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The giant heads of the North photographed by Robert Doisneau, around 1908 Image Credit: Supplied Highlight This huge collection is the first inventory of spontaneous art in France. An offbeat gathering of roadside geniuses. Photos: Gamma-Rapho / Robert Doisneau / DR / Courtesy Editions Du Sandre / Marie Cailler Have you ever had visions while driving, of coming upon, at a bend in the road, the Loch Ness monster, a barbecue shaped like an elephant, or a painted statue of Aldo Maccione? This is no dream. And yet it’s a miracle that these solid creations have no...

Remembering Claude Parent’s unique take on modernist architecture Remembering Claude Parent’s unique take on modernist architecture We look back on Claude Parent’s slant on modernist architecture, five years after the iconic architect’s passing, by revisiting Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O’Kelly’s meeting with him in 2007 The late Claude Parent initially set up with architect Ionel Schein, but it was a decade later, when collaborating with his friend, the urban planner Paul Virilio, that his career took off. Pictured: the church of Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay, by Claude P...