Tuesday, January 31, 2012

IN THE NICK OF TIME

("Just a face in the crowd", Jef Aérosol 2011, pochoir sur panneau / stencil on board, 80 x 1OO cm)

JEF AEROSOL

1982 - 2012 :
30 ans de pochoir et d'art urbain
30 years of stencil art and street art



Mieux vaut tard que jamais... "better late than never," was the object heading on French urban artist and living legend Jef Aérosol's NewYear's greeting e-mailed yesterday, above. According to their code of etiquette, the French give themselves up until January 31 to send  New Year's wishes. A rule I find myself adopting. Bonne Année, Bonne Santé!

Vocabulary
les voeux de "bonne année":  wishes for a happy New Year traditionally exchanged at midnight on New Year's Eve, as well as on the days that follow
une carte de voeux:  a card sent to another expressing one's best wishes
souhaiter:  to wish
un souhait:  a wish
le nouvel an:  the new year
bonne santé:  good health
une légende vivant:  a living legend
juste à temps:  just in time

©2012 P.B. Lecron; Image posted with permission of Jef Aérosol, all rights reserved.

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