Fondation Louis Vuitton
Twelve glass sails by Frank Gehry — a Bois de Boulogne landmark saved by an act of parliament.
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This guide to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris begins in January 2011, when a judge ruled Bernard Arnault's nearly-finished museum illegal and the cranes stopped. It follows Arnault's unusual response, France's National Assembly, and Frank Gehry's design of twelve glass sails he pictured as a regatta sailing through the Bois de Boulogne. The guide also traces the collection inside, from Picasso to the Monet that was Arnault's very first purchase.
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