La Pyramide

Name: La Pyramide
Brand: JR
SKU: 5407006111030
Price: 907.5 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

About

In 2016, JR was invited to the Musée du Louvre. For the event, the artist announced he would make the museum’s famous glass Pyramid disappear. To achieve the feat, JR completely covered the structure with historical photographs pre-dating its construction. What resulted was a surprising anamorphosis: the museum’s forgotten former entrance bursting forth into the present and reclaiming its former glory. In doing so, JR revives the past and evokes the polemic that once surrounded the Pyramid’s construction – inadvertently, we are left to wonder whether we attach meaning to the wrong things, or simply are too quick to forget.

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About the Artist

JR (b. 1983) is a French artist and photographer renowned for his monumental public installations that transform buildings, streets, and landmarks into powerful works of art. Using large-scale black-and-white photographic portraits, JR brings visibility to individuals and communities whose stories are often overlooked, turning public space into a platform for dialogue.

Blending photography, street art, and social engagement, JR has realized ambitious projects in cities around the world, from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the Louvre in Paris and the U.S.–Mexico border. His participatory practice invites people to become collaborators, exploring themes of identity, inequality, and collective memory while demonstrating the power of art to connect communities.

JR (b. 1983) is a French artist and photographer renowned for his monumental public installations that transform buildings, streets, and landmarks into powerful works of art. Using large-scale black-and-white photographic portraits, JR brings visibility to individuals and communities whose stories a

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