The adventures of Tintin as art object
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 9:24PM
Torea Jade in art, belgium, photography, street art, the adventures of tintin, tintin, travel, travel

 

 

The old ball and chain was off doing some work in France, and on one of his days off, he made a jaunt to Belgium. Although I never read Tintin as a kid, Sumeet devoured the stories, and whenever we see a little street-art paean to the plucky young Belgian reporter, we are sure to whip out our cameras like the schlocky tourists we are. I suppose the Tintin love written across Brussels is a consequence of the fictional reporter being a native of Belgium?

Of course, not everyone is apparently a fan:

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