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Five Things Friday -- Paris Art
1. At the same exposition I referred to
here,
Women House, at Monnaie de Paris, a brilliant, sensuous sculpture by (as if you needed me to tell you!)
Niki de Saint Phalle, one of her Nana figures, this one entitled
Nana Maison II.
How gloriously and subversively its richly exaggerated curves and voluptuous (if not absolutely strident) colours work against the general rectilinearity, more disciplined curves, sober colours of one of "the patriarchy's" central institutions.
The bright colours serve to emphasize the inviting dark interiors. . . Woman
as House. . .
And I can't resist seeing even more opposition in that (phallic?) crane in the background. . . plus I love seeing these layers . . .
2. Same expo, different work, also found in the courtyard that held Saint Phalle's sculpture and that wrought
iron teapot I showed you earlier this week. This piece was the first I saw on entering the show, and Wow!
Shen Yuan's Salon de Coiffure (made from hemp fibre, metal, and egg) is another compelling, monumental, and thought-provoking piece, with its own odd beauty.
This work, as you can see, blends in with its surroundings in terms of colour, more than the other two large sculptures in the courtyard, but is there something just a bit insidious about the way it echoes the organic neutrals and suggests a slithering mobility? No? Just me?
And the human (female) head it suggests, emerging from, or being submerged in the earth -- but the head also suggests a simple hut, to me at least, a hut that also speaks back to the complex surrounding architecture.
Such a show it was. . . is, still, for a few more days, and then will be again in whatever form it takes on in Washington.
3. But I also enjoyed the free show on offer as I walked to the Seine-side Monnaie from my hotel. First, I passed this sculpture
and was delighted by the juxtaposition with a pink motorcycle but affronted on the sculpture's behalf by the graffiti, the dumping of a Christmas tree alongside. . .
I did a bit of Googling, as one does these days, and found that this bronze sculpture
Vénus des Arts, a deconstructed Venus loaded up with musical instruments and drawing and painting tools. She was sculpted by
Arman, and should you want to see it for yourself next time you're in Paris, wend your way to 16 Rue Jacques Callot in the 6th. . . .
While you're there, look across the street for me, would you? And let me know if this playful bit of wall art is still there?
It's my #4 of today's Friday Five, and I know that some of you might consider it vandalism, but I can't quite, especially given the Ecole des Beaux Arts just 'round the corner, all those exuberant students expressing themselves artfully wherever. . .
I don't love the graffiti (above) on the Venus, but on the other hand, I do love that "fine art" is there, on the street, that it speaks the streets, engages with them, gives them a chance to speak back. That those who can't afford 12 or 15 or 18 Euros to experience art in museums can register it on their daily walks.
And, of course, that is not merely for the benefit of the viewer of art, but for the maker as well. As Miss.Tic says, "J'ai plus d'une corde a mon art" -- or "I have more than one string to my bow"
And yes, that was Number 5 of a Five Things Friday. . .
Wishing you a Happy Weekend and looking forward to any comments you might care to leave, either about today's post or about your weekend plans or anything you care to connect with our ongoing conversation. À bientôt!
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