{"id":3490,"date":"2016-05-26T14:57:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2016-05-26T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:57:04","slug":"the-louvres-glass-pyramid-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/the-louvres-glass-pyramid-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Louvre&#8217;s Glass Pyramid, Gone! with help from a Convoi Exceptionnel LTD. crane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With help from a Terex All Terrain\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.convoiexceptionnelltd.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Convoi Exceptionnel\u00a0LTD<\/a>\u00a0crane, &#8220;specialists in abnormal loads&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2J6Bfmye3FI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the Louvre&#8217;s massive glass pyramid, designed by Chinese architect I.M. Pei and installed in 1988, has disappeared. In its stead, a shard of the famous Paris art museum has been drained of color, as if the translucent panes have become some sort of living Instagram filter. What&#8217;s actually going on is that French artist JR, known for dramatic large-scale art, clever optical illusions, has covered the structure with anamorphically exact renditions of the 16th century facades beyond, complete with a tiny French flag sticking out the top.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/thecreatorsproject-images.vice.com\/content-images\/contentimage\/no-slug\/ede4d582f1a1d0459598720c75f154b6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With help from a Terex All Terrain\u00a0Convoi Exceptionnel\u00a0LTD\u00a0crane, &#8220;specialists in abnormal loads&#8221;, the Louvre&#8217;s massive glass pyramid, designed by Chinese architect I.M. Pei and installed in 1988, has disappeared. 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