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© 2011 wheresjenny.com Paris's Grand Palais Buren fills Paris's Grand Palais with colour France’s newly elected President François Hollande attended the opening of the latest Monumenta project at Paris’s Grand Palais Buren’s work Excentrique(s) features a canopy of coloured plastic circles held up by 1,500 black and white posts at approximately the minimum ceiling height allowed in Paris apartments. The setting presents the artist with the challenge of filling a vast space under a belle époque glass and steel ceiling. The focus of the project is on the use of light, which here is particularly remarkable,” - Buren The light in the Grand Palais changes according to the weather. The circular panels were inspired by the building’s curves. Sound is also part of the show. Rotating speakers broadcast voices quietly speaking numbers in 37 different languages.
© 2011 wheresjenny.com Paris's Grand Palais Canopy: a cloth covering over a throne, bed, etc. Inevitably: certain to happen; unavoidable. Autonomous: the possession or right of self- government. Belle Époque: was a period in French history that is conventionally dated as starting in 1890 and ending when World War I began in Eccentric: unconventional and slightly strange.
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© 2011 wheresjenny.com Paris's Grand Palais The Grand Palais was built in 3 years, from 1897 to 1900 Workforce on the construction site in 1900 at its peak: 1,500 The flag flown over the building measures 4 x 6 m Total metal weight for the entire Grand Palais: 8,500 metric tons Working area: 72,000 m2 Nave floor space: m2 Height: 45 m under the dome. The Grand Palais Information
© 2011 wheresjenny.com Paris's Grand Palais Though the main gallery is now a designated site for displaying contemporary art, you'll see everything here from antique car shows to fashion extravaganzas from some of Paris's top designers. What's Inside?
© 2011 wheresjenny.com Paris's Grand Palais Daniel Buren Daniel Buren (born 25 March 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French conceptual artist.
© 2011 wheresjenny.com Paris's Grand Palais What is Conceptual Art?