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Monday, November 7, 2016

Did the Pyramid Ruin the Louvre?

(Photo my Mike McLellan)
     A great website "Leah Travels" ( http://leahtravels.com/ ) asks a question about whether or not the pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre ruined it. I admit that I have never been there when the pyramid wasn't there, but I think it makes a statement but how art continually challenges our notion of what is perfect. Art is subjective and it comes to us with questions. "Do you like it?" "How does it make you feel?" "What is it saying to you?" "What does it say to others?"
     A pyramid is a very old form. Glass has been around for thousands of years. Put the two together and put it in the central area of the Louvre and create a great underground mall and lobby and it asks you to struggle a bit. I have. I like it. I think it belongs there just like the Carousel and the Mona Lisa.      Actually, I like it better than the Mona Lisa. 
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