L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped.
Taiwanese author, poet and art historian Chiang Xun (蒋勳) described the wrap as a sort of invisibility cloak, rendering the monument a seemingly sudden and temporary disappearance. This vanishing has in actual fact, significantly highlighted the impact of the relationship between our environment and us.
The Mayor of Paris (Anne Hidalgo) saw it as a tribute to creation and artistic freedom. This is a country that demonstrates great commitment to artists and their #contemporaryart.
Each interpretation is legitimate. The result is that living here, we are hence “forced” to contemplate on the ephemerality and fluidity of time.
As I admire Christo and Jeanne-Claude Official ‘s art in the rain and wind, evidently all the more ignorant and small in the face of nature and artistry. There is nothing left for me to do but dance.
@arcdetriomphe_paris le Centre des monuments nationaux
#christoandjeanneclaude #arcdetriomphewrapped
