Le Nemours, Fondation Cartier

 

Yesterday Bonnie emailed, “Come have breakfast with us at Cafe Le Nemours at 9:00”

My swim 🏊 bag went back in the closet & I ran 🏃‍♂️ out the door.

Damien Hirst « Cerisiers en Fleurs» Cartier Fondation

 A quick escape Wednesday from letters/💌 to visit the newly opened Damien Hurst exhibit at Cartier Fondation. If you’re in Paris before it closes Jan 2, 2022, you should visit too. 

An altogether uplifting pink experience. And who couldn’t use a little more pink 🌸in their lives right now? Along with bee 🐝 yellow of course.

On view are 30 large paintings on 2 floors. 

Selected from 107 painted during the pandemic sans assistants, painted all on his own in a huge unheated hangar. 

The 360 degree view of Hurst studio video is fascinating.

Its been a very long time since Hurst took to paint and canvas, but the results are rewarding, especially if you’re not so mad for skulls, floating sharks or cows in formaldehyde.

There are friendly bi-lingual staff to answer your all questions and daily guided tours.

One gallery aide was kind enough to hold up my April cherry blossom letter for a photo. Hurst was commissioned to do the show 3 years ago so he got to cherry blossoms first ☺️

Interesting that there are no labels/etiquettes by the paintings, so visitors can immerse themselves in the paintings. Its my observation the French are fond of reading lengthy labels before actually looking at the art. Sometimes it seems like they prefer it. Maybe that’s why many Paris museum curators like to place labels at ankle or toe-level? There is a Monet water lily feel to the paintings.

The Fondation Cartier offers evenings of interesting dance and music groups: Les Soirees Nomades. That’s how I found on youtube The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. I wished I’d seen that.

Leaving the museum,  it’s set in jungly surroundings. You can bring a snack and eat outside in the back. 

Outside I was surprised to see wild, hot pink Hollyhocks/roses trémières growing by the side of the road. I couldn't not try painting them. 

🙏Please stay cool western PBers🙏

                            🎨🌸Bon Dimanche🌸🎨

Yesterday

Dimanche 21 Avril Hier/Yesterday

Yesterday the weather was glorious in Paris in the 70's. All the cafes were packed.

Yesterday everyone was out wearing their KEDS and stripes.

Yesterday Bear and I went to see the new just-opened hot, hot Ron Mueck exhibit at Fondation Cartier. We thought we got there early (45 minutes after opening). Ha! We waited 45 minutes but watching the constant Parisian fashion show of others getting online time flies.

Inside the Ron Mueck over-sized sculptures were strangely moving and thought provoking.
Definitely a Don't-Miss experience.

We went upstairs to browse the great art books at the Fondation and got inspired by Issey Miyake's Pleats Please to go looking for pink desserts!

Off to Saint-Sulpice pastryland.

Does anyone do frais better than Gerard Mulot?

More Mulot fraise/strawbs...

Yesterday we wandered further down rue de Seine to see again Arnaud Larher's macaron tower of power all pink and yellow.

Over to rue Bonaparte to drool again at Pierre Herme's Celeste collection. Celeste, je t'aime!

All we got was just one Celeste macaron...

Yesterday Bear browsed bears on rue de Seine...

We both admired the brand new dandelions.

Yesterday we went home dog-tired.

Look! Sandals in the Metro!!