And we were there. Actually Christo and his partner Jeanne-Claude are now deceased, but their work continues through the efforts of a nephew and a foundation. The goal: to wrap the Arc de Triomphe, one of Paris' two or three most important sites. The city, and the nation, obviously have agreed to this, and the wrapping began a couple weeks ago. Never underestimate French enthusiasm for the avant guarde. Hey, they invented the term! Personally, I think it's an abomination, that this sort of thing is better regarded as a stunt than as art. Even Hitler had the respect not to march his divisions through the Arc, which is dedicated to the fallen, and which contains the tomb of France's unknown soldier from WWI. Times change, I guess. And we'll be back to see it when it's all done.
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| Us, there |
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French news team that interviewed us; is it that obvious we're tourists?! |
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| Probably rolling in his tomb |
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I think I saw a photo of it completed. Not going to last very long, though.
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