So far the European Street-Art Run series has taken me on guided tours of London, Copenhagen and now Paris. Here are snaps from the trip which ended up as an after-party at Favela Chic hosted by Charlie Dark, founder of RunDemCrew AND newly announced ambassador for Stance!
On visiting Paris for the weekend we found ourselves in an enclave that was a recreation of The Congo - a club called Le Comptoir General. It's absolutely incredible, or should I say Incroyable. Every detail of the interior design is a dream for anyone interested in set design and the DRC............ which is me on both counts! I've never been anywhere like this before, not even the Prada pop-up "The Double Club" designed by Carsten Holler in London a few years ago. There is so much to look at with drawers to open and peer inside, arcade games to play and even this boat to climb up into the canopy of another hidden level. I cant wait to go back again!
Manish Arora used the venue for his PFW show a day earlier, see that footage here.
"Observatory Of Light" by Daniel Buren - coloured panels as a temporary site specific installation at Frank Gehry's building for Fondation Louis Vuitton. I can't believe that this cosmic structure could become even more incredible, but it has. The multicoloured gels and stripes added to pattern each sail not only add a depth of hue when the sun shines thru but they also become like stain glass windows as shadows and silhouettes fall on the interior walls. I feel so lucky to have visited Paris now at this time to see it. No matter how long you look at it, each angle just gets better and better. You could stay there all day! (Plus the permanent commission of yellow lit mirrors by Olaf Eliasson)
