"Les Esquisses de la Caverne", Perrotin Paris, 2026
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Esquisse #5, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
Les Esquisses de la Caverne, Exhibition view, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
Les Esquisses de la Caverne, Exhibition view, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
"Les Esquisses de la Caverne", Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026
June 5 - July 25, 2026
On the occasion of La Caverne du Pont Neuf, JR presents his fifth exhibition at Perrotin, a look behind the curtain at the making of the monumental yet ephemeral installation on Paris's oldest bridge: 120 meters long, 20 meters wide, 18 meters high.
The preparatory sketches tell the story of La Caverne, tracing the project from vision to the Seine. Each multimedia work brings together collage, drawing, and assembly in a highly technical process, finished with zinc sheets salvaged from fragments of Parisian rooftops.
Visit Perrotin to discover JR's process through original sketches and never-before-seen works, the full depth of a project years in the making.
Perrotin Paris
76 rue de Turenne, Paris 3rd
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Esquisse #16, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Esquisse #14, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
Les Esquisses de la Caverne, Exhibition view, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Décomposition #2, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Décomposition #5, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
Les Esquisses de la Caverne, Exhibition view, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Rochers, #1, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Rochers, #3, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
Les Esquisses de la Caverne, Exhibition view, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Esquisse #7, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Esquisse #11, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
La Caverne du Pont Neuf, Esquisse #21, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France, 2026. Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy of Galarie Perrotin ©Atelier JR
