{"id":3770,"date":"2018-06-02T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3770"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:10:29","slug":"la-defense-an-art-collection-in-light","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/en\/news\/la-defense-an-art-collection-in-light\/","title":{"rendered":"La D\u00e9fense: an art collection in light"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-hero-block_9f5e77a56fb38db6c002b7e0b9efc966\" class=\"container-fluid header_news_part px-0  block-hero\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>                <h1 class=\"with_line with_line_blue\"><span>La D\u00e9fense: an art collection in light<\/span><\/h1>\n                <div class=\"tags_part mb-5\">\n                    <span class=\"badge white\">Project<\/span>                <\/div>\n\n\n                \n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-1320x736.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-990x552.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-660x368.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-450x251.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-330x184.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-680x379.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-1536x856.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-1900x1059.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-365x203.jpg 365w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2-535x298.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Commissioning<\/strong>: 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: La D\u00e9fense district, Paris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Client<\/strong>: Defacto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lighting Designers<\/strong>: 8\u201918\u2019\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Architects<\/strong>: Frenak + Jullien<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Installer<\/strong>: Eiffage \u00c9nergie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Photo credit<\/strong>: 11h45 for Defacto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: to reveal an open-air museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>Since the 1960s, the La D\u00e9fense district has gradually built up an exceptional open-air contemporary art collection, comprising 69 major works\u2014both monumental and discreet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>Defacto, in charge of managing the district, launched the Paris La D\u00e9fense Art Collection programme with a dual ambition:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To preserve and restore the existing artworks,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To bring this unique collection back to life by enhancing its visibility and appeal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>A comprehensive, sensitive, and innovative approach<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>As the winner of the competition launched by Defacto, the Frenak + Jullien Architectes team conceived an enhancement strategy built around three key components:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 list\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The restoration of the artworks,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The creation of visitor pathways,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nighttime lighting of the most emblematic works, entrusted to lighting designers 8\u201918\u2019\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>A restrained and demanding lighting design<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>Among the selected artworks, 15 benefited from lighting solutions by LEC\u201411 fully illuminated using our systems, and 4 complemented by existing lighting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>To precisely meet the designers\u2019 vision, only three projector references were deployed:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-hero-block_3d45106ec455a5f51084903cf9dd5704\" class=\"container products_part  block-hero \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12 products_container Xd-flex align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n            <div class=\"slider\">\n                        <div class=\"item col-12 Xcol-lg-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/en\/produit\/meteor\/\" class=\" item-product \">\n    <div class=\"cover has-hover\">\n        <img 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mainColor\">Luminy 4 &#8211; 4039 \/ 4040<\/p>\n                <p class=\"link_p\"><span class=\"link gold\">Discover<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>Despite this deliberately limited selection, nearly 200 projectors were installed, each configured with a bespoke mix of optics defined after three weeks of on-site nighttime testing. Each sculpture thus received a unique lighting treatment, finely tuned to respect its volumes, textures, and artistic intent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>All LEC spots were supplied with integrated dimmers, enabling precise, artwork-by-artwork control.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>An artistic project<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>This project perfectly embodies LEC\u2019s philosophy: placing light at the service of creation with precision, discretion, and durability. It also highlights the importance of collaboration between designers, architects, installers, and manufacturers in enhancing a living heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>We are proud to have contributed to this ambitious cultural initiative, which allows thousands of passers-by and visitors to (re)discover La D\u00e9fense in a new light.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 paragraph\">\n<p>11 works in this collection are fully illuminated by LEC, with 4 others partially lit:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1 list\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After Olympia \u2014 Anthony Caro (1991)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Pouce \u2014 C\u00e9sar (1994)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Les Doubles Lignes Ind\u00e9termin\u00e9es \u2014 Bernar Venet (1988)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vive le Vent \u2014 Michel Deverne (1985)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L\u2019Araign\u00e9e Rouge \u2014 Alexander Calder (1976)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Les Trois Arbres \u2014 Guy-Rachel Grataloup (1988)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Les Personnages Fantastiques \u2014 Joan Mir\u00f3 (1978)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utsurohi \u2014 Aiko Miyawaki (1989)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Moretti \u2014 Raymond Moretti (1992)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La Chemin\u00e9e V\u00e9g\u00e9talis\u00e9e \u2014 \u00c9douard Fran\u00e7ois (2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La D\u00e9fonce \u2014 Fran\u00e7ois Morellet (1990)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L\u2019Oiseau M\u00e9canique \u2014 Philolaos (1972)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La Terre \u2014 Louis Debr\u00e9 (1978)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Casque BC1 \u2014 Ben Jakober (1988)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Les Chemin\u00e9es \u2014 Philolaos (1973)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block-hero-block_99fbed7128316f720fd00c02e56eaf37\" class=\"container-fluid slider_part  block-hero\">\n     <div class=\"container\">\n                      <div class=\"slider\">\n                                      <div class=\"item\">\n                         <div class=\"cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_After-Olympia-dAnthony-Caro-1991-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>                         <div class=\"caption\">\n                             <p class=\"desc\">After Olympia \u2014 Anthony Caro (1991)<\/p>                         <\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"item\">\n                         <div class=\"cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lec.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_Le-Pouce-de-Cesar-1994-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>                         <div class=\"caption\">\n                             <p class=\"desc\">Le Pouce \u2014 C\u00e9sar (1994)<\/p>                         <\/div>\n               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