"The monumental green figure of Kermit the Frog is set to soon take flight above the stately facades of Place Vendôme as part of the Art Basel Paris Public Program. From October 20th to 26th, 2025, Alex Da Corte's artwork will occupy the sky, transforming the historic square into an unlikely stage for a scene of comic melancholy. Presented by Sadie Coles HQ, the project takes the form of an enormous helium-filled inflatable, a towering, 19.75-meter-long effigy of the beloved Muppet icon."
"For Da Corte, this strange, fleeting moment became a metaphor for exhaustion, resilience, and the dissonant cheer that often masks collective anxiety. 'Since only the head gets torn, only a part deflates,' he explains. 'It's between lives, between states.' Beneath the floating sculpture, a group of smiling performers dressed as Kermit, one possibly the artist himself, will keep the facade of optimism alive, 'reminding us of the charade,' Da Corte says."
Alex Da Corte will present a 19.75-meter helium inflatable of Kermit the Frog above Place Vendôme for the Art Basel Paris Public Program from October 20–26, 2025, presented by Sadie Coles HQ. The installation revisits a 1991 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade mishap when a Kermit balloon snagged and tore, slumping half-deflated while the celebration continued. The work frames that episode as a metaphor for exhaustion, resilience, and the dissonant cheer that can mask collective anxiety. Beneath the floating sculpture, smiling performers dressed as Kermit will maintain a facade of optimism despite the balloon’s failure.
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