Rubik's Cube 'Mona Lisa' goes on sale in Paris

'Rubik Mona Lisa' will go on sale at Artcurial on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on February

Published: February 03, 2020 17:14 AFP and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Producer

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A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month. Image Credit: Reuters

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Made from 330 Rubik's Cubes by the French artist Invader - famous for his ceramic Space Invaders figures inspired by the vintage pixelated video game - is called "Rubik Mona Lisa". Image Credit: Reuters

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It is the first of a series of works in which the artist has recreated some of the great paintings of art history in Rubik's Cubes. Image Credit: Reuters

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Invader, whose real name is Franck Slama, claimed that they the foundational creations of a new art movement called "Rubikcubism". Image Credit: Reuters

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He has glued Space Invaders works to walls in more than 33 countries, and even inspired smartphone applications for fans trying to track them down. Image Credit: Reuters

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"Rubik Mona Lisa" will go on sale at Artcurial on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on February 23 as a part of auction featuring some of the biggest names in street art. Image Credit: AFP

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Invader made "Rubik Mona Lisa" in 2005 and has since gone on to recreate Edouard Manet's Impressionist masterpiece "Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe" ("Luncheon on the Grass") as well as Gustave Courbet's ever-controversial "The Origin of the World" in Rubik's Cubes. Image Credit: AFP

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The cube, a cult children's puzzle in the 1980s, was invented by the Hungarian sculptor Emo Rubik as a teaching tool to explain three-dimensional forms to his architecture students. Image Credit: AFP

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A blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci show at the Louvre museum in Paris, which holds the "Mona Lisa", finishes at the end of this month. Image Credit: AFP

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The street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" entitled "Rubik Mona Lisa" made in 2005 by French artist Invader is on display at the Artcurial auction house in Paris. Image Credit: AFP

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The street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" entitled "Rubik Mona Lisa" made in 2005 by French artist Invader is on display at the Artcurial auction house in Paris. Image Credit: AFP

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The sign of the French street artist Invader is seen on The Rubik Mona Lisa (2005) displayed at ArtCurial in Paris, France. Image Credit: Reuters

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