La bataille des couleurs à Beaubourg. 1971-1977
Edited by Boris Hamzeian
Publication
Publication date: 22.04.26
Press release
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Communiqué de presse
Whether you come upon it while strolling through Les Halles and the Marais, or spot it looking out over Paris from the Eiffel Tower or the slopes of Montmartre, Centre Pompidou is like a monumental machine, joyful and unique with bright colours that pop.
In addition to a decorative or aesthetic effect, the colour scheme has a rhetorical role: white is associated with the structure’s skeleton; grey is used for all the other elements of the metal frame; red highlights the mechanical conveyors (lifts, escalators); blue identifies the air conditioning ducts; and lastly, yellow and green are each paired with the electrical and hydraulic networks. Though now firmly established in the Parisian landscape, these colours are the result of years of intense debate, between the selection of the building’s architects and its inauguration: amidst alliances, refusals, stances taken and betrayals, many (architects, cultural figures, artists, etc.) tried to have their say on the colours of this metal skeleton in the heart of Paris.
This richly illustrated book tells a fascinating, thought-provoking story. Boris Hamzeian, architect and architecture historian, is a research officer in the Architecture Department of the Musée national d'art moderne at Centre Pompidou and curator of the inaugural exhibition at Maison Pompidou, which this book accompanies.
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Vanina Frasseto
vanina.frasseto@centrepompidou.fr
Communication and Digital Media Department
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Geneviève Paire
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