On both sides — JDL, Châlette-sur-Loing
JDL (Judith de Leeuw) · “On both sides”, mural, 2021 · Rue de la Folie, Châlette-sur-Loing, Loiret, France
Photo: Fabe Collage, as credited on Street Art Utopia (21 August 2021); copy from the Street Art Utopia archive. Full photograph shown.
On both sides is a mural by the Dutch artist JDL (Judith de Leeuw) on a building in Châlette-sur-Loing, near Montargis. She painted it in 2021 for Hors les murs #2, the neighbourhood programme of the LaBel Valette festival. Street Art Cities · Barbara Picci, Sep 2021 · Galerie Hamon Checked
4 things to know
- One figure, two livesIn her statement JDL describes a woman in a mirror-like pose, dressed more urban on one side and more wealthy on the other. Barbara Picci, Mar 2023 Reported
- Wealth on the insideJDL: “It represents the idea that true wealth lays inside of us, in our brain and heart.” Barbara Picci, Mar 2023 Reported
- A neighbour’s storyThe artist recalls a neighbour who recognised the message: once a success in football and very rich, he had moved back to Châlette-sur-Loing to see his daughter for the first time in years. Barbara Picci, Mar 2023 Reported
- Part of Hors les murs #2Street Art Cities lists the wall as painted by Judith de Leeuw for Hors les murs #2, curated by the Urbanart agency for the Labelvalette festival; Barbara Picci gives LaBel Valette as curator. Street Art Cities · Barbara Picci, Mar 2023 Reported
Where it is
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- 17 Rue de la Folie, Châlette-sur-Loing, according to Street Art Cities; Barbara Picci gives only the town. Street Art Cities · Barbara Picci, Sep 2021 Reported
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- The button opens an approximate map pin at Rue de la Folie, Châlette-sur-Loing; we have not checked a Street View image of the mural.
Sightings
- 202111 Jul
Added to Street Art Cities
- 20219 Sep
Photos by Fabe Collage, Barbara Picci
- 202331 Mar
Photos by Nancy DeRemer, Barbara Picci
Every stamp links to the dated source. All stamps are amber: publication dates, not camera dates. The status “Seen Mar 2023” rests on Barbara Picci’s post of 31 March 2023; we found no report of damage or removal.
On the record
Streetart – JDL @ Châlette-Sur-Loing, France
“It represents the idea that true wealth lays inside of us, in our brain and heart.”
From the artist’s statement reproduced by Barbara Picci.
The facts
- Artist
- JDL (Judith de Leeuw). Street Art Cities · Barbara Picci, Sep 2021 · Galerie Hamon Checked
- Title
- On both sides. Barbara Picci, Sep 2021 · Galerie Hamon Checked
- Year
- 2021; listed on Street Art Cities on 11 July 2021. Street Art Cities · Barbara Picci, Sep 2021 Checked
- Programme
- Hors les murs #2, LaBel Valette festival. Street Art Cities · Barbara Picci, Sep 2021 Checked
- Curated by
- The Urbanart agency. Street Art Cities Reported
- Address
- 17 Rue de la Folie, Châlette-sur-Loing. Street Art Cities Reported
- Theme
- True wealth lies inside us, in the artist’s words. Barbara Picci, Mar 2023 Reported
- Status
- Last photos posted in March 2023; no later dated sighting found. Barbara Picci, Mar 2023 Unconfirmed
- Our photo
- Fabe Collage, as credited on Street Art Utopia.
Related
- On Street Art Utopia: On Both Sides by JDL Street Art (21 August 2021) and The Reflection Completes It (9 Photos) (15 November 2026).
All sources (5)
Databases
- Street Art Cities: mural by Judith de Leeuw, Châlette-sur-Loing. 17 Rue de la Folie; Hors les murs #2; Urbanart agency / Labelvalette festival; photos by Fabe Collage.
Blogs
- Barbara Picci, 9 September 2021. Title On both sides; Hors les murs; LaBel Valette; photos by Fabe Collage.
- Barbara Picci, 31 March 2023. The artist’s statement; photos by Nancy DeRemer.
The artist
- Galerie Hamon: JDL artist page. Lists “on both sides”, Chalette-Sur-Loing.
Street Art Utopia
- Street Art Utopia: “On Both Sides by JDL Street Art”, 21 August 2021. The photo on this page.
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