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Fondation Louis Vuitton by Frank Gehry

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Take a little tour with us inside the new much-awaited (it has been under construction since March 2008) art museum by architect Frank Gehry, deeply desired by the head of luxury brand group LVMH, Bernard Arnault, who funded it entirely.

Located in Paris, within the park of the Bois de Boulogne,the Fondation Louis Vuitton hosts modern and contemporary art from Olafur Eliasson, Giuseppe Penone, Nam June Paik, Pierre Huyghe, Gerhard Richter, Thomas Schütte, Ellsworth Kelly and Maurizio Cattelan.

// Fate un giro con noi all’interno del nuovo e da tempo atteso museo d’arte (è stato in costruzione da Marzo 2008) dell’architetto Frank Gehry, fortemente desiderato e interamente finanziato dal proprietario del brand di lusso LVMH, Bernard Arnault.

Situato a Parigi, all’interno del parco di Bois de Boulogne, la Fondazione Louis Vuitton ospita al suo interno arte moderna e contemporanea di personalità come Olafur Eliasson, Giuseppe Penone, Nam June Paik, Pierre Huyghe, Gerhard Richter, Thomas Schütte, Ellsworth Kelly and Maurizio Cattelan.

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Entrance of the Fondation Louis Vuitton. © invasioni

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View of the Fondation from the street. © invasioni

Front view of the Fondation from the street. © invasioni

View of the foyer. © invasioni

Close-up of the sails. © invasioni

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Timber beams and steel columns support the glass sails. © invasioni

Interior view of the Fondation. © invasioni

Interior view of the Fondation. © invasioni

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View towards the foyer at ground floor. © invasioni

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View towards the foyer at ground floor. © invasioni

View over Paris from the rooftop. © invasioni

Le Frank, the restaurant inside the Fondation. © invasioni 

Le Frank, the restaurant at the Fondation. © invasioni

Thomas Schutte "Man in Matsch" sculpture, inside the Fondation. © invasioni

Thomas Schutte, ‘Man in Matsch’, inside the Fondation. © invasioni

Sigmar Polke, Cloud Paintings

Sigmar Polke, ‘Cloud Paintings’, inside the Fondation. © invasioni

Olafur Eliasson, Contact, 2014, Fondation Louis Vuitton. © invasioni

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Olafur Eliasson, Map for unthought thoughts, 2014, Fondation Louis Vuitton. © invasioni

 


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