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resulting in a collection of 400 cans by 400 international artists. The project's name refers to the standard
European capacity of a spray can (400 milliliters). The collection was first exhibited in November 2008 at the Maison des MĂ©tallos in Paris, and since then, it has become a traveling exhibition.
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In March 2001, Thomas
Schmitt invited Jean Faucheur to paste a poster on the altered billboard. Faucheur displayed a series of works created ten years earlier, starting with the tricolored scene Gran' Popa Scalp. This was followed by a series of samples. By 2002, the circle expanded into a temporary
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The MUR also manages the "400ML Project," an exhibition initiated by collectors
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In 2009, the association collaborated with the Born in the
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Giraudy double panel was removed and replaced by Dauphin with a plexiglass-covered panel and a smaller one (200x150 cm). An accompanying sign read, "Notice to artists, this panel is reserved for you to express your creativity." Hours later, Thom Thom altered it to "Notice to
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