall of Saigon, Kongo lived with his mother in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo. This experience significantly influenced him and provided part of the artist’s name he would later use.
    At the age of 17, he began creating graffiti in earnest in Paris. He then joined the Mort Aux Cons Crew (a.k.a. MAC), a well-known French artists’ group. Subsequently, Kongo actively painted art on the walls of Paris.
    In 2002, when urban art was considered vandalism, he launched “Kosmopolite Festival,” the first graffiti festival in France, which overturned the stereotype of urban art. As a result, Kongo has been instrumental in spreading the concept of urban art as a significant art form to the public. Since then, the festival has taken place for 12 consecutive years. It has changed people’s perception of urban art and street culture and has become an event that energizes the city.
    Through his steadfast artistic activities, he has gradually gained wide recognition in Europe and throughout the world. Starting with the prestige brand HERMES, he has collaborated with CHANEL and Richard Mille.

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