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The Golden Apple Returns to Paris

At Le Bristol Paris, a new presence has quietly taken over the garden. Monumental, luminous, almost surreal in its perfection – La Pomme de New York by Claude Lalanne emerges like a vision. Not placed, but revealed.

A Sculpture That Feels Almost Alive

From March 31 to April 14, this extraordinary work is exhibited within the intimate gardens of Le Bristol Paris, before heading to Christie’s for auction. But within these few days, it becomes something else entirely – a dialogue between art, architecture, and atmosphere.

Created in 2008, the sculpture stands at nearly 2.5 meters high, its golden surface reflecting the surrounding greenery with an almost hypnotic softness. It is both playful and powerful. Familiar in form, yet completely reimagined in scale.

Claude Lalanne has always worked at the intersection of nature and imagination. Her universe is organic, poetic, and deeply sensual. The apple, a recurring motif in her work, becomes here a statement of abundance, desire, and transformation.

It is impossible to ignore.

And yet, it doesn’t demand attention – it holds it.

Where Art Meets a Living Legacy

Le Bristol Paris is no stranger to art. For over a century, it has cultivated a relationship with beauty that goes far beyond hospitality. Its spaces are not just designed – they are curated, layered, alive with history and contemporary dialogue.

The arrival of La Pomme de New York continues this tradition.

Set within the hotel’s lush garden, the sculpture creates a striking contrast. Classical Parisian elegance meets surreal modern form. The rigor of architecture meets the softness of nature. And somewhere in between, something unexpected happens. The space shifts. Guests don’t just pass through the garden – they pause. They observe. They experience. The sculpture becomes a moment, a disruption, a quiet invitation to see differently.

Before its installation in Paris, La Pomme de New York has traveled through some of the most iconic cultural spaces – from Park Avenue in New York to Versailles. Now, in the heart of Paris, it takes on a new dimension: more intimate, more reflective, almost cinematic.

This is not just an exhibition. It is an encounter.

Because Lalanne’s work has never been about scale alone –
it is about emotion. About the way an object can alter the energy of a place without changing a single structure.

At Le Bristol, the apple does exactly that.

It doesn’t belong to the garden.
It becomes the garden’s center of gravity.

And for a brief moment in time, Paris feels just slightly more surreal, more poetic, more alive.

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