French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history in Paris

'I wanted to invoke the memory of the Black figures who created the ‘Black Paris’ and who, in a way, were pioneers before us in artistic, intellectual and other fields,' says Shuck One. Photo: AP

French street artist Shuck One is honouring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas, in an art installation being produced for an exhibition starting next month at the Pompidou Center in Paris.

Shuck One is a Black graffiti and visual artist native of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, which is a French overseas department. He is participating in the Black Paris exhibition, which retraces the presence and influence of Black artists in France from the 1950s to 2000.