Fruit tree Choi Jeong Hwa
Photo © Carole Polonsky

The works presented, all in inflatable plastic or fabric, are designed by international artists who felt the need for space to express themselves.

These works reach colossal dimensions (up to 10 m in height and 8 m in diameter), when it was enough for them to be transported in a suitcase to reach the Villette!

The "Inflatable" appears as a recurring medium in the current art scene and a passage in the career of an artist, a kind of confrontation necessary for the material at a given time.

Niki de Saint Phalle had signed some surprising Nanas in PVC, Christo found the ideal material to enter the Guinness Book of records by designing the largest sculpture ever created, Anish Kapoor made his project for the Monumenta 2011, Paul McCarthy made it one of his favorite media of the 2000s for sculptures with unusual shapes.

Octopus © Les Plasticiens Volants
Photo © Carole Polonsky

Fantastic appearances, immersion in installations that transform with our movements, symbols of artifice or street art, all these works encourage the movement of the spectator and lead him to rethink his environment, to see the city from a different angle. . You will admire the works of Stefan Sagmeister (United States), Choi Jeong Hwa (South Korea), Les Plasticiens Volants (France) and Johan Muyle (Belgium).

The Korean Choi Jeong Hwa exhibits in particular giant flowers and fruits, a teapot vessel and an octopus from Les Plasticiens Volants are stranded on the buildings of La Villette. Children and adults alike ... Go for it!

The Air of the Giants, free exhibition until September 13, Parc de la Villette, Paris 19th.

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