Last week, André Saraiva’s “Drawings” opened at Colette. The group of naive ink and pencil illustrations–a cross between Fritz the Cat and Yellow Submarine–comprise his first solo show ever.

André initially made a name for himself vandalizing French streets with graffiti; he later went on to open party dens Le Baron in Paris and Tokyo, the Beatrice Inn in New York, as well as many others.

He chatted with us about art, nightlife, and yes, fashion.

For the first time ever, you’re showing work indoors – how does it feel?
This has nothing to do with my graffiti work. I’ve always drawn on my free time, but never really thought of showing it. This exhibition is just a casual thing, my friends at Colette offered to show my drawings in the middle of the shop and it sounded like a fun idea.

Graffiti – Tokyo – New York City – Paris – Yellow Submarine

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