One Night Stand: Explosion Event for Nuit Blanche

2013

Realized on the Seine River, between Musée du Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, Paris, October 5, approximately 60 minutes

Mono-shot fireworks, Bateau-Mouche sightseeing boat, fifty couples, and audio recording (Tan Dun, The Pink, 1994)

Commissioned by the City of Paris [Ephemeral]

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Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio

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Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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A French Love Encounter, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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Lovers' Time, 2013. Photo by Thierry Nava, courtesy Cai Studio.

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Lovers’ Time, 2013. Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio

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Lovers’ Time, 2013. Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio

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Lovers’ Time, 2013. Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio

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Lovers’ Time, 2013. Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio