Nadia says:
During my sleepless, seven hour flight, Ms. Donoghue had suggested that I watched a movie called “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” The movie is about a few really cool underground street artists. It talks about Thierry Guerra, a Parisian man who had moved to Los Angeles and opened a high-end thrift store, and how he began to pick up a video camera and film everywhere he went. When Thierry returned to Paris for a holiday, he visited with his cousin, a street artist named Space Invader. Space Invader’s work is based off of the game called Space Invaders, and he replicates the little characters in tiles. The movie also talks about Sheppard Fairrey as well as the notorious and insane Banksy. Banksy and Space Invader never show their faces in the movie, most likely to keep their identity a secret. On one of our days in Paris, we had been walking along the Seine to Sennelier, a very famous art supply store. A few of us had walked across the street from the shop to take some pictures by the water. Upon returning to the other side where our group was, Kali was showing Ms. Thompson a picture she had taken of a Space Invader piece right next to where we stood, yet she never bothered to tell us! Those of us that had seen the movie were quite excited. During the rest of our day, we had seen two others as well as two the day after. Hopefully we can get our hands on some Space Invader shirts before we leave!"
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