Italian painter and sculptor, Lucio Fontana at Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris! I could see many his works never known before. I knew only one series of his works(get canvas torn). 😀 So it was good to learn of a wide range of his works. Last video one is my favorite. I couldn’t recognize the narrow entrance if a keeper didn’t tell me about it. Along the maze, you can reach the Fontana’s major work. Wow!
I found a cute ice cream vintage car near Champs-Elysees!
We had a lunch at Monsieur Bleu, in Palais de Tokyo. The weather was hot to eat outside but Parisians were on terrace. Food was delicious and we could see Eiffel Tower from the terrace.
And slow motion video inspired by Bill viola. 😀
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Contemporary video artist, Bill Viola’s exhibition at Grand Palais. I could concentrate on his videos because his installations were in the dark. But I often obstructed visitor’s field of vision. 😀 He is one of major video artist even though he was born at the same time as video.
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We stayed at Parisien apartment in 16th arrondissement for 10 days. I loved big window and long balcony here. The neighborhood was very calm. We rent this apartment by Airbnb. You can rent local apartments/houses in reasonable price.
I bought fun postcards from Colette. And l‘Eclair de Genie! These eclairs are awesome!
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Le jour du Centre Pompidou! We stayed a whole day here. Having lunch, seeing exhibitions and shopping! There are many funny stuffs and good design/art books at shop. I saw many interesting works at permanent collection.
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French artist, Martial Raysse at the Centre Pompidou. Very colorful exhibition! I think he is very witty artist. He use all kind of materials and techniques; plastic, mirror, neon, plexiglass, paint, photos, photocopies, collage. I could see his various works from this exhibition.
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We had a lunch with Guilbe and Sara at Le Georges before seeing exhibitions at Centre Pompidou. Everything was delicious. Especially, very looooong croque monsieur was awesome. Never seen before! The weather was so nice to be at terrace. It’s a good place to have coffee when you visit Centre Pompidou.
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Vincent Van Gogh day! At first, we went to l’Eglise Auvers-sur-Oise, one of Van Gogh’s painting scene. When I encountered this church, Van Gogh’s painting just pop up in my head. It was same! We visited cemetery of Van Gogh brothers. They are resting next to each other. Theo Van Gogh died just six months later of his Vincent Van Gogh’s death. I felt their brotherly affection. And we visited Auberge Ravoux. It’s known as the house of Vincent Van Gogh. He created more than 80 paintings and shooting himself in this house. He stayed in tiny room. I noticed big different sutuation from contemporary two Impressionists Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.
We had a lunch at Le Saut du Loup in Musee des Arts Decoratifs after returning our rent car to Hertz Louvre. And We moved to Rose Bakery in Bon Marche.
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We went to Claude Monet’s house and garden at Giverny. There are two parts in this garden. Many kind of flowers in flower garden called Clos Normand in front of the house. So colorful! And there is a Japanese inspired water garden on the other side of the road. There is the famous water-lily pond. I felt like I’m just in front of Monet’s The Water Lilies painting at le musee de l’Orangerie. And There are some cute cafes and shops near Monet’s house. We had a lunch behind lavenders. My mom ordered Impressionism salad. 😀
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My parents came to Paris, too. We rent a cute Fiat to go to suburb of Paris. At first, we went to Chateau de Versailles to see Korean artist, Lee Ufan exhibition in beautiful Versailles Garden. For the past several years, the palace invited contemporary artists to exhibit works in the garden. Ten works by Lee Ufan were installed in the garden. “L’ombre des etoiles” was my favorite piece. Shining white stones on the floor were awesome. His modern installations are in harmony with garden. If you have a plan to go there, take a map to see every works! Because it’s difficult to find them in this huge garden and some works are hidden.
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