Through some technologic magic, hyper-realistic wax replicas of Daft Punk have landed at Madame Tussauds New York.
Daft Punk could also be no extra, however the robots now stand frozen in time as wax effigies on the venue, one of many nation’s hottest vacationer sights. The brand-new doppelgängers of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo will seem behind a DJ sales space within the advanced’s Glow Gala space alongside fashions of Ariana Grande, Matthew McConaughey, Rihanna and Beyoncé.
They are styled in pyramid pendant necklaces—a callback to their iconic “Alive” stage—and custom-tailored replicas of their iconic, black-sequined Le Smoking tuxedo fits designed in 2013 by influential Yves Saint Laurent inventive director Hedi Slimane.
Madame Tussauds not too long ago partnered with French DJ collective Maison Disco to arrange an occasion at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner and debut the wax visages. The night time consisted of “an elevated audiovisual experience” soundtracked by basic ’90s French House music and a retrospective of Daft Punk’s timeless discography.
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Bangalter and de Homem-Christo’s wax figures have been commissioned in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Random Access Memories, Daft Punk’s last album. The legendary digital music duo launched an prolonged model with never-before-heard recordings final summer season earlier than following with a stripped-back “Drumless” interpretation in November.
Ben Shapiro, Marketing Executive at Madame Tussauds New York, stated the stupefying statues have fun the enduring legacy of each Daft Punk and French House music.
“As Daft Punk and Madame Tussauds both share French origins, this collaboration is a testament to the innovation and artistic brilliance of those that came before us and the ability of music and art to transcend global boundaries,” Shapiro stated in a press release.
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