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The Palais de Tokyo is the home of some of the most exciting art in Paris, and an unusual new exhibit is sure to have people scratching their heads while they try to figure it all out. Spy Numbers is a collection of artists' interpretations of "numbers stations," - shortwave radio stations of unknown origin that broadcast electronic voices reading off sequences of numbers, presumably to communicate with spies and other underworld characters. If that's a bit hard to process, wait until you see the art. Works range from digital encoding projects to the production of aurora borealis (northern lights) to seismic sensors that are perfect for picking up the rumblings of the city's underground Metro. Heap (pictured) is one of the most bizarrely beautiful works in the show, representing artist Jim Shaw's interpretation of these mysterious signals as a monster made of plastic toys from McDonald's. It's pretty bizarre, but the longer you look at it, the more it makes sense. Starwood has hotels throughout Paris, including the nearby Le Méridien Etoile.
[image via artnews.org]
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