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

http://www.jefaerosol.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefaerosol/sets/

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.