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🖼️ Bacchus (c. 1598) by Caravaggio, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

Ripples disturb the wine’s surface, as though the glass has just been set down, while infrared reflectography revealed a tiny self-portrait hidden in the carafe - a young Caravaggio with dark curly hair, holding a paintbrush at his easel, quietly inserting himself into the scene.

Five Past Installations to Remember
Photo credits:
1. Photo Maxime Tétard, © Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier
2. Urs Fischer, Untitled (2011) — Photo: Stefan Altenburger / Pinault Collection
3. Danh Vō, Tropeaolum (Avant l’Orage, 2023) — Photo: Aurélien Mole / Pinault Collection
4. Kimsooja, To Breathe — Constellation (2024) — Photo: Florent Michel / 11h45 / Pinault Collection
5. Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, clinamen v.10 (2025) — Photo: Florent Michel / 11h45 / Pinault Collection