Speedy Graphito

Born in 1961, Olivier Rizzo, aka Speedy Graphito, is one of the pioneers of French street art. He lives and works in Paris. He graduated from the Estienne art school in 1983, during which time he produced his first stencils for Groupe X Moulinex and adopted his current pseudonym. His artistic universe is constantly evolving, and he never hesitates to seize and divert images rooted in collective memory. In so doing, he questions the paradigms in force in Western culture, while not omitting to superimpose poetic elements that are dear to him. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, including at the Provost Hacker gallery in Lille, the Musée en herbe in Paris in 2021 and the Musée Ingres Bourdelle in Montauban in 2022.