Alec Andon, professionally known as Alec Monopoly, is a street artist, and DJ, originally from New York City. His signature is covering his face with his hand or using a medical face mask to hide his facial identity. His claim to fame is the use of the Parker Brothers board game Monopoly character "Mr. Monopoly" (today part of the Hasbro brand). The artist has also worked in the urban environments of Miami, Los Angeles, Europe, Mexico, and throughout Asia using varied materials (including stencils, spray paint, epoxies, varnishes, and newspapers) to depict various iconic pop culture characters.

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New York based artist Daniel Arsham straddles the line between art, architecture and performance. Raised in Miami, Arsham attended Cooper Union in New York City where he received the Gelman Trust Fellowship Award in 2003. Architecture is a prevalent subject throughout his work; environments with eroded walls and stairs going nowhere, landscapes where nature overrides structures, and a general sense of playfulness within existing architecture.

Born in the Paris region, Marc HANNIET trained by visiting the museums of the capital. A self-taught artist, he became interested in oil painting in 1981 and created numerous landscapes as well as colorful still lifes. At the same time, he painted copies of 19th-century masters to master the technical aspects of his craft. Since 1996, he has been producing mixed media paintings, which characterize his work, where the depiction of women is omnipresent. A lover of simplicity, he increasingly works on paper with Indian ink. His subjects are rooted in Western culture, but his technique owes much to the East, particularly in terms of gesture and composition. Music is a fundamental part of his life. He practices it as a composer and singer-songwriter. Drawing, like sketching, is a very strong foundation for any painter. At the opposite end of the spectrum from color, Indian ink is a material simple to use, but working with sumi-e, the path of black ink on white paper, requires a particular mastery. It must be infused with dance and music. There's no room for correction. One must seize the passing moment and turn it into something lasting.

JR has the largest art gallery in the world. Thanks to his photographic collage technique, he exhibits his work free of charge on the walls of the whole world – attracting the attention of those who do not usually go to museums. Originator of the 28 Millimeters Project which he started in and around Clichy-Montfermeil in 2004, continued in the Middle East with Face 2 Face (2007), in Brazil and Kenya for Women Are Heroes (2008-2011), the documentary for which was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010 (Critics' Week).

Kaws (de son vrai nom Brian Donnelly) est un artiste new yorkais né en 1974 à Jersey City. Issu de la scène graffiti, il concilie les références aux icônes de la culture pop (les Simpson, les Schtroumpfs, Bob l'éponge), l'énergie frontale des peintres urbains (yeux en croix, crâne de pirate) et des moyens de production à grande échelle typiques du pop art. Ses personnages emblématiques (Chum, Accomplice, Companion) sont déclinés sous forme de jouets, de tee-shirts, de sérigraphies ou d'œuvres originales.

Milenna C. Saraiva is a Brazilian visual artist from São Paulo, trained in Fine Arts at Santa Monica College in Los Angeles, and holding a postgraduate degree in contemporary painting from FAAP in São Paulo. She developed her technique from detailed pencil drawings to more free and textured canvases, using layers of paint worked in an intuitive and sometimes brutal manner. Her work explores the transformation of figurative painting towards abstraction, focusing on introspection and the construction/deconstruction of identity, often with themes of sacrifice and ecology. Her influences include artists such as Matisse, Bacon, Van Gogh, Jenny Saville, and Andrew Salgado.

Takashi Murakami is a renowned Japanese contemporary artist known for blurring the lines between fine art, commercial art, and popular culture. Born in Tokyo in 1962, Murakami developed an aesthetic that merges traditional Japanese art forms, such as Nihonga painting, with contemporary cultural references, particularly manga and anime. He coined the term "Superflat" to describe this synthesis, which reflects the two-dimensionality of Japanese graphic art and the collapse of distinctions between high and low culture. Murakami's work spans a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, digital art, and fashion collaborations. He is best known for his iconic, colorful characters, like the smiling flowers and the recurring figure of Mr. DOB, which have become emblematic of his style. His collaborations with major brands, such as Louis Vuitton and Uniqlo, as well as his work with global pop stars like Kanye West, have further cemented his influence in both the art and fashion worlds. Murakami's art explores themes of consumerism, globalization, and the commodification of culture, making him a critical figure in contemporary art. His work is celebrated for its bold aesthetics and its thought-provoking commentary on modern society.

Ricardo Coutinho, a self-taught artist, 32 years old, residing in Mauá, a suburb of São Paulo, transcends the boundaries of reality in his art. Through the creative process, he seeks to comprehend the mysteries of existence and our connection with the universe. With expressive and gestural strokes, his hands dance across the canvas, conveying emotions and sensations. This intuitive and emotional approach enables a profound connection with the viewer. His art is a reflection of his inner journey, an invitation for each of us to embark on our own path of self-discovery.