Commentary
Extravagant, exhibitionist futility often seems nowadays to be the primrose path to artistic fame.
Bystanders walk near the Arc de Triomphe, wrapped in silver-blue fabric, as it was designed by late artist Christo, in Paris as part of the 38th European Heritage Days and the launch of the Cultural Olympiad in Paris, on Sept. 19, 2021. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images
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