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These glowing boxes emitted a inconsistent changing light and some weird post-rock guitar. Needless to say, Colin got caught up in here for five minutes while I went back to worship the subject of the previous post...

This was a chair!

A little graphic design from the collection...

So, those posts are a vast majority of the feminist collection at the Centre Pompidou. Though not every piece carried an overtly feminist message, the fact that a museum like the Pompidou has dedicated an entire floor to only female artists is quite amazing. At the met in NYC, 85% of the nude paintings are of women, but only 5% of the artists in the museum are the product of a female. Though I feel that the rights of men and women are a little more even in the states, the French will never be a people who do not fight for change. It's amazing to me that a curator would be willing to make such an impact with this collection. 

Pompidou, I applaud you.

Monika Sosnowska "Rubble"

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This reminded me of Person Pitch.

The felt bodies were layered and could peel back to reveal different colors. Probably 10 feet tall.

A chair!

The mats were hanging above the audience's head and cast letters in all different directions throughout the room.

"Logos" by Atlas Sound?

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AHHHH!

Niki de Saint Phalle, "Tir"

I can't remember the description of this, but consider the pieces it was situated next, I am assuming it was a commentary of the rape of South America by the USA in the mid-20th century.

Two large blankets situated on the floor of a room in the museum with large humanoid firgures inflating and deflating over-and-over. VERY eerie. I felt like I was in the presence of death itself.

Sylvie Fleury, "Tableau #1"

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Bon soir!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I've been sleeping too much this week and need to get out of that habit! Last week, I finally got to check out the Pompidou. I'm telling you, this city has more art than I could've ever imagined. One enormous floor was all modern feminist art, and I was of course enamored by every piece. This first post will be about that floor. Before the pictures, though, let me appologize for the lack of artist names and titles I have for you. I took pictures of most of the cards, but many of them didn't turn out well enough for me to read. I'll try my hardest, though!

Emily, Colin, Austin, and Andrew going up the Pompidou! It felt like a roller coaster (of loving).

See what I mean?!

Along with amazing art, the Pompidou boasts some of the most spectacular views I have seen of Paris. Here is Notre Dame from the roof of the Pompidou...

I don't know what this thing is... maybe some lightning rod or something. Kinda boring.

Montmartre on the horizon (Sacre Coeur to be precise)

Mmmm... delicious.

Niki de Saint Phalle "Crucification"
*Notice the vagina

Niki de Saint Phalle "La marriée ou Eva Maria"
*These were both larger-than-life and made in the 1960s.

Betty Tompkins, "Fuck painting #1"
*The description noted there was no profound meaning behind this. The artist just wanted to paint two people having sex.

Tiny ceramic Vaginas!!!!!!!

This sculpture begs for people to stick their head in it...

Still from a video of a nude woman hula hooping nude on a beach. The hula hoop was made of barbed wire. I grabbed a still from the beginning because I knew my mom would see this.