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(Image credit: JR) The iconic Eiffel Tower is one of the most photographed landmarks in the world, so it can be hard to find a new angle to shoot it from. But Parisians have emerged from lockdown to find it now looks very different – if you re standing on the right spot. A stunning optical illusion from French photographer and street artist JR makes the tower appear to be perched precariously over a rocky chasm with a city below it. The artist has laid a black-and-white photomontage of a ravine and the pillars at the base of the tower over the floor of the Place du Trocadéro, the esplanade that overlooks the landmark. It makes for an impressive piece of urban art (see our favourite street art and these top optical illusions here). ....
JR s Eiffel Tower public art installation. Photo courtesy of JR. French street artist JR has become something of a master of illusion, and his latest work just might be his most striking yet, with a photographic collage installation showing Paris’s beloved Eiffel Tower precariously perched atop a gaping canyon with a city below. Visitors to the Eiffel Tower can pose with the artwork, appearing to leap across the gap, to straddle the cliffs, to fall into the chasm, or to peer down at the city far below. (And, as you’ll see below, they have done all of these things!) ....
A new opening at Palazzo Strozzi is always a big affair, particularly this one as the show marks a return to the hallowed halls upstairs as opposed to showings solely in the courtyard and exterior. Equally notable is the subject matter, strengthening the bond between Americans and Florence at a time when both desire to be united. Over 80 artworks by 53 artists detail American society over four decades, delving into the political, social and cultural moments that marked those years, such as the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attack. The outstanding works come from The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and feature celebrated artists such as Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Louise Nevelson, Roy Lichtenstein and Cindy Sherman. From Pop Art to Minimalism, various techniques and media foreground art as a powerful tool for addressing topics such as consumerism, feminism, gender identity, racial issues and the struggle for civil rights. ....