These Artists Completely Wrapped The Arc De Triomphe In Fabric And It Looks Magnificent
Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe has been wrapped up as part of a large-scale installation created by the late artists, Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
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Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe has been wrapped up as part of a large-scale installation created by the late artists, Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
The artist duo, comprised of couple Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, are known for their large-scale, environmental installations, often involving landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric.
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“L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” was officially completed and opened to the public on Saturday Sep. 18 and will run through Oct 3.
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As part of the installation, the large Charles de Gaulle Plaza junction around the monument was temporarily pedestrianized, allowing people to see the installation and touch it freely.
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The artists had said previously that the materials used will move in the wind and reflect light to evoke “a living object” so that people will want to touch it.
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Visitors can also view the installation from the Arc de Triomphe terrace, which remains open inside.
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Christo and Jeanne Claude first came up with the idea of wrapping the landmark when they lived near the Arc de Triomphe in the 1960s, AFP reported.
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During their art career, the couple had also wrapped the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, in 1985 and the Reichstag building in Germany in 1995.
Jeanne-Claude died in 2009 and Christo passed away at home in New York in May last year before the completion of the “Arc de Triomphe Wrapped.”
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The magnificent installation was therefore completed by his team with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Centre Pompidou and the City of Paris.