The Beaubourg is a museum where contemporary art is kept in Paris. I visited the museum this summer but thinking back, it had not been a very good experience, not because of the displays but what was outside, waiting in the Parisian Metro: pickpockets. I had been a victim and when I talked to friends - many evoked the same experience with the Parisian Metro in summer. They are everywhere and seem to be out of control...the fact that even the Police was not very helpful when I wanted to lodge a report really spoilt my day (they asked me instead to turn to the Embassy for help, yeah on a weekend).
Well, back to the paintings at the Beaubourg, or Centre George Pampidou...here's a glimpse at the permanent collection (because of fatigue and puzzling exits and entrances, I somehow missed the star of the show this summer - the Roy Litchenstein Retro...)
Hallmark of Beaubourg - the factory-like external escalators...
Warhol's "Ten Lizes" are among the firsts to greet the visitors...
Cy Twombly: Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus, 1962
David Salle: Blue Paper 1986
Thomas Huber: Das Bilderlager 1988
Christopher Wool: Untitled 2002
David Balula: Burnt Painting (IIIIII)/Imprint of the Burnt Painting (IIIIII) 2012
Sean Scully: Dying Day 2007
THEVERYMANY (Marc Fornes): Y/Struc/Surf 2010
Ernesto Netto: We Stopped Just Here at the Time 2002
Kader Attia: Ghost 2007
Greta Bratescu: The Gate 2011
Gerhard Richter: 1024 Farben (350-3) 1974
Verner Panton: Sofa Living Sculpture 1970-71
Gerard Fromanger: En Chine, à Hu-Xian 1974
Ed Paschke: Joella 1973
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