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A mysterious creature playing piano, a white tiger baring its fangs, and a huge Batgirl: dozens of artists are busy this June painting giant frescoes for the tenth edition of Montreal's Mural festival.
A mysterious creature playing a piano, a white tiger baring its fangs and a huge Batgirl: dozens of artists are busy this month painting giant frescoes for the 10th edition of Montreal’s Mural Festival.
Started in 2012, the street art event is looking to be crowned the “leader in urban art” in North America, organizer Pierre-Alain Benoit told reporters.
Visitors can view more than 100 murals in central neighborhoods of the French-speaking metropolis painted by artists from Canada and around the world.
Twenty-one artists painted new murals this year.
Among them is Caroline Monnet, an indigenous artist who traces her ancestry to the Great