JR - Project Pont Neuf - 2024 SOLD OUT
"Christo and Jeanne-Claude are among the artists who inspire me the most. Their independence, their ability to transform public spaces to invite everyone to see their environment in a new light, and their unique funding model have always had a profound impact on the way I create.
The Pont Neuf Wrapped, at the heart of the city where I grew up, introduced me to their work, even though I am too young to have experienced it firsthand. For the 40th anniversary of this extraordinary project, I want to pay tribute to them with this lithograph, each variation of which is unique. This is the first time I am releasing an image of an unrealized project—a wild dream of intervening on the Pont Neuf once again, in my own way…"
-JR
Medium: 12-color lithographic printing on Marinoni machine, handmade collage & charcoal on White BFK Rives paper - 300 grams. Light oak frame, floating mount on white background.
VAR 70 anti-reflective glass
Size: 12.2 x 18.3 x 1.57 in.
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered
Price: € 3,800
This JR artwork will be available on December 13th at 4pm (CET) from Atelier JR.