The Winter 2022 version of Contemporary Art has concluded! We all have a lot of fun. See you next time!
Burger (2020) – Charles Ray
Situated in the 1st Arrondissement of Paris, right by Les Halles, the Bourse de Commerce is an imposing building, filled with some of the most renowned artwork in the world. After Francois Pinault was awardedContinue reading
Carriage Painting (Green Square), 2022
After waiting to see all the exhibits and artwork from class, the one that stood out to me the most was Paul Sietsema’s exhibit at the Marian Goodman Gallery. His works surrounding currency were veryContinue reading
LE CRÉDAC
During our class visit to the CREDAC and reiterated in conversation with the group the day afterward, it became clear that the physical location, structure, and known history of La Manufacture des Oeillets played aContinue reading
Bote-chu, Séllate, and the Liberatory Potential of Seating in Exhibits
By Chioma Nwoye It has not been typical for contemporary museums to offer seating in a place of view for the art, but even less common for the seats to be a contributing piece withinContinue reading
The Pinault Collection at the Bourse de Commerce
Two years ago, the historically-charged “Bourse de Commerce” became the Parisian outpost of the renowned Pinault Collection. The Pinault Collection is the private collection of over 10,000 works of largely contemporary art belonging to billionaireContinue reading
The Picasso Time Machine of Paris
When I began our course on contemporary art in Paris, I thought that I would find the most meaningful pieces in galleries or in museums. While I have found many important pieces in these spaces,Continue reading
Steampunk Street Art
What struck me the most about our graffiti tour was how graffiti stood at the intersection of many different elements of our culture. Gentrification, hip-hop, and contemporary art all seem to converge in this oneContinue reading
Bourse de Commerce: Pinault Collection
The Bourse de Commerce, located in the first arrondissement of Paris, is a building rich with history, having served many purposes, including being the center for the Paris stock exchange. Now, it has transformed intoContinue reading
Egyptian Graffiti
The last thing I was expecting when going to Street Art Avenue was a reference to an ancient way of communicating in the world: hieroglyphics. When I saw this work by the Funky Deco Group,Continue reading