JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf
$87.88
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2026
Summary
A bridge becomes a mountain. Paper turns into rock. Paris discovers a hidden cave in the middle of the Seine.
Trace the conception and creation of JR’s monumental installation La Caverne du Pont Neuf, a transformative work that reimagines the historic bridge as a vast rocky grotto. Freely accessible to the city’s citizens and visitors alike, but only fleetingly. Conceived as a tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude on the 40th anniversary of The Pont Neuf Wrapped, the project continues …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783754407288 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3754407287 |
| Author: | Hans Ulrich Obrist, JR |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.51kg |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 250mm x 345mm |
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Today, I am building a bridge. If I cannot destroy what divides, I want to build what connects. * JR *
I’ve found a way to use walls to bring us together. * JR *
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Hans Ulrich Obrist is the Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London. Prior to this, he was Curator of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Since his first exhibition World Soup (The Kitchen Show) in 1991, he has curated more than 300 shows and has published extensively on art, architecture, and culture. In 2011 Obrist received the CCS Bard Award for Curatorial Excellence.
French artist JR creates monumental public art projects that inspire passersby to ask questions and confront their own perceptions. After his first major project Portrait of a Generation (2004-06), which challenged stereotypes of Parisian suburban youth, he began working internationally. Whether it be pasting the faces of Israeli and Palestinian people on both sides of the Separation Wall (2007), the eyes of women on train cars in Kibera, Kenya (2009), or a giant toddler peeking over the US-Mexico border fence (2017), JR’s larger-than-life installations amplify the stories of everyday people and foster dialogue.
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