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Walk this way: French artist JR reveals plan to turn Pont Neuf bridge into a cave

French artist JR will transform Paris’ famous Pont Neuf bridge into a walk-through “cave” with sound and augmented reality in a tribute to artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

Euronews

Why the ‘French Banksy’ wants to transform Paris’ oldest bridge into a giant cave

French artist JR wants to do something unusual to Paris’ oldest bridge, Pont Neuf

The Independent UK

Pont Neuf rewrapped: how Paris's oldest bridge became new again

Artist JR will take over Pont Neuf, the French capital’s oldest surviving bridge, for a vast installation next summer, the City of Paris has announced. The project is inspired by another intervention 40 years earlier, which shifted the boundaries of what artists could do with France’s monuments.

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Bridge to the past: JR to wrap Pont Neuf again, 40 years after artistic forebears

Exclusive: French artist planning to cover bridge over Seine in tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude

The Guardian - UK

French musical maestro Thomas Roussel on working with superstar Pharrell Williams

On the first arts24 music show of the year, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French composer, conductor and producer Thomas Roussel. He weaves between classical and electronic genres, and has performed in spectacular locations such as China's Forbidden City, as well as conducting an orchestra on the River Seine. 2023…

France 24

Paris closes streets and stars gather for Pharrell Williams' first LV menswear show

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Zendaya, J Balvin, Jaden Smith and Lewis Hamilton were among the 1,800 guests present in Paris for one of the most anticipated fashion shows of the year. Pharrell Williams unveiled his first menswear collection for Louis Vuitton on the city's oldest bridge, Pont Neuf. Williams took over the…

France 24

Pharrell Williams shuts down Paris’ Pont Neuf for mega-watt first Louis Vuitton show

Pharrell Williams took over Paris’ oldest bridge for his first Louis Vuitton menswear show, a blockbuster spectacle with a star-studded guest list

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French police rally against arrest of officer who shot dead two men

Police staged protests in dozens of cities across France on Monday in support of a colleague who was charged with "voluntary manslaughter" following the death of two men during an intervention on the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

French police officer charged with murder after Pont Neuf shooting

A French policeman has been charged with murder after a driver was shot dead on one of the most famous bridges in Paris.

Evening Standard

Two shot dead by Paris police after ‘driving car at officers’ on Pont Neuf

France is witnessing protests after Emmanuel Macron returned to power as president on Sunday

The Independent UK

Two dead and another injured after police open fire on car that failed to stop at checkpoint in Paris

The incident occurred on the Pont Neuf just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term on Sunday night

Irish Mirror

Paris police shoot two dead after car fails to stop at Pont Neuf checkpoint

Paris police shot two people dead and severely wounded a third tonight after a car failed to stop on the oldest bridge in the French capital.

Evening Standard

Paris Officers Shoot and Kill Two in Car

Police in central Paris opened fire on a car that was hurtling towards them, killing two people inside, a police source told AFP, just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term. The vehicle was driving on Paris's oldest standing bridge, the Pont Neuf, shortly after midnight when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris police shoot two dead as car 'rushes' them amid Macron re-election protests

The bloodbath happened on the ancient Pont Neuf, in the centre of the city, soon after Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as President on Sunday night

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