This book is a unique view inside the rife and work of one of the most private, but atso one of the most I.oved,most apptauded and most infl.uentiat figures in the vibrant wortd of street art over the past twenty years.

This book is a unique view inside the rife and work of one of the most private, but atso one of the most roved, most apptauded and most inftuentiat figures in the vibrant wortd of street art. Blek I.e Rat is revered and acknowtedged by the international street and graffiti community, and his work has inftuenced record and CD design, advertising and graphics,as wett as the work of many street artists around the world.From small and simpte stencits to comptex muttimedia events, the distinctive and ground-breaking art of Btek I.e Rat is showcased here for the first time, demonstrating the fascinating devetopment of his technique and creativity over two decades. Whether it's his unique images of Lady Diana and kidnapped French journaUst Ftorence Aubenas, or his iconic sithouette of a rat, we see why 'The Genius of Btek'is haired in King Adz's firm about this mysterious and etusive,yet deeply creative figure.

Btek te Rat offers stunning photography of over 300 of the artist's work in situ. With an in-depth personal, exptoration of the method and meaning behind Btek's stencits, as wett as a taste of the evotution of urban art from New York, Paris,Barcetona and Buenos Aires, to London, Taipei, Naptes and Bertin, this book cannot fair to inspire street and urban enthusiasts and students al.ike.

An introduction to Blek le Rat by King Adz

Adventure[and

Early stencits

Rats

Pochoir

Old Irish Man

Tom Waits

Running Man

Greek Lady

Woman from Bangtadesh

Andy Warhol

Russian SoLdier

Woman in Suspenders

Cultural Revolution

Pious Image

Tango

Old Man with a Cane

Self-portrait

Jesus Christ

Marrakesh

Tribute to Caravaggio

Madonna

Russian Soldier

Joseph Beuys

Chateau de Bagnac

Posters

A new technique

French Soldier

Faun

American SoLdier

Centaur

Sheep

Spaceman

Napoleon

The Man Who Walks Through Walls

Florence Aubenas

David

Beggars

Lady Diana

Computerhead

The Man Behind the Wait by King Adz

Acknowledgments

BibLiography and Picture Credits