Postcards from the Lot: Walking in the 20th Century Artists' Footsteps (Ceret)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Walking in the 20th Century Artists' Footsteps (Ceret)

#MuseumofModernArt

Wednesday we said goodbye to Madame M. and Msr. Guy as they headed back home to their piece of paradise in the Lot Valley.

We decided to check out some of the cultural sites in town, we headed to the Museum of Modern Art which was established in 1950.

The beginning of the visit included an interesting short film presentation by Dani Karavan, an Israeli sculptor who lives/ works in Paris, Florence and Tel Aviv.

There is an exhibition of some of his works from March 14 to May 31,2015.

He is best known for site specific memorials and monuments which fit into the environments.

Mr. Karavan stated in the film that he completes his projects with respect for existing works, structures that have been or are part of the chosen sites.

He believes "art must be felt by all senses ... including touch"!

I read that Dani Karavan is commissioned to commerate the history and tragedy of the twentieth Century.

Some of his works include :

- the "Port Bou, Passages" a tribute to Walter Benjamin, a German/Jewish writer & philospher who took his own life in the border town on September 26, 1940.

- the "Square of Tolerance" dedicated to Yitzhak Rabin at the Unesco Headquaters in Paris.

- the three kilometers column lined "Way of Peace" in Nitzana near the border of Egypt and Israel.

Photography inside the museum is not allowed.

We saw some beautiful artwork throughout the museum, paintings by various artists, the painted ceramic bowls by Picasso, sketches by Matisse and sculptures.

Here are few postcards of some of the paintings that I liked ... will make a great souvenir in a photo collage frame.