#jraulouvre

[elmagotisalive]

PYRAMID

( à Louvre Pyramid )

[mathieupellerin]

Un petit morceau de l’œuvre éphémère de @jr présentée ce week end au @museelouvre . Un sacré boulot !! . . . . #jr #jraulouvre #louvre #museelouvre #art #jrartist #artist @canonfrance @fubiz @fubizstudio (à Musée du Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvs7ByfhMtX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8ahc0gnp4p4e

[eyegiene]

An extraordinary act of art⁉️ #eyegiene #eyegasm ➡️ #Repost @jr ・・・ Can’t believe this happened 👀 merci @museelouvre ! #JRauLouvre https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvr-KX4BsMQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d6m2ufarcqn4

[captureperspectives]

No matter where you stand or how crowded it is, she sees you. Mona Lisa. Louvre, Paris __________________________ #monalisa #jraulouvre #louvredo #museedulouvre #louvreparis #louvren #inklouvre #pyramidedulouvre #louvres #thelouvre #louvrelens #louvrescarf #instalouvre #louvreroof #museelouvre #museolouvre #museodelouvre #louvre_museum #museudolouvre #louvremusee #muséedulouvre #museedelouvre #lelouvre #louvre #louvreabudhabi #louvremuaeum #louvremuseumparis #louvremuseum #museodellouvre #louvregaskeun #louvrepyramid (at Musée du Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-oAFUgT1g/?igshid=17tixgcpmz8xv

[ybny]

Happy #30thanniversary Louvre Pyramid #jraulouvre (at Musée du Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvrirm7FasZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uf2ktu4lcqgv

[operaeoperanews]

#Repost @museelouvre • • • • • . 🇫🇷 @jr dévoile le secret de la grande Pyramide🔺 _ 👀 Découvrez le collage monumental de JR, en accès libre jusqu’à dimanche soir, et partagez vos photos avec les #30ansPyramide et #JRauLouvre ! ______ 🌍 @jr reveals the secret of the great Pyramid 🔺 _ 👀 You can now discover the monumental work by the artist JR until Sunday night! Share your pictures using the #JRauLouvre and #30ansPyramide _ 📸 ©️JR-ART.net . . . #Louvre #MuseeduLouvre #LouvreMuseum #InstaLouvre https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvq6c6xhRmF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uyeyqpw3e4m6

[barbarapicci]

#JRart au #Louvre @ #Parigi, Francia @jr Click for more info: https://barbarapicci.com/2019/03/30/jr-louvre-parigi/ #JRauLouvre #30ansPyramide #paris #museodellouvre #louvremuseum #museeduluvre #cultureisfreedom #artisfreedom #curiositykilledtheblogger #artblogging #photooftheday #artaddict #artistsoninstagram #amazing #artwork #instacool #instaart #followart #artlover #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea #artmuseum #artcurator #artwatchers #artcollectors #artdealer #arthistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BvonrajlN-i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wrjob54eppux

[clifloftin]

Congratulations @jr on your incredible collaboration with @museelouvre Stunning! #jraulouvre (at Musée du Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvomw-mnhrw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wx3x4w87ym24

[sucede-es]

by @JRart @museelouvre #JRauLouvre

[news-mashable-yahoopartner-blog]

Well, that incredible optical illusion at the Louvre has been destroyed by the public

It took four days, 400 volunteers, and around 2,000 pieces of paper to install, and within a day, the public had destroyed it all.

But hey, it was always going to happen, according to the artist.

Taking over the main courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the installation was the work of French street artist JR, as he is only known by.

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Commissioned as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Louvre Pyramid, the work is a giant paper collage surrounding the structure. 

Although the museum itself dates back to the 12th century, the Louvre Pyramid, designed by Chinese-born U.S. architect I.M. Pei, was officially opened on Mar. 30, 1989.

It's an optical illusion, which "reveals" an image of the courtyard's foundation where the pyramid was erected. It resembles an otherworldly archaeological dig, and it sure is something:

Can’t believe this happened 👀 merci @museelouvre ! #JRauLouvre pic.twitter.com/mPC4Hw2Wlt

— JR (@JRart) March 31, 2019

JR posted multiple images of the work from the perfect sky-high viewpoint, one which honoured his late friend, Belgian-born French artist Agnès Varda, who died on Saturday aged 90 years — check out the 2017 Oscar-nominated documentary Faces Places for a delightful look at their work together.

I finished this one for you Agnès Varda, you loved people, pasting and illusion ... ❤ I am sure you can see it. I did something that can be seen from the sky. Promised, I didn’t know that it was for you pic.twitter.com/U5b29GMWJI

— JR (@JRart) March 30, 2019

Between Tuesday, Mar. 26 and Friday, Mar. 29, JR invited 400 volunteers to assist with the installation, his largest collage to date. 

According to The Guardian, the work spanned over 183,000 square feet, and was made completely out of paste and around 2,000 pieces of paper.

Volunteer workers help set up the giant photographic work.

Image: Chesnot/Getty Images

Being made of paper, however, the work was not to be long-lived after its Saturday reveal, with most of it destroyed underfoot by visitors to the work. By Sunday, it was toast. But according to the artist, it wasn't meant to last.

"The images, like life, are ephemeral. Once pasted, the art piece lives on its own," wrote JR on Twitter. "The sun dries the light glue and with every step, people tear pieces of the fragile paper. The process is all about participation of volunteers, visitors, and souvenir catchers."

This project is also about presence and absence, about reality and memories, about impermanence. pic.twitter.com/ic1vlqXjvG

— JR (@JRart) March 31, 2019

It wasn't the first time JR has created an eye-popping optical illusion using the Louvre Pyramid — he made it disappear in 2016.

At least we have pictures, we guess.

WATCH: Defy gravity at this interactive optical-illusion museum

[electronicdragonsong]

Artist JR Transforms the Louvre With a 2000-Piece Paper Optical Illusion

Images via @JRArt on Twitter

With the help of a small army of 400 volunteers, French artist JR (previously) pasted thousands of strips of paper around the Louvre in Paris, turning the courtyard around the museum into a massive optical illusion. Installed in honor of the structure’s 30th anniversary, the collage titled “The Secret of the Great Pyramid” provides a glimpse at what may lie beneath the iconic glass pyramid.

A follow-up to his 2016 work that made the museum disappear against the backdrop of the Louvre Palace, JR’s new illusion reveals a construction site with the tip of the pyramid at its center and a much larger structure extending down into a rocky quarry. In a “Photo of the Day” post on his website, the artist explains that the installation was designed to last a single weekend. “The images, like life, are ephemeral,” JR writes. “Once pasted, the art piece lives on its own. The sun dries the light glue and with every step, people tear pieces of the fragile paper. The process is all about participation of volunteers, visitors, and souvenir catchers. This project is also about presence and absence, about reality and memories, about impermanence.”

Some visitors took pieces of the installation home, while other strips torn by foot traffic have been discarded. To see more of JR’s large-scale photo installations, follow the artist on Instagram.

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#Aniversário de #30 anos da #Pirâmide do #Louvre #Instalação #visual de @jr no @museelouvre . . . . . #Paris #France #Pyramid #IeohMingPei #louvrepyramid #França #jraulouvre #30anspyramide

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[vidovicart]

Artist JR Transforms the Louvre With a 2000-Piece Paper Optical Illusion

Images via @JRArt on Twitter

With the help of a small army of 400 volunteers, French artist JR (previously) pasted thousands of strips of paper around the Louvre in Paris, turning the courtyard around the museum into a massive optical illusion. Installed in honor of the structure’s 30th anniversary, the collage titled “The Secret of the Great Pyramid” provides a glimpse at what may lie beneath the iconic glass pyramid.

A follow-up to his 2016 work that made the museum disappear against the backdrop of the Louvre Palace, JR’s new illusion reveals a construction site with the tip of the pyramid at its center and a much larger structure extending down into a rocky quarry. In a “Photo of the Day” post on his website, the artist explains that the installation was designed to last a single weekend. “The images, like life, are ephemeral,” JR writes. “Once pasted, the art piece lives on its own. The sun dries the light glue and with every step, people tear pieces of the fragile paper. The process is all about participation of volunteers, visitors, and souvenir catchers. This project is also about presence and absence, about reality and memories, about impermanence.”

Some visitors took pieces of the installation home, while other strips torn by foot traffic have been discarded. To see more of JR’s large-scale photo installations, follow the artist on Instagram.

View this post on Instagram

#Aniversário de #30 anos da #Pirâmide do #Louvre #Instalação #visual de @jr no @museelouvre . . . . . #Paris #France #Pyramid #IeohMingPei #louvrepyramid #França #jraulouvre #30anspyramide

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[mathieupellerin]

@jr at work ! Aujourd’hui JR dévoile au public son collage impressionnant sur le parvis du @museelouvre ! J’ai pu passer le voir rapidement pendant l’installation et immortaliser un instant de ce projet. Le résultat est vraiment bluffant ! Bien joué mon pote !! . . . . #jr #jraulouvre #louvre #museelouvre #art #jrartist #artist (à Musée du Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvoLzmNBBjr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=onc4fhxfil18

[1stinseo]

Revivez l'installation de JR sur la pyramide du #Louvre #JRauLouvre #JR #timelapse #mai2016

[footstepsintothewind]

Interesting "JR au Louvre #museedulouvre #Louvre #louvremuseum #JR #JRauLouvre #pyramid #pyramideduLouvre"