An unusual visit to the heart of the Tower with Figures

Tour aux figures, Parc départemental de l'Ile Saint-Germain - 170, quai de Stalingrad

Red, blue, and white surfaces, hatching, and black lines adorn Jean Dubuffet’s Tower with Figures, which houses a second work, Gastrovolve. It is an astonishing inner labyrinth that invites the curious to feel it. The visitor walks on the painted floor, climbs or descends a few steps, never seeing it in full. They let their imagination roam and become participants in the work. The exterior work Standing 24 meters tall, the Tower with Figures commands the center of Île Saint-Germain Park, at the edge of Paris. With its vivid colors, it is one of the major works in the Hourloupe cycle by J…