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AsifParis,France,wasn’t
vibrantenoughalready,
overseveralmonthsof 2019
RueCrémieuxintheLeVillage
Royalopen-airshopping
passagewasbroughttolife
witha stunningartinstallation
consistingof 800 colourful
suspendedumbrellas.
Entitled‘UmbrellaSky
Project’,itwasbornin
Portugalin 2011 by
PortugueseartistPatricia
Cunha,whereitfirstappeared
aspartofthefamousannual
AgitaguedaArtFestival.
Sincethen,theprojecthas
brightenedthestreetsof
severalcitiesaroundthe
world,includingTokyoand
Seoul.Astunningcolourful
displaythatalsoprotects
pedestriansfromthesunand
rain?That’sourkind
ofartwork!
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