Street Artist Jr Louvre. To celebrate paris’ iconic musée du louvre pyramid’s 30th anniversary and to honor late influential filmmaker agnes varda, the museum enlisted french street artist jr to overhaul the building. French street artist jr is helping the louvre celebrate the 30th anniversary of its famed glass pyramid by surrounding it with a dramatic optical illusion.
Im pei 's iconic glass pyramid, a parisian landmark that has served as the renowned museum's entrance since 1989, is still there, but you'd be forgiven for being confused, thanks to a clever street art piece. The louvre pyramid is disappearing from tourists’ selfies. The striking optical illusion was as fleeting as it is powerful.
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Pei design, making it look like it’s rising from a giant quarry. In the last decade jr has invented a new art form which is a mixture of street performance art and poster advertising. Over the course of a few days, the mastermind made the iconic louvre pyramid vanish into the façade of the musée du louvre behind it. Im pei 's iconic glass pyramid, a parisian landmark that has served as the renowned museum's entrance since 1989, is still there, but you'd be forgiven for being confused, thanks to a clever street art piece.