A Fake Mountain and Real Magic Transform Paris' Oldest Bridge
The temporary artwork uses 15,000 square feet of printed fabric, and its creators say it is meant to prompt reflection on memory and climate change.
- Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude unveiled their inflatable mountain installation in the city on Tuesday. The massive installation sits near the city's famous monument, creating a striking temporary landmark.
- This project required years of planning and permits to execute the complex engineering feat, using 324 square feet of printed fabric.
- Strong winds delayed the public opening by seven days, forcing the team to reinforce the structure to ensure it could be done safely.
- The artists described their work as an "onus" on the creators, aiming to alter perceptions of public spaces through their massive installations.
- Reflecting on the fleeting nature of monumental public artwork, the installation evokes a question about the past posed by a poet.
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A fake mountain and real magic transform Paris' oldest bridge
PARIS — There's a present-day answer to the question that was posed in verse by the French medieval poet and street brawler François Villon: "Where are the snows of yesteryear?" They're right here, in high summer, on Paris' oldest bridge,…
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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