Snapchat AR takes you to France for Christo's final artwork – Pickr

If you have a phone and Snapchat, you can check out the evolution of an artistic icon in France by installation artist Christo. Trips to France may well be a while off — thanks coronavirus — and that means folks living in Australia will have missed one final piece of installation art that has seen gradual evolutions over the years. Created by installation artist Christo and his partner Jeanne-Claude and realised and planned over the space of roughly 60 years, the final exhibition was seen in Paris over the past few weeks, wrapping the massive Arc de Triomphe recently in a fabric. Neither Christo or Jeanne-Claude were alive to see it, but the project which has been worked on and planned since the 60s finally came to fruition this year, with fine art sellers Sothesby’s running an exhibition showcasing the art that got it there over the past few weeks, as well. And while so many of us aren’t able to get there, Snapchat has teamed with Sothesby’s to preserve the art and idea, and allow anyone who wants to see it a chance to do so in augmented reality. Snapping the Christo L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped code (above) will…
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