ART

DANIEL BUREN. L'OBSERVATOIRE DE LA LUMIÈRE, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON

Direction Gilles Coudert

Photography Rémi Geoffroy

Editing Damien Faure

Production APRES Production

France, 2016, 25', French, English subtitles

© 2016 a.p.r.e.s production / Fondation Louis Vuitton

 Imagined as work in dialogue with Frank Gehry’s building, this creation by Daniel Buren, entitled The Observatory of Light, works with the glass sails at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, one of the most emblematic aspects of the Foundation building. This film follows the genesis of the work from the installation of the colour filters through to the arrival of the first visitors, who share their impressions. Daniel Buren talks about his work and his challenges; we also hear from the commissioner Suzanne Pagé and the engineer Nicolas Paschal who talk about both the work and the artist.