posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 21
In my moonlit musings about m?tro station decor, I wonder if the RATP would be adventurous enough to have a sculpture of Cerberus guarding some m?tro entrance, but I guess the analogy might scare away more erudite passengers.
Lacking Cerberus, there is still ample reason to head underground, at the art gallery at the Premiere station — which, as you may have guessed, was the first m?tro station in Paris, at Palais Royal-Mus?e du Louvre. The gallery currently features an exhibit called “Strip-Off.”
Not removal of clothes, but wallpaper.
It’s a collection of wallpaper that has been used in surprising ways by artists from the IESA, the Institut des ?tudes sup?rieures d’art. Added are complementing original costumes designed by couturiers such as Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Elie Saab, Jacques Garcia, and Franck Sorbier.
On September 27 at 6 pm, as the finale to the exhibit the wallpaper will be stripped off, signed by the artists, and auctioned off, with the proceeds going to charity.
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