la petite

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRL91T_f5PzlR6UV8Y6V51SmS9G8QqMkJAeqP7rttPbRYALo8cdqxQEXP_ikNhiYEKk2VqnD5t_C6SlE8iPzi2OLyM_0W9Y38d7TpCyvCHaQNsJ9vF3l-lnZEyK6O-ZI6RKvYLq3joNYs/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+009+DSC_8138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRL91T_f5PzlR6UV8Y6V51SmS9G8QqMkJAeqP7rttPbRYALo8cdqxQEXP_ikNhiYEKk2VqnD5t_C6SlE8iPzi2OLyM_0W9Y38d7TpCyvCHaQNsJ9vF3l-lnZEyK6O-ZI6RKvYLq3joNYs/s640/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+009+DSC_8138.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This precious child </div><div style="text-align: center;">was with her older (not by much) brothers</div><div style="text-align: center;">and grandmother to see the Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the Grand Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...a good time was had by all</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grand Palais-Galeries Nationales</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

la petite

This precious child  was with her older (not by much) brothers and grandmother to see the Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit at the Grand Palais ....

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Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_n0qQkERk5JstwVu-q0719IGsSTNvyKG6WVCQp1lDDy9gV64F-7HZ1GFjKE3EUmAcRy5V2OxF864cM6HVxBatuvpCMHbY-JEsPJEu50Zn2588nGfi2xGfQDecXf7ggaSry7cPqx9HBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+075+DSC_8204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_n0qQkERk5JstwVu-q0719IGsSTNvyKG6WVCQp1lDDy9gV64F-7HZ1GFjKE3EUmAcRy5V2OxF864cM6HVxBatuvpCMHbY-JEsPJEu50Zn2588nGfi2xGfQDecXf7ggaSry7cPqx9HBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+075+DSC_8204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tree of life,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fountain of serpents</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grand Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain </div><div style="text-align: center;">was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larche's </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fontaine Miroir d'eau for the duration of  the Grand Palais exhibit.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an interesting juxtaposition of the marble fountain created in 1910 </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the colorful serpent fountain of 1987.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exhibit has been moved now to the Guggenheim Bilbao (Spain), </div><div style="text-align: center;">February 27 - June 11, 2015.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are other examples of her work in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Does this resemble the Stravinsky Fountain?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Niki de Saint-Phalle<br /> Du 17 septembre 2014 au 2 février 2015<br /> Galeries nationales du Grand Palais</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris </span></i></span></div>

Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

Tree of life, fountain of serpents Grand Palais Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain  was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larch...

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Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnesvTJxp4OYWoncpuWc7LwCxXFzR4jxU0c2rc1O4zA4KLTAlOhxVhJYPfiPubIzkmovlX_3lRhvTBbwYH5sDmBo17kZZG3_PzwOudMAVTwvTsZhX64Vmj0SIyeyxeTUWUN548UJioNBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+043+DSC_8172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnesvTJxp4OYWoncpuWc7LwCxXFzR4jxU0c2rc1O4zA4KLTAlOhxVhJYPfiPubIzkmovlX_3lRhvTBbwYH5sDmBo17kZZG3_PzwOudMAVTwvTsZhX64Vmj0SIyeyxeTUWUN548UJioNBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+043+DSC_8172.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A grandmother and</div><div style="text-align: center;">three grandchildren</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Grand Palais, we happened upon this petite grandmother </div><div style="text-align: center;">with her three grandchildren.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We first encountered them outside the entrance </div><div style="text-align: center;">patiently waiting for the doors to open.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was not a hurried run through the exhibit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a lingering enjoyment over the sculptures and paintings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17 September 2014 to 2 February 2015</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grand Palais - Galeries Nationales</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris   </span></i></div>

Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

A grandmother and three grandchildren At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit  at Grand Palais, we happened upo...

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