JR at the Trocadero for an anamorphosis of the Eiffel Tower

Published by · Published on May 21, 2021 at 10:32 a.m.
Head to the Trocadero to see JR’s latest work – JR being one of the most famous French street artists at the moment. He made the most of work to remove the Seine with an imaginary street that would go from the Trocadero to the Eiffel Tower! This magnificent anamorphosis is to be seen from Wednesday May 19, but hurry up, with the rain and the crowd walking over it, we are not sure it will survive the Pentecost weekend.

Here is JR’s latest stroke of genius! The street-artist loves breaking walls. We saw it at Firenze Palazzo Strozzi where he revealed the museum’s rooms on one of the façade walls, or at the great Galleria Continua in the center of Paris, where you could see the Eiffel Tower from within a room.

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And now, he is back in Paris a few months following this project with an XXL work, set in the street. He made the most of work at the Trocadero to take over the Parvis des Droits de l’Homme (the real name of the Trocadero) and has set up an anamorphosis, a gigantic fresco revealing a superb scene if you take the time to stand right. He already created an anamorphosis in Paris to celebrate the Louvre Pyramid’s 30th anniversary.

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This Wednesday morning, we have been lucky enough to go there and the result is worth it. This work is a collage of several layers of paper bound to damage with the flow of people. As the artists published on Instagram, the idea is to come as a group, find the place perfectly reproducing the Eiffel Tower and have fun taking pictures of you, by the imaginary cliff, or jumping over the gaping chasm.

 
 
 
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This work of art offers a new look on Paris, a fun look, but that is not so wrong. Even though there would never be a cliff between the Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower, the mayor has planned to plant plants along the Pont d’Iéna bridge to create a magnificent 54-hectare and 1-km long garden that will link both historic monuments. The project is set for 2023, right before the 2024 Summer Olympics!

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Starts May 19, 2021

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    Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre
    75116 Paris 16

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