Kaleidoscope eyes: Daniel Buren's Monumenta installation in Paris - in pictures
Monumenta, the hugely popular annual installation project that's in its fifth year, dares an artist of international stature to take over one of the French capital's most monumental buildingsPhotograph: Francois Mori/APA view from above of the opening of Daniel Buren's Grand Palais contributionPhotograph: Francois Mori/APBuren's installation, named Excentrique(s), fills the entire nave of the Grand PalaisPhotograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
Seen from above, Buren's coloured discs become a kaleidoscopePhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesA member of the public takes advantage of the 360-degree experience of Excentrique(s), which is reflected upwards by mirrored discs at floor levelPhotograph: Francois Mori/APThe Grand Palais nave's ornate ceiling seen through Buren's stained glass-style panels Photograph: Francois Mori/APVisitors reflected in the floor as they walk around Excentrique(s) Photograph: Benoit Tessier/ReutersA detail of the rainbow-hued Monumenta installationPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesDetail of the structures that hold each coloured disc upPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesDaniel Buren poses with his installation Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesVisitors walk around the Monumenta exhibit in ParisPhotograph: Francois Mori/APDaniel Buren poses in the Grand Palais during the opening of Excentrique(s)Photograph: Francois Mori/AP
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