L’elephant Triomphal: Paris' Proposed Pachyderm Party Pad | Odd Salon MONUMENTAL 2/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 09/03/2020

In 1748 the city of Paris made plans to honor King Louis XV with a truly exceptional monument: a gigantic elephant shaped party house to be placed in the center of the city for all to admire. But, like so many bold architectural plans featuring a dining room in an elephant’s ass, the critics came out of the woodwork to raise their petty concerns and get in the way of visionary monuments. 

Stuart Gripman ~ L’elephant Triomphal: Paris'  Proposed Pachyderm Party Pad that Spawned a Fop Fight

Odd Salon MONUMENTAL: Six stories of remembrances and egos, of massive mistakes, enormous elephants & treacherous transportations.

Recorded live 3/3/2020 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Tre Balchowsky
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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