I've always liked graffitis

Ever since she opened the Galerie du Jour in 1984, she has regularly organized exhibitions and performances, like the ones by the Frères Ripoulin in 1984, Futura 2000 in 1989, and a group show in 2001 featuring 18 graffiti artists from a variety of different backgrounds. As a collector, she also concentrates on artworks by graffiti artists. 

 “I’ve always liked graffiti, like those I saw on the tree trunks in the Marly forest or carved into the stones in the quarry of Les Baux. In New York in the late 70s and early 80s, I became obsessed by the graffiti that covered the city and the subway. I had not yet met Jean Michel Basquiat, but I remember seeing his tag SAMO written in the street. At around that time, I came across The Faith of Graffiti, the excellent book on graffiti with a preface written by Norman Mailer. It’s a fine piece of writing, and important too! When I opened my gallery in 1984, I wanted to show what street art was for me: work by the Ripoulins (Piro Kao, 3carrés, Ox, Manhu, Nina Childress, Closky and Bla+Bla+Bla), which they would stick onto the big advertising panels in the Paris Metro at the time. In the gallery, I like exhibiting what strikes me in what happens “outside,” and drawing attention to what I find important in this surreptitious, determined expression. Futura 2000 has made the spray can respectable! He’s a virtuoso who can make a perfect circle with the tip of his forefinger…”