"AN AFRO BRAND OUT TO CONQUER THE WORLD..."

WROTE THE LEADING DAILY "LE MONDE" OF ITS MIX OF AFRICAN MARKET SIGNS, WAX PRINT DESIGNS, POP ART AND COMICS   

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Youssouf Fofana, born in the northern outskirts and creator of Maison Château Rouge

Ibrahim, vendor

The client in the black t-shirt spoke English with a foreign accent. Maison Château Rouge corresponds to what Chanel used to be, luxury unique to Paris. 

The graffiti are not deliberate. The panel replaces a broken window and kids scribbled on it:

Since two months later it was still there,

perhaps it was left on purpose.

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 African market signs