Place Igor Stravinsky
About a block south of the Pompidou Center, site of the Musee National d'Art Moderne, (please see previous 2 posts), lies the Place Igor Stravinsky. My first impression was: "What the...?". My second impression was: "This is intriguing and amazing."
The shallow pool has 16 mechanical sculptures by Jean Tinguely and his wife Niki de Saint Phalle. Each sculpture is an homage to a composition by Igor Stravinsky. Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris, announced the project in 1981; it was completed in 1983.
Figuring prominently are sculptures representing two of my personal favorite Stravinsky compositions: The Firebird (1910), and Rite of Spring (1913).
The square, with it's graffitti, mural, white ventilation ducts, and the riotous colors/shapes, contrasts sharply with the adjacent Gothic church, St-Merry (c. 1552).
Place Igor Stravinsky
About a block south of the Pompidou Center, site of the Musee National d'Art Moderne, (please see previous 2 posts), lies the Place Igor Stravinsky. My first impression was: "What the...?". My second impression was: "This is intriguing and amazing."
The shallow pool has 16 mechanical sculptures by Jean Tinguely and his wife Niki de Saint Phalle. Each sculpture is an homage to a composition by Igor Stravinsky. Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris, announced the project in 1981; it was completed in 1983.
Figuring prominently are sculptures representing two of my personal favorite Stravinsky compositions: The Firebird (1910), and Rite of Spring (1913).
The square, with it's graffitti, mural, white ventilation ducts, and the riotous colors/shapes, contrasts sharply with the adjacent Gothic church, St-Merry (c. 1552).