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Daniel Buren: L’Observatoire de la lumière

<p><strong>Fondation Louis Vuitton</strong><br />
8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi,<br /><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em;">Paris, 75016</span></p>
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Monday, December 12, 2016 - 10:00 to Sunday, December 18, 2016 - 21:00

The French sculptor-painter has given the Fondation Louis Vuitton an exceptional rainbow makeover.

The glass shell exterior of the Fondation Louis Vuitton – a pretty magnificent work of art in itself – has recently received a full body makeover courtesy of veteran painter-sculptor Daniel Buren. A full rainbow now adorns the exhibition space, coloured panes alternating with the plain glass ‘sails’ of the building to particularly magical effect. The work is at its most stunning when the sun illuminates the structure, projecting muted tints of colour onto the terraces below (fluctuating, constantly, depending on the position of the sun). From a distance, the colours seem to merge together, but on closer inspection, the clear glass that separates them offers a glimpse through to the Bois de Boulogne, ensuring the building still retains some link with the outside world.