SHARING WITH ME

Now let me tell you, this is all about self. Certainly not « myself » but the exploration as a voyage of self…..They call it a unique experience - it’s certainly unique and finally when you have got over the first installment, you go on into China….we are also told that it is a risky trip into one’s self and that you will be metamorphosed by the artists in such a way that from one installation to the next, from one floor to the next you are supposedly INSIDE the works. Now this is really art (?) for you, as all these objects, paintings, installations, oddities, videos were created for the exhibition. Oh yes, you are about to see that they bring you close to the core of your being….you’ll suddenly see your most secret thoughts and fears. Now if you like, you can experience this as a journey of joy, horror, desire…..and I’m sure you are about to find it an unexpected experience…. If you are to understand something about this INSIDE, there will be a little to add about each artist or I

After a rather disappointing moment with Sonia Delaunay - but we'll get to that later - I was attracted to this statue which looked remarkably like the Samothrace at the Louvre. Alright, I'm pushing it a bit, but even so....up the stairs I go. (Watchers) Untitltled  2014 Little did I expect to discover a very exciting artist. David Altmejd. Canadian from Montreal,  we may well gave seen his work in the Canadian pavilion in the Venice Biennale in 2007. I am ashamed to say that I don't remember! This was his first retrospective in France. You know my love of installations, but this work bowled me over. He's a sculptor and uses space in an unknown manner for me. Sometimes they are monumental and who knows a summary of the artist's world? The diversity of materials which includes minerals, artificial flowers,  mirrors everywhere and so much so that the spectator becomes an intricate part of the work,  plexiglass and even stuffed animals. The sheer size is