John Hamon

John Hamon
Born1982 (age 41–42)
NationalityFrench
Known forPosters
Notable workJohn Hamon poster
Movement

John Hamon (born 1982)[1] is a French street artist known for posting his image on buildings across Paris.[2] Since 2001, he has affixed and projected the image of his identity card photo onto monuments in 33 countries and 77 cities. He describes his motivation as "C'est la promotion qui fait l'artiste ou le degré zéro de l'art" ("It's the promotion that makes the artist or the zero degree of art").[3]

  1. ^ "Personne à Lyon n'a jamais vu John Hamon... à part Joris Couronnet" [No-one in Lyon has ever seen John Hamon... apart from Joris Couronnet]. Le Progrès (in French). 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NY was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Le Mitouard, Eric (14 November 2016). "John Hamon: cet illustre inconnu qui s'affiche dans les rues de Paris depuis 15 ans" [John Hamon: This illustrious stranger appears in the streets of Paris for 15 years]. LeParisien.fr. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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