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France | Famous but controversial artist gets OK to wrap The Arc de Triomphe in blue plastic

With his wife and artistic partner, Jeanne-Claude, the artist Christo has wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin and monuments in Milan — even a coast in Australia. Now, for the first time since her death in 2009, he is returning to their signature style.


On Wednesday, Christo announced that he had received permission from the French government and the country’s Center for National Monuments to wrap the Arc de Triomphe, one of the most famous landmarks in Paris, next year from April 6 through 19.


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/arts/design/christos-next-project-wrapping-the-arc-de-triomphe.html

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