The Berardo Collection at the Luxembourg: huh?

 

Ernst, Miro, Magritte, Mondrian, Tom Wesselman,Tanguely, Ad Reinhardt, Warhol, Joan Mitchell - my Gosh - what a draw.

Yah, but remember when the Hirschorn and Getty Museums showed their first exhibitions - their stuff was top-names too but of bottom-drawer quality.  Ditto here; sad but true.

Until you/one/OK I, got to the end where there's a top notch Frank Stella, it was painful.

Is one Frank Stella worth 11 Euros?  I guess if you're Portuguese (which seemed to be 50% of the crowd) and weren't able to get into in to see it at home.

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[luiz horta]

I had the same impression at the Beaubourg, John. The worst works of great artists. The Musée d'Art Comtemporaine de la Ville, at Palais de Tokyo has such a more impressive collection, and it's free. Regards from Brazil and happy 09!