Artist Screws with Street Signs, Ticks Off Japanese Cops

For the past few years, French artist Clet Abraham has been putting up removable stickers on street signs through Europe. Since late last year, he’s been in Japan. And now, he’s allegedly in trouble with the law. Abraham puts up his stickers during the night, creating street art that surprises h25 com เข้าสู่ระบบ people during the day. Some people think his work is cute. Others don’t. When asked a few years back by Flo’n The Go whether or not the stickers were illegal, he replied, “Yes, they are, but they don’t compromise the traffic sign’s function.”(new โค้ดเครดิตฟรีสมาชิกใหม่ล่าสุด Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Today, Japan’s FNN News is reporting that the French artist has admitted to putting up stickers in Osaka and Kyoto starting late last year at over 90 locations. The police are now investigating whether or not his actions are in violation of Japanese road traffic laws. This wouldn’t be a first. Apparently, he’s also been fined in Europe for his street art. [Photo: yg_gem8] [Photo: GakkyDaidai] [Photo: AngieBlackmore] [Photo: FNN] [Photo: HUNTER_TriG_PaD] [Photo:busaik] [Photo: FNN] [Photo: Nyan_NeKomyon] Top photo: ann___08 To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points Y1 Games from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.