JR transforms Pont Neuf into monumental cave installation
French artist JR is set to unveil an immersive installation called 'La Caverne du Pont Neuf' on June 6, 2026, at Paris's historic Pont Neuf. This inflatable cave will stretch 120 meters in length, 20 meters in width, and rise to 18 meters high, with a team of 800 workers involved in its creation. The project pays tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude, famous for wrapping the Berlin Reichstag in 1995. Notably, JR's largest endeavor will include an electroacoustic soundscape composed by Thomas Bangalter. In other news, Lubin Baugin's 'Stillleben mit Financiers' fetched €440,000 at Vichy Enchères on August 16, 2025, while a Hasselblad HK 7 camera sold for €32,000 at Breker auction house on September 13. The PIN benefit auction on November 15 features Peter Halley's 'Dada Ji', anticipated to reach at least €140,000.
Key facts
- JR's 'La Caverne du Pont Neuf' is an inflatable fabric cave on the Pont Neuf, Paris.
- The installation measures 120 m long, 20 m wide, up to 18 m high.
- Opens to the public on June 6, 2026.
- 800 workers are preparing the installation.
- Thomas Bangalter (ex-Daft Punk) created the soundscape.
- JR's project is a homage to Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
- Lubin Baugin's 'Stillleben mit Financiers' sold for €440,000 at Vichy Enchères on August 16, 2025.
- Peter Halley's 'Dada Ji' (2005) is expected to sell for at least €140,000 at PIN auction on November 15.
- Hasselblad HK 7 camera from 1941 sold for €32,000 at Breker auction on September 13.
- Baugin's 'Adam et Eve pleurant Abel' was acquired by the Louvre in 2023.
Entities
Artists
- JR
- Christo
- Jeanne-Claude
- Thomas Bangalter
- Lubin Baugin
- Peter Halley
- Michel Foucault
- Jean Baudrillard
Institutions
- Pont Neuf
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur
- Vichy Enchères
- Louvre
- Sotheby's New York
- Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne
- Pinakothek der Moderne
- Breker
- Hasselblad
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Berlin
- Germany
- Israel
- Palestine
- Mexico
- United States
- Toulouse
- New York
- Cologne
- Gothenburg
- Sweden