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Not to be confused with Musée National d'Art Moderne.
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
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Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (French pronunciation: [myze daʁ mɔdɛʁn də la vil də paʁi], City of Paris' Museum of Modern Art) is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries. It is located at 11, Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.[1]

The museum is one of the 14 City of Paris' Museums that have been incorporated since January 1, 2013 in the public institution Paris Musées.

Description

Located in the eastern wing of the

International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937,[2] the museum was inaugurated in 1961. The museum collections include more than 10,000 works from art movements of the 20th century. Exhibitions highlight the European and international art scenes of the 20th century, as well as displaying monographic and thematic exhibitions of trends in today's art. Temporary exhibitions run every six weeks.[2]

Collections

The museum's permanent collection includes works by:

Christo, Victor Vasarely, François Morellet, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Bridget Riley, Daniel Buren, Nam June Paik, Mario Merz, Giuseppe Penone, Luciano Fabro, Simon Hantaï, Bertrand Lavier, Bernard Frize, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Haring, John Heartfield, James Lee Byars, Peter Doig, Otto Freundlich, Hannah Höch, Hans Hartung, Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz, Sigmar Polke, Jörg Immendorff, Wolf Vostell, Andreas Gursky, Markus Lüpertz, Thomas Schütte, Thomas Ruff, Gisèle Freund, Rosemarie Trockel, Albert Oehlen, Per Kirkeby, Marcel Broodthaers, Zeng Fanzhi
, and others.

Gallery

  • Jean Metzinger, 1912-1913, L'Oiseau bleu, (The Blue Bird), oil on canvas, 230 x 196 cm
    L'Oiseau bleu, (The Blue Bird)
    , oil on canvas, 230 x 196 cm
  • Albert Gleizes, 1912, Les Baigneuses (The Bathers), oil on canvas, 105 x 171 cm
    Les Baigneuses (The Bathers)
    , oil on canvas, 105 x 171 cm
  • Robert Delaunay, 1912, La Ville de Paris, oil on canvas, 267 × 406 cm
    Robert Delaunay, 1912, La Ville de Paris, oil on canvas, 267 × 406 cm
  • André Lhote, 1913, L'Escale, oil on canvas, 210 x 185 cm
    André Lhote, 1913, L'Escale, oil on canvas, 210 x 185 cm
  • Raoul Dufy, 1914, Le Cavalier arabe (Le Cavalier blanc), oil on canvas, 66 x 81 cm. At the outbreak of World War I this painting was confiscated from the collection of Wilhelm Uhde by the French state and sold at Hôtel Drouot in 1921
    Raoul Dufy, 1914, Le Cavalier arabe (Le Cavalier blanc), oil on canvas, 66 x 81 cm. At the outbreak of World War I this painting was confiscated from the collection of Wilhelm Uhde by the French state and sold at Hôtel Drouot in 1921
  • Amedeo Modigliani, c.1918, The woman with blue eyes, oil on canvas, 81 x 54 cm
    Amedeo Modigliani, c.1918, The woman with blue eyes, oil on canvas, 81 x 54 cm
  • Robert Delaunay, 1915, Nu à la toilette (Nu à la coiffeuse), oil on canvas, 140 × 142 cm
    Robert Delaunay, 1915, Nu à la toilette (Nu à la coiffeuse), oil on canvas, 140 × 142 cm
  • Jean Metzinger, L'Oiseau Bleu (left), André Lhote, L'Escale and Dance (center), Albert Gleizes, Les Baigneuses (right), Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, March 2014
    Jean Metzinger,
    Les Baigneuses
     (right), Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, March 2014

Exhibition (Samples)

2010 theft

On 20 May 2010, the museum reported the overnight theft of five paintings from its collection. The paintings taken were Le pigeon aux petits pois (Pigeon with Peas) by Pablo Picasso, La Pastorale by Henri Matisse, L'Olivier Près de l'Estaque (Olive Tree near L'Estaque) by Georges Braque, La Femme à l'Éventail [fr] (Woman with a Fan) by Amedeo Modigliani and Nature Morte aux Chandeliers (Still Life with Chandeliers) by Fernand Léger and were valued at €100 million ( $123 million USD).[3][4] A window had been smashed and CCTV footage showed a masked man taking the paintings.[3] Authorities believe the thief acted alone.[5] The man carefully removed the paintings from their frames, which he left behind.[6]

Gallery of the stolen paintings

The theft is being investigated by the

Zurich in February 2008 and could be one of the biggest art thefts in history (by value). It has been described as the "heist of the century".[5][8][9] The French auctioneer and president of the Association du Palais de Tokyo [fr], Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr
, commented, "These five paintings are unsellable, so thieves, sirs, you are imbeciles, now return them."

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References

  1. Pearson PLC
    . 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Musee d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris (City Museum of Modern Art)". Yahoo! Travel. Yahoop!. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b Hewage, Tim (20 May 2010). "Thief Steals Paintings In Paris Art Heist". Sky News. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c Jones, Sam (20 May 2010). "Picasso and Matisse masterpieces stolen from Paris museum". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Matisse, Picasso and other masterpieces stolen from Paris museum". France 24. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  6. ^ a b Bremner, Charles (20 May 2010). "Masked thief steals masterpieces worth €500 million from Paris museum". The Times. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Five masterpieces stolen from Paris modern art museum". BBC News. BBC. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Thieves steal works by Picasso, others in Paris". The Hindu. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "£430 million art stolen from Paris museum in 'heist of the century'". London Evening Standard. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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