LA DEFENSE, FRANCE

 

An Open-Air Museum

Sculpture

 

 

One might argue that this is not the most suitable place for this impressive piece of modern art, but there you have it – after a lengthy restoration, Caro’s “After Olympia” is back at La Defense.
 



You can just make out Calder’s Big Red Spider in the background

Cesar’s 40-feet Thumb has also undergone a major clean-up

 



Before

Only Barrias' “La Defense de Paris”, the most iconic statue of Paris’ business district, still awaits to be placed on its pedestal, its cleaning long since finished.








After