Art

June 25, 2026

New Photos Reveal the Cave-Like Interior of JR’s ‘La Caverne du Pont Neuf’ in Paris

When JR unveiled La Caverne du Pont Neuf earlier this month, attention centered on the outside: an inflatable mountain of rock formations rising from Paris’ oldest bridge, visible from the Seine, nearby cycling paths, and even the Eiffel Tower. But newly released images now reveal what awaits behind those jagged stone walls, and it’s far more intimate than the dramatic exterior suggests.

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June 22, 2026

Monumental Mesh Faces Are a Ghost-Like Presence in a Historic French Church

Artist Jaume Plensa’s monumental sculptures have appeared in public spaces around the world, transforming plazas, parks, and city skylines into places of quiet reflection. Now, the Barcelona-born creative has brought that vision to Montpellier, France, with Mirage, a new exhibition at Carré Sainte-Anne that runs from June 3 through November 1, 2026. Plensa has spent decades making the human body feel infinite.

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June 18, 2026

How Mural Arts Philadelphia Turned the City Into an Open-Air Museum

Walk through almost any Philadelphia neighborhood, and you’ll notice something unusual: the walls are alive. Towering portraits, sweeping landscapes, and community stories stretch across building facades from Kensington to South Philly, transforming the city into one of the world’s largest outdoor art galleries. Behind this citywide canvas is Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s largest public art program, which grew from an anti-graffiti initiative launched in 1984 into an internationally recognized model for community-based art.

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