The plan was to go to the gardens first but the French made us conform to their schedule so we met at the church / museum first. The exhibit was a sculpture comprised of 10,000 hands suspended from a central tree and also from the ceiling. It was a hands on exhibit where we could xerox our hands, cut them out and then put them in a box so they can be hung up with the others. We still had tome to fill before the Gardens opened up so we went to the museum.
A bright sunny sun inside the tram
Leaves falling
Heading under a overpass next to the Arch de Triumph
Montpellier's own Arch de Triumph
Rounded sections of the old town walls
Hey J!
Little ally ways to navigate
Ta da the church is here
So is the gang
JR is the name of the artist
A gargoyle
Arts and crafts
The tree
A hand cut out that did not conform the the design criteria
Leslie followed the rules
I eventually conformed and did a cut out that was correct
10,000 hands are more than one might imagine
The tree trunk was rubbery and there were holes in the tree that had sound emerging from
There was a heartbeat, one with waves from the sea and one with crowd noise
the organ was perched up high
My non-conforming hand is in the bad hand pile
A tree of hands
Some of the older church decorations were still around
As big as the tree was, it was dwarfed by the room
Omar peeking out in the back
Off we go to the Gardens
Passing the umbrella street
A fine sunny day
Sunglaasses are a must
Rue de la lost slippers
Nice street art
Le chalk worm
The garden is not yet open so off to the museum
Drift wood transformed into bronze
The minimalist room
Not even a full grid
Next it is on with the hunt
Some unruly
Two painters painted this on canvas 100 years apart.
Powerful
A big big head
Its a long way down
A preying mantis
Or Nosferatu?
Bull fighting
Henry Carlier
A sassy Spanish Dancer
A dandy of a rock
Haunting
Equally intense
France we love you
This guy showed up in paintings all throughout the museum. Different artists painted him and we saw him 10 times.
Boy, puppy and mom dog
Very tender
We had fun interpreting this painting
Yikes! Did he see a spider? Was this a visit from his Mother Suprtior?
Great frame and painting
Omar on a pose
No touching
Groovy stairway up
The exit is fun too
Back out on the street
Serious doors
The art keeps on going
Sexy bronze
Yes, I wanna a taco
A fine sunny day
It has been 3 years and 123 days since we began our Migration
