ART ~ In the EYE of Open-Minded by Lady_Mystique
The LOUVRE, the CENTRE Georges POMPIDOU, and the MUSEE d'ORSAY display some of the most inspiring and well-known artwork in the world --- --- but --- depending on your mood --- culture could just as well be hidden in an independent gallery, an air-conditioned movie theatre on the Champs-Elysées, or in a portrait painter in Montmartre's pl. du Tertre.
No matter where you stroll, you will be following in the footsteps of someone who came to Paris in search of inspiration.
A generation of hungry intellectuals was lured to Paris by the call of academic and artistic freedom (not to mention warm croissants) during and after World War II, and under the influence of potent espresso, and even more potent red wine, they set the dramatic tone for the artistic community that prevails in Parisian cafés today.
