SHARING WITH ME

COSA MENTAL has left a BIG question mark in my mind.  A little like the FIAC. How do I write this up? Telepathy is a subject that has always fascinated me. We have all had those experiences « of being there before » « knowing that something has happened here where you are »….etc. etc. I have a very close friend in Melbourne who knew all about my husband before I married him and made a lot of clucking noises. Her predictions were truths although I would never have admitted that at the time. Fortunately my ex and I are on good terms today. The friend in Melbourne was very « telepathic » about me for years. Knew when things would happen and what kind of things they would be. Even called me to warn me about something once or twice….How though do you cope with telepathy which intrigued artists throughout the 20th century? This exhibition looks at modern art in the light of fascination with direct transference of thoughts creating a relation b...

My trip to Metz had been cancelled a couple of times. Now I was off again. Every time I have visited the Beaubourg there, the weather was freezing cold or rain and cold. This time the sun shone and providing I had the time I would do a bit of visiting. Notably the Cathedral which has Chagall stained glass windows. 

The exhibition I was to see was « PHARES » or « Beacons » Based entirely on loans from the collection at Centre Pompidou/Museum of Modern Art, the « Beacons » highlights a selection of masterpieces rarely shown to the public due to their monumental size. With no specific chronological order, the exhibition's staging provides an overview of the primary movements in art since the start of the 20th century, from Pablo Picasso to Anish Kapoor including Sam Francis, Joseph Beuys and Dan Flavin. I was so lucky. As the first rush of visitors was over - especially the summer months - there was virtually no-one in the museum. For openings, there wa...