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A Night Outside The Opera

As the Paris Opera - Palais Garnier undergoes a massive renovation, three artists used the scaffolding to produce ambitious public performance art.

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Nov 15, 2023
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I have developed a (probably unhealthy) obsession with the advertisements that are wrapped around buildings in Paris undergoing major renovations. At some point in the near future, I’m going to write more about this strange brew of commerce, art, and preservation and share some of my favorites.

In the meantime, a group of artists not only apparently sha…

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