The canvas of the work which covers the Parisian bridge was partly torn, revealing below the inflatable structure which overlooks the work, according to images broadcast on social networks.
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/2026/06/02/6a1f1f2318b41833938974.jpg "The work \"The Caverns\" of the artist JR on the damaged Pont-Neuf, the opening to the public postponed")
Is it the fault of the strong gusts which crossed Paris? The work The Cavernswhich covers the Pont-Neuf in Paris, an ephemeral installation designed by the artist JR, was damaged on Tuesday June 2 in the afternoon and its opening scheduled for Saturday is postponed, the project partners announced.
The canvas of the work was partly torn, revealing the inflatable structure which overlooks the bridge below, according to images posted on social networks. “The project’s technical and engineering experts are actively working to determine the precise causes”wrote the Atelier JR, the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation and the Amicale des ponts de Paris. These partners did not specify the extent and origin of the damage, while a gust of wind and showers crossed the capital earlier in the afternoon.
Four days before the launch, “the decision was taken to postpone the opening of the work to a date later than June 6, which will be defined in the light of the conclusions of the inventory”they also announced.
The Caverns has imposing dimensions: 120 m long, 20 m wide, 2,400 m2 of floor space and a height varying between 12 and 18 m. It draws in trompe l’Å“il the rocky appearance of a cave by mixing white, black and different shades of gray. It was designed to be borrowed on foot free of charge 24 hours a day by passers-by, an immersion whose sound universe has been entrusted to the electro composer Thomas Bangalter, ex-member of the duo Daft Punk.
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