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Preview of Patti'a Paris exhibition: LAND 250
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- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:16:37 -0700 (PDT)
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The PATTI SMITH - LAND 250 exhibition on display from March 28 until June 22 at 261 Boulevard Raspail in Paris, at the Fondation Cartier looks like it will be one of the major cultural event this spring in France. And you can now see a preview of Patti's Polaroid photos that will be on display at the Fondation Cartier's website. (See the main page of Patti's website for the link.)
Here are previews of two of the pieces that will be published in the lavish books the Fondation will be publishing in conjunction with the show:
>From the LAND 250 book of Patti's Polaroid photographs, here is the text of Patti's hand written comments about the cover image she took of the Eiffel Tower in stormy weather:
THE EIFFEL TOUR
I know everyone takes pictures of the Eiffel Tower, but I wished to as well. It is always to me, fresh and beautiful. I like to look at it and imagine all the artists and poets watching it being created. The shock of love they felt for it.
I went to photograph it in bad weather, so there would be few people; I was lucky that day, for there was no one in sight, only the tower and me.
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>From Patti's book of photographs of sculpture, entitled STATUES, here is Patti's piece about a statue of Venus:
ONE TOUCH OF VENUS
When I was a young girl I saw a film with Ava Gardner as a statue of Venus who comes to life and sings the song "Speak Low" to an admiring mortal.
Since then I have often stood before a statue wondering if one could animate it through love.
Ive always been drawn to sculpture, from the passionate muscle of a Michelangelo to the harmonic simplicity of a Brancusi. Yet, it is often humble or heroic statues, cherubs found in the fountain, guardians of the grave or an unknown soldier that I find most touching. They reside in parks and forgotten squares. Saints in dark corners of obscure churches. Angels eternally in prayer.
Sometimes in the rain or in diffused light, they seem to radiate such life, such inner wisdom; after all they were created in the image of man, just as we were created in the image of God. Perhaps on one shimmering morning, as I am readying my camera, one such statue will take a breath, speak to me, step down from the pedestal, disappearing into light.
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