shimmering space ship. >> i like. >> i like it. >> i go down on the champs elysees, and never see the arc de triompheday i see the arc de triomphe. >> reporter: it was conceived in 1962 by the artist christo and his partner, jean claude. they also wrapped the reichstag building in berlin, the sydney coastline, and 11 islands off miami. christo famously said art is irrational and useless, its only point to delight the senses. >> it's a source of excitement. >> reporter: jean claude passed away in 2009, followed by christo last year. his nephew, vladimir javacheff, oversaw this project and told us criticism is normal. >> i mean, it's very human for not all of us to agree, and everybody's opinion and interpretation is legitimate. they can-- it's a work of art. you can take it in so many ways. >> reporter: when you think of a french architectural icon, the eiffel tower may spring to mind. but for many french people it's this place, the arc de triomphe, that symbolizes their national identity. it was built as a memorial to fallen french soldiers, and through the centuries, it's witnessed catastrophic defe

emmanuel macron this thursday unveiled a new arc de triomphe.lastic wrap has made the landmark into an art installation. brian quinn has been taking a look. brian: opening day in paris for a monumental new public art installation, but no curtain raised. on the conary, this is the arc de triomphe wrapped in shimmering, recyclable, polypropylene fabric. french president emmanuel macron given a personal tour by the project director. for the artists, both now deceased, the meaning of their work was always in the eye of the beholder. >> people can make out of it whatever they want and feel. ultimately, artwork is about freedom. >> for those who actually beheld it thursday, varying interpretations. >> it reminds me of an elephant. >> first imagined decades ago, the project was put on hold at least twice over recent years due to environmental concerns and the covid pandemic. krista- christo died before seeing its completion. visitors will not only be able to admire it from below but also above via the panoramic tempest. -- panoramic terrace. mark: it i

the arc de triome will get a silvery-blue wrapping, as chsto imagined it. >> christo said, "i would only like to wrap the arc de triompheparis. that's really the one thing i would like to do." hopefully, christo would be most happy if somebody looks at it d says, "it looks just like the drawings." >> sreenivasan: tourists will still be able to visit the monument, built to honor napoleon's military victories, once the wrapping is in place. if all goes as planned, the wrapped arc de triomphe will be on view from september 18 through october 3. >> sreenivasan: that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. for the latest news updates, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. stay healthy, and have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the anderson family fund. the estate of worthington mayo-smith. leonard and norma klorfine. the rosalind p. walter foundation. koo anpatricia yuen, committ

and you know, when you hear about it, they're going to wrap the arc de triomphe in cloth. you know, it sounds like not very interesting, but when you actually see it, it does really pop out. and it's a stunning work in many ways and makes you re look at things and, and re examine things and re assess your point of view and how you see things. and i think that's one of the great functions of art to, to reject your imagination and refocus you and re orient you. and it certainly does that. it's a massive structure and it's massive. it's huge. it's a huge art piece. and so we were very lucky to see that i noticed that john, jerry and our friend from cnbc and other places, remarked that we were very, very lucky to. i've seen this in person, and i could tell that he had come a bare envy where he sits in new york city and chicago, just tasting the floor, garage, and not being able to think his teeth into it. ha, ha, ha john. well of course the steam of this episode is the new york is in fashion. give me a break. take a hike, buddy. get a grip, scram, get lost. this is the, this i

. >> reporter: in paris this weekend, traffic stopped and crowds gathered to see the arc de triomphee the feeling of happiness now, so i'm excited. >> it is really beautiful. >> reporter: the huge monument, wrapped in shimmering fabric, tied in place with red rope, the colors subtly emulating the french flag. >> it is an absolutely fantastic idea. it is both very beautiful and very innovative. >> i love the work. i love the artist. >> reporter: it is the creation of the artist known simply as christo. but when christo died last year at 84, finishing the project became a mission for christo's small team of three. his nephews, vladimir and jonathan, and studio manager, lorenza giovanelli. >> it is very dramatic and in correct english, but it expresses his satisfaction. >> all of the design was done, every rope, every fold, every pleat is exactly the way christo designed it. it will be his baby. we're just finishing it for him. >> i really don't believe that christo thought the arc de triomphe would be his last project. >> reporter: the unwrapping took construction workers two months, f

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workers draping the historic arc de triomphe in 2000 feet of metallic fabric to honor the late artist christo. a bulgarian born artist known for wrapping buildings around the world. french authorities gave the green light to cover the 154 foot landmark. christo's nephew is overseeing the project to keep his uncle dream alive. >> the biggest challenge for me is that christo is not here. i miss his enthusiasm, his energy. >> the massive masterpiece creating traffic stop interest in their tracks. critics called the project wasteful although organizers say all the fabric is recyclable. >>> calling all scary movie buffs. >> how would you like to get paid to watch hours of horror films in an effort to understand whether the size of someone $1300 to watch 13 scary movies in the month of october. some of the movies include saw, the amityville horror, and a quiet place. >> do i get free popcorn? >>> another mega pod of whales are spotted. you might not guess where. the group of more than 100 humpbacks was spotted off the southern coast of new south wales in australia of all places. apparently,

the arc de triomphe is being transformed into a shimmering art work, the creation of bulgarian artist, christos, who 1st imagined wrapping the napoleon era arch 60 years ago, but died last year before seeing his dream become reality. his nephew vladimir is overseeing the project, means already many different things for many different people, the one to drop and becomes a work of art. it would add another meaning, but also was going to be amazing with the fabric. it would have this issue ality, this project will become something different that people want to touch it. you can see the wind and christy was born in bulgaria in 1935. as a young man, he fled communist rule for paris, where he met john claude, his wife, an autistic collaborator until her death in 2009. the couple, dozens of building monuments and even islands in 1985. they worked on paris as paul nough, but the of the thrills remained that go the artists believe the by wrapping the all the tree on would were feel what they called. it's the essence and draw people's attention to its beauty throughout their career. a couple sa

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asians and protests, the arc de triomphe will be an art work for 16 days, daring and intriguing some will admire it. others will find it pointless. but increase those world, creating the unnecessary was the ultimate expression of freedom. natasha butler al jazeera paris. ah, it is good to have with us. hello adrian, for the hearing though, how the headlines when i was here a u. s. x ray state, anthony lincoln is facing a 2nd day of questions of the his role in the withdrawal from afghanistan. the senate foreign relations committee, grilled him of a hasty evacuations from cobble and the collapse of the afghan government. we need to look back at all of this. because to your point, we collectively over 20 years invested discretionary amounts in those security forces in, in that government, hundreds of millions of dollars, equipment, training advice support. and based on that, as well as based on what we were looking at real time. again, we did not see this collapse in a matter of 11 days. it's not about us. thank international donors for the aid money pledged the un conference on monday

however, if you go up to sharply say to the arc de triomphe, you see it covered in crisco. this is the celebrated who is the artist to wrap things right? correct. he had wrapped paul know if i believe, like 20 years ago. of course christo is dead now, but he died in 2019, but this is something he worked on for decades actually. so they've wrapped the arctic rails, and the class still qual, yeah, absolutely. as the last of the cristo, wrapping our projects posthumously, put together here in paris of the arthur tree off. and you know, when you hear about it, they're going to wrap the artistry up in cloth. you know, it sounds like not very interesting, but when you actually see it, it does really pop out. and it's a stunning work in many ways. and it makes you really look at things and, and re examine things and re assess your point of view and how you see things. and i think that's one of the great functions of art to, to reject your imagination and refocus you and re orient you. and it certainly does that, it's a massive structure and it's massive. it's huge, it's a huge art

starting tomorrow, the famed arc de triomphe in paris comes an art exhibit for the next three weeks.vered the napoleonic arch in blue and silver fabric and visitors will be able to view and touch the installation. conceived by the late artist decreased. still to come, u.s. capitol police prepare for tomorrow's far-right rally and supported january 6 insurrectionists. russia holds a parliamentary election amid an unprecedented crackdown on opposition. david brooks breaks down the weeks political news, and much more. >> this is the pbs newshour. from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> over the last several days a crowd of migrants awaiting u.s. processing outside it texas border community has grown to more than 10,000. the migrants, are mostly from haiti have been sheltering under a major bridge there. while the biden administration trying to speed up processing officials are also expecting the crowd to grow further in coming days. for more on this very joined arelis hernandez, who's by arelis hernan

you can see in paris now, the arc de triomphe is wrapped up, the project.ds and acts. and i think it's important the seriousness of what happened is being stood not only in the united states but also i'm concerned but the oldest but most important alliance. now, we will see. president biden has proposed to have a conversation, a call with president macron that will hopefully happen in the next days. we will prepare it and we will try to rebuild the trust. but we start from this situation, and it's important also on the american side to understand what we felt. we, the europeans, we have this direction because we thought it was indeed, seriously, a serious breach of trust. >> mr. etienne, it's katty kay in paris. you talk about it being a european itself but the uk itself is not united about what to do with the china problem. there are benevolent and different views how to handle china than there is here in the united states. and france actually looks isolated at the moment. you called off meetings with the uk about defense. you canceled a meeting with the s