A popular French reality TV show, &#8220;Le Ch&#8217;tis&#8221;, which sends French people abroad to experience a culture clash, is filming in Los Angeles this summer. One of the episodes will apparently center around our city&#8217;s well-known graffiti culture. Photographer Anthony Godinez was there to document Nuke &#038; Rant showing our French guests how to put…

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