Voilà! Parisian Street Artist JR Makes the Iconic Louvre Pyramid Disappear
“I will never forget this day,” the Parisian street artist JR said on Wednesday. “Today I’m going to make the Louvre Pyramid disappear.” The Louvre Pyramid was commissioned in 1984 by the French President François Mitterrand and designed by the legendary architect I.M. Pei. For over 30 years, the Pyramid has served as the main entrance to the Louvre and, like the museum itself, has become an iconic Parisian landmark, featured memorably in such films as The Da Vinci Code (2006). The Pyramid is flanked by two smaller glass pyramids, also in the Lourve courtyard, and mirrored underground by a stunning sister work, a skylight called “La Pyramind Inversée.” Rest assured, JR’s disappearing act will not harm or move the Louvre Pyramid. His plan covers the entire structure with one of his famous, monumental anamorphic images. His image simply camouflages the Pyramid by matching it with the façade of the Louvre. From certain angles, the blending is seamless. “It’s quite crazy being Parisian, passing the pyramid so often, then today realizing I can make changes to it and stick things on top of it to create my work,” said JR. Due to ... , Pat Finn, read more http://ift.tt/1sg3xN1
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