Street Artist KIDULT Sprays the N-Word Across the Windows of A.P.C. Paris

The graffiti was painted in response to controversial statements from A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou​ earlier this year.

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Back in January, A.P.C's Jean Touitougot himself into trouble when he decided to call a portion of his Fall/Winter 2015 collection "Last Ni##@$ IN PARIS," which he explained was a reference to influences from hip hop and the film Last Tango in Paris. Following the backlash and Touitou's controversial remarks, Timberland, who A.P.C. collaborated with on a pair of incredible six-inch boots, immediately cut ties with the French label.

Now, as a response to the creative director's use of the racial slur, street artist KIDULT visited the A.P.C. store in Paris and spray painted the word "Niggas" across the windows and gate on one side, and on the other he stenciled the definition of the root word "niger."

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On Instagram, the artist posted another photo of a stencil that we assume was painted nearby that reads "Colored Entrance Only," using the hashtags #whiteprivilege, #fashionweak, #openyourmind, and #youaretheslave.

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KIDULT has a long history of tagging the walls of fashion retailers, including Hermés, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Supreme, and Chanel, but this may be the first time that it has been in response to racism and not consumerism. It is unclear when the A.P.C store was hit or whether or not the graffiti has been removed from the exterior.

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