Tous Léger = Spring, musée Luxembourg

 

Monday afternoon I went to a preview of a joyous new exhibit

TOUS LÉGER - full of color, light & wit.

Even the tickets are 🎟️ fun!

At Musée Luxembourg, 19, rue de Vaugirard, 75006 until July 20, 2025. 

Established in 1750, it was initially an art museum located in the east wing of the Luxembourg Palace and in 1818 became the first museum of contemporary art. The museum was taken over by the French Ministry of Culture and the French Senate in 2000, when it began to be used for temporary exhibitions.

The exhibit includes other artists influenced by Léger: Niki de Saint-Phalle, Yves Klein, Martial Rayesse, Keith Haring.

The joyous fun is in the room decor. 

This show was previously in Nice..the Riviera 🌴 No wonder.

Painted walls and benches in brilliant primary colors like children’s alphabet blocks.

The visitor’s silhouettes become part of the exhibit.

Fernand Léger was born in Normandy in 1888, moved to Paris to study architecture, was influenced firstly by Cézanne.

He often fractured forms into geometrical parts.

He was an active  ‘Cubist’. Clearly he was pals with Picasso, Braque, Matisse and other artists of his time.

He spent time in New York. I always thought he looked like a taxi 🚖 driver.

The juxtaposition of his work next to more contemporary artists makes an easy fit. Léger is timeless.

The Bicycle riders. 

The museum’s gift shop continues the theme of 

Primary colors and angular geometry. 

Lots of fun things 

To buy.

Outside I saw Léger’s bicycle 🚲

Wherever I look

I saw Léger in the most ordinary objects.

In these times Léger is a breath of fresh air. 

I highly recommend this exhibit 👍

And You can pop into the Jardin Luxembourg after your visit.