La Caverne du Pont-Neuf : Meet JR in this Marais art gallery in Paris

In parallel with the Pont-Neuf, transformed into a monumental illusion, and the sketches unveiled at Perrotin, JR invites the public to an autograph session on Saturday, June 13, 2026 in Paris. A chance to meet the artist everyone’s talking about right now, at the heart of a project that puts the artwork in dialogue with the city.

JR is back in Paris and isn’t exactly flying under the radar. With The Cave of Pont-Neuf, the artist turns the city’s oldest bridge into a vast mineral trompe-l’œil. A monumental illusion that grabs the eye, puzzles passersby, and gives Paris a new open-air backdrop. Here, people pause, take it in, photograph it—and above all try to figure out where the real ends and the image begins.

La Caverne du Pont-Neuf: Final days to discover JR's giant installation — reviews and photos
Only a few days left to experience JR’s La Caverne du Pont-Neuf. Until June 28, 2026, this monumental installation reimagines Paris’s oldest bridge as a dark, mineral corridor, alive with sound, scents, and augmented-reality moments. An immersive work you can explore for free, around the clock, before it closes. [Read more]

In the wake of this work, the Perrotin gallery, a stone's throw from Place des Vosges, presents Les Esquisses de la Caverne. An more intimate exhibition that pulls back the curtain on the project: research, drawings, experiments… everything that precedes the spectacular gesture. A shift in scale that takes you from the visual shock to the genesis itself, almost as if you were stepping into the artist's creative workshop.

The Cave Sketches: JR's free exhibition at Perrotin Gallery — Our Photos
At the Perrotin gallery, JR reveals the making of La Caverne du Pont Neuf through Les Esquisses de la Caverne, a free exhibition running from June 5 to July 25, 2026. Drawings, collages and preparatory studies extend the experience of this monumental installation conceived for Paris’s oldest bridge. [Read more]

And to extend this moment JR in Paris, head to Perrotin Marais for an exceptional book-signing session on Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 3 p.m., at 76 rue de Turenne in the 3rd arrondissement. A chance to meet the artist everyone’s talking about right now. Access to the signing is possible with a purchase on site.

Paris allows itself to be wrapped, twisted, and reinvented—and here unveils one of its finest trompe-l'œil masterpieces of the moment.