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Davis-Dutreix is one of the leaders of the french artistic squat movement.

A movement born in the 1980’s in response to the lack of affordable studio space available to artists. They invest in buildings, ready to be torn down or sold, and give them a new life by turning them into studios and work space for artists. In many european countries like Germany, Holland and Switzerland, artistic squats have been legalized since the 1990's and Davis-Dutreix has been actively involved in bringing the same status to France which has at least one squart (squat art) per major city.

The artist has been involved with several of the most well known squarts in France. The mythical Collectif de la Grange aux Belles located in Paris from 1995 untill 2000. Besides five floors of studio space, it had a library, a gallery, a theater, a restaurant and it was widely covered by the press.

Davis-Dutreix also painted for several years at the Diables Bleus in Nice (2001-2004) which remains a reference for it’s contribution to the community.

The artist is presently in a building called Le Pigeonnier. It has a gallery on the first floor, followed by 3 flights of painting studios. It is located in the old part of Nice (where the tourist flock and 2mn from the beach). You can find more details in the "My Art" section, under "My recent works" .

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