When artist JR goes for an art installation, it’s go big, or go home. And JR definitely goes big with his latest installation: he makes the Louvre’s iconic glass pyramid disappear behind a black-and-white printed image of the palace, creating a trompe l’oeil of monumental proportions. When viewed from a certain angle, I.M. Pei’s controversial pyramid is completely camouflaged.
Talking about the project, JR says: “Making the Pyramid disappear is a way for me to distance myself from the subject. The feud between traditional and modern tastes in art is nothing new. The Pyramid, Buren’s columns at the Palais-Royal, and the Pompidou Center — all of these caused controversy. My work is about transmitting history to better understand the present, and find echoes with our own times.”
If you’re in Paris, don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime installation, on display up to June 27th.
