elles @ centrepompidou: women artists in the collections of the National Modern Art Museum

On our first day in Paris we visited one of the most amazing museums and centres of art in Europe: centre Pompidou.

If someone wants to have a taste of the most important artists of the 20th century this is the place that has to go!!!! Apart  the collections of the centre from, the building itself, is in my opinion, a work of art also. Although that it was built back in 1977, still is so modern, and one of a kind.

These days   Beaubourg (as it is also known, and means disambiguation had a thematic exhibition which was named elles and was devoted to the women artists from the 20th century to the present day.

Paintings, sculptures, photography, video art, and other installations all created by women......Really I was amazed, speechless, and yes jealous........

After we saw this exhibition we moved to another thematic exhibition about Mondrian and the De Stijl movement, but sorry there are no photos, as we were prohibited to take some.....:(

In the end we had the chance to see the permanent modern art exhibition of the museum.

 Work from Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Kandinsky, Cezanne to mention a few, managed to leave us once again  speechless.....

Till the next post with more photos of Paris, (especially with some extraordinary costumes from the fashion exhibition @ the musee of arts and decoratifs ...) à tout à l'heure!!!!!!!!

Drama Queen @ Paris

This week Drama Queen came back from a trip to Paris.....

Although it was a trip mainly for business reasons, getting away from the everyday routine is nice and visiting Paris is always "formidable"!!!!!!

It is for sure a magic lightfull city, where inspiration can be found in different ways and forms!!!

As this was not my fisrt time in Paris, and our schedule was tight, I was able to visit only two museums: Centre Pompidou, and Le musee des arts decoratifs!!! Centre Pompidou held an  exhibition tribute to women artists of the 20th century, and also a tribute to Mondrian and the De Stijl movement. Le musee des arts decoratifs held an exhibition about the fashion designers who were the milestones of the decades 90's and 00's.  Both were super!!!!!

   Later I will share with you some photos of the exhibitions we saw....

Bisous & au revoir ( with more photos ...)