It’s ‘Part Of The Game’: This Artist Isn’t Bothered When His Work Is Demolished

A Vhils work at La Condition Publique in Roubaix, in northern France, in March 2017.

Portuguese street artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto — aka Vhils — makes art on dilapidated buildings. He uses a chisel, a drill and explosives in a process he calls “creative destruction.”

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Portuguese street artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto — aka Vhils — makes art on dilapidated buildings. He uses a chisel, a drill and explosives in a process he calls “creative destruction.”