Today is Jim's last full day in Paris, he heads back to Los Angeles tomorrow afternoon. So today we looked at his list of sites and came up with the modern art museums at the Palais de Tokyo and the Nicki St Phalle mobile fountain at the Pompidou Center. Since we've both forgotten to pick up coffee and bread for the last two days we had to do a small marketing at 9:00 this morning then we were out at the crack of 11:00 and on the bus down to the museums. We went to the modern art museum of the ville of Paris first, and saw a really top notch collection of modernist and contemporary pieces by such luminaries as Robert Delaunay,
Matisse, Derain, Picasso, Leger, Gris, Braque, etc. after which we had lunch at the Tokyo Eats cafe.
Following lunch we went to the other museum which is the REALLY contemporary pieces by, at least to us unknown artists. Some of it was fabulous and other parts were somewhat disturbing, and that seems to be what really contemporary art is aiming at these days. I have to be impressed at the creativity of these artists and how they approach their work.
We looked in at the various installations for a bit and then headed down to the Pompidou Center for a bit of afternoon leisure next to the mobile fountain. A couple of beers for us and a bit of wine for Deb and then it was off to the apartment for a light dinner and getting Jim checked in for his flight home.
No Tuttle?
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