In his latest optical illusion, the street artist JR has ripped open the top of one of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt, reports CNN.
About the exhibition
The work is part of a trail of large-scale sculptures and installations by 10 contemporary artists. The exhibition “Forever is Now” (until November 7), billed as the first event of its kind at the 4,500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, is organized by Art D’Egypte, a company that aims to promote Egyptian art with annual exhibitions at historic sites.
“The exhibition represents a merging of ancient heritage and contemporary art,” said a statement by Art d’Egypte. “We wanted to show the link between our history and our present that will last forever … the deep global impact of ancient Egypt, and the continuity of this impact through contemporary arts.”
Here are all the works on show
Sultan bin Fahad’s “R III”
João Trevisan’s “Body That Rises”
Gisela Colón’s “Eternity Now”
Stephen Cox “Ra’s Interior Space: Khafre”
Shuster + Moseley’s “(Plan of the Path of Light) In the House of Hidden Places”
Alexander Ponomarev’s “Ouroboros”
Moataz Nasr’s “Barzakh”
Lorenzo Quinn’s “Together”
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Source: CNN
