Since early April 2014, Claude Lévêque’s red bolt of neon has surged through the centre of the Louvre’s glass pyramid, adding a defibrillating pulse to IM Pei’s original design, completed just over 25 years ago. Within the past week, the French artist has unveiled four impressive new projects around Paris, some more outwardly visible than others. In fact, his Louvre creation represented a two-part invitation, and the latest can be found in the subterranean medieval foundation walls of the museum. Here, Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (Part 2) ornaments the visitor boardwalk with a snaking violet neon stream overhead and jumbled masses of garden chairs bathed in sharp red light alongside. Dividing this extra-long readymade and the ancient stone – parts restored from the 12th century – is an expanse of white curtain, propelled by fans. The scene continues all the way to an enormous Sphinx – the neon halo-ing the granite sculpture (believed to be 4,600 years old) with a decidedly contemporary aura. A spare guitar accompaniment bathes the hall in sound, despite the tableau suggesting something unsettling—the aftermath of a battle, perhaps. ...

https://www.wallpaper.com/art/claude-leveque-unveils-fiac-installations-paris-louvre (08.12.2018)