A Giant Inflatable Mountain Has Appeared in the Heart of Paris
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Anyone who walks through the monumental installation above the Seine will forget for a few minutes that they are in the heart of the busiest city in the world.
A giant inflatable mountain has appeared in the heart of Paris
Making public art is not always a walk in the park. Forty years after Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the Pont-Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, the foundation that bears their names asked the French photographer and street artist JR to commemorate the event with a creation of his own. The result, La Caverne du Pont Neuf, has been a Herculean journey, from conception to funding (no public money was spent) to construction. On 16 June, JR announ…
JR: Les esquisses de la Caverne
JR’s fifth exhibition at Perrotin coincides with La Caverne du Pont Neuf, a monumental public artwork transforming Paris’s oldest bridge into an immersive cave-like installation from June 6–28, 2026. JR: Les esquisses de la Caverne5th June, 2026 – 25th July, 2026Perrotin76 rue de turenne75003 Paris JR’s fifth exhibition at Perrotin coincides with the artist’s audacious unveiling of his monumental La Caverne du Pont Neuf in Paris (June 6–28, 2026…
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