Place Royale

Decré, Nantes

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🏛️Original statues displayed in museum-style structure nearby

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Willem de Haan has hijacked Place Royale's 19th-century fountain, swapping its allegorical statues for fourteen hyperrealistic portraits of contemporary Nantes locals. The displaced historical figures now stand in a museum-style display nearby, staging an unexpected conversation between then and now.

public art installation

hyperrealistic portraiture

historic city square

free outdoor exhibit

Place Royale

Pl. Royale, 44000 Nantes, France

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public art installation
hyperrealistic portraiture
historic city square
free outdoor exhibit
Decré
Nantes

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