A neon line, a building’s gable, and the Parisian night as the backdrop... Ugo Rondinone presents Cry me a River, a monumental light installation visible on the facade of a building in the 11th arrondissement for Nuit Blanche, on the night of Saturday, June 6 to Sunday, June 7, 2026. Free to view from Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi, on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., this work in plexiglass, neon and aluminum borrows the title of an American song written in 1953 by Arthur Hamilton, which became a jazz standard largely thanks to Julie London's interpretation.
This choice of a work visible from public space aligns with Nuit Blanche’s ethos, which thrives on bringing art where you least expect it. This grand rendez-vous gratuit lets Paris be explored through contemporary artworks, installations, performances and projects visible on the street as well as in cultural venues. The principle is simple: invite art into the city for one night, sometimes on a façade, sometimes in a gallery, sometimes in a daily space. With Cry me a River, the work is watched from street level, like a sign that has left the commercial world to become a sentence to read in the night.
Born in 1964 in Brunnen, Switzerland, Ugo Rondinone life and work between Zurich and New York. His practice spans sculpture, video, painting, photography, neon and textual forms, with a pronounced taste for stark images, bold pop colors, and moodier, more melancholic atmospheres. On this Paris wall, Cry me a River deliberately preserves that ambiguity: a familiar, almost iconic line, set apart in public space. A bright, memorable phrase that anyone can spot, read in a moment, and carry with them as they move on.
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Dates and Opening Time
From June 6, 2026 to June 7, 2026
Official website
www.paris.fr
