each year the french ministry of culture and communication invites a leading artist to create a work that responds to the exceptional architectural space of the grand palais in paris. this year, indian-born artist anish kapoor created an installation inside the nave of the glass-domed hall.
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while the exterior may appear to be opaque and aubergine in color, the inside, which visitors are welcome to enter, is a translucent cherry red.
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leviathan' by anish kapoor
grand palais, paris
may 11 to june 23rd, 2011
via
design boom
wish we could experience this!
ReplyDeletei wish we could go experience that.
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