He is known as the French Banksy. Now artist JR plans to turn a Paris bridge into a massive cave

He is known as the French Banksy — or simply JR. Now the artist popular across France for large-scale projects, from ...

JR to transform Paris’ oldest bridge into massive artwork

In June, French artist JR plans to turn Paris’ oldest bridge, Pont Neuf, into a walk-through “cave” — a temporary, monumental ...
Hyperallergic

In Place of Love Locks, a Paris Bridge Gets Street Art

Francophiles were heartbroken last week when French authorities removed the iconic padlocks that lovers have been attaching to the Pont des Arts bridge for decades. Now there’s a small consolation: in ...
9NEWS

Paris' bridges play a big part in the Summer Olympics

PARIS, France — During the 2024 Summer Olympics, tourists will use the famous bridges of Paris to travel between venues. A few bridges played a big part in the opening ceremony. All of the most famous ...
The New York Times

The Paris Bridge of Olympic Joy and Its Violent Past

The Pont du Carrousel, gathering place of joyous crowds, has come to symbolize a season of magic. It was not always so. The Pont du Carrousel, in the center of Paris, has always been a place for ...
WMAZ

Paris removing all 'love locks' from Pont des Arts bridge

Lovers visiting Paris will soon have to find a new way of expressing their affections now that the city has decided to remove locks from its famed Pont des Arts aka "Love Lock" bridge. For years, ...