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With alt-rock pioneers Radiohead<\/a>in the news<\/a>, many architecture fans might be daydreaming<\/a> about what their favorite buildings would look like \u201cin rainbows<\/a>.\u201d Well, if Frank Gehry\u2019s<\/a>Fondation Louis Vuitton is among your top icons, you\u2019re in luck: conceptual artist Daniel Buren\u2019s newest site-specific installation Observatory of Light<\/i> paints this modern Parisian landmark in luminous tones, just in time for the warm days of mid-May.<\/p>\n

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Photograph \u00a9 Iwan Baan<\/i><\/p>\n

Buren\u2019s prismatic work is composed of 3,600 pieces of colored glass installed in a checkerboard pattern on the building\u2019s translucent glass sails. It comprises 13 colors, and emphasizes the lyrical interplay of the contemporary art museum\u2019s overlapping forms.<\/p>\n

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Photographs \u00a9 Stefan Tuchila<\/i><\/p>\n

Bernard Arnault, president of the Fondation Louis Vuitton<\/a> called the work \u201cpertinent and enchanting, the result of a real dialogue with Frank Gehry and his building.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photographs \u00a9 Stefan Tuchila<\/i><\/p>\n

Gehry\u2019s building opened in October 2014 and drew a vast array of responses from the Parisian public. The building transformed the Bois de Boulogne, a picturesque public park in the city\u2019s 16th arrondissement, a district known for its museums.<\/p>\n

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Photograph \u00a9 Iwan Baan<\/i><\/p>\n

The temporary exhibition opens May 11th \u2014 if you\u2019re in Paris, be sure to head west of the city center and check it out!<\/p>\n

Header image courtesy of Stefan Tuchila. Check out Tuchila\u2019s stunning<\/i>Instagram page<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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