Aerial view of Place Georges-Pompidou in Paris. A large red-and-white circular floor mural reads ART with the French text "Avez-vous quelque chose à déclarer?" Visitors queue along the left; white ventilation duct sculptures and Haussmann buildings fill the background under overcast light.

Centre Pompidou Plaza — ART Floor Mural, Paris

5 October 2017 · Paris

The plaza in front of Centre Pompidou asks the question plainly: "ART — Avez-vous quelque chose à déclarer?" The large circular floor mural fills the cobblestones of Place Georges-Pompidou like a customs stamp the size of a room. Visitors queue along the left edge under an overcast autumn sky, indifferent to the declaration beneath their feet — which is either the point or the irony, depending on where you're standing. The iconic ventilation duct sculptures anchor the background, Haussmann façades framing everything beyond.

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