Pompidou Experience

Strolling thorough the Pompidou was a unique and refreshing experience for me. Inside the halls of the Pompidou are an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art.
What was so unique about the way the museum is set up is the rooms are dedicated to specific art periods and singular artist much like a whole group of galleries combined at once in one continual flow of uninterrupted space. Seeing some of my favorite artists works for the first time live was a real treat. As much as our print media has improved over the years nothing compares to the real thing. I was pleased to find a piece by Jean Tinguely the Swiss artist who helped construct the below mentioned Le Cyclop, the Dadist machine in the woods of Milley-la-Foret outside of Paris. Although this work was on a smaller scale the outlandish oil barrel machine piece still packed an intense visual punch. Another piece right next to the Tinguely piece was by Nikki de Saint Phalle, who was a lifelong friend and who also collaborated with Tinguely on the creating of Le Cyclop.