with so many tempting expos on this spring in paris, i thought it would be best to compile them all together...here are some of the best...
Vlamick, a Fauvist painter, is on display at the
Musee du Luxembourg. Combine this wildly colorful and invigorating expo with a stroll through the
jardins du Luxembourg to see what spring has sprung this year. (now until july 20th)
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if photography is more your thing, be sure to check out the
man ray expo at
la pinacotheque. this expo on the modernist master of b&w displays works and personal
objets from the artist's atelier in paris. (march 5- june 1st)
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95-year-old
louise bourgeois' work is on display in a huge retrospective at the
centre pompidou, featuring over 200 pieces of her work. her infamous sculpture,
maman, a giant spider-like sculpture, is on display simultaneously at the
jardin des tuilleries, a first in europe. (until june 2)
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last but not least, ny punk
patti smith shows off another talent at the
fondation cartier-- photos, drawings, texts, & collages are on display, inspired by french greats such as arthur rimbaud & jean genet. (march 28 to june 22)