Bruce

What hip clothing stores,poster shops and art installations would you recommend for my 16 year old son?

tell us where

Where?

Bruce

Paris

Caitlin

If your son is into contemporary/different art, not those same old impressionists, etc., I wou;ld recommend the Centre George Pompidou, newly reopened this year. This is the "inside out" building with pipes, etc., and a glass-covered escalator on the outside of the building (leading up to a 6th-floor observatory with terrific views). Inside is the Musée National d'Art Moderne, strictly 2oth-century, and when I was there a few weeks ago, most af the gallery space was devoted to very contemporary art from paintings to installations--everything from neon to a huge, pulsating orange beanbag. Lots of neat and different things. Also handy is that it's open in the evening every day, not just once a week. <BR> <BR>As for places to wander and check out book, clothing, etc., shops, I recommend: the Marais area (3d/4th arr.), which has a young edgy, feel (also a big gay neighborhood, BTW, though not sex shops, etc.) and the area around the Place de la Bastille; Blvd. St. Michel from the Seine down to the Jardin du Luxembourg and adjacent streets near the Sorbonne, full of shops catering yo a young (i.e., college student) population; and Blvd. St. Germain through the 6th arr., a mix of boutiques, galleries, and clothing/bookstores.

elvira

Skateboarders and inlineskaters on the bridge by Notre Dame and on the Trocadero esplanade; there's an outdoor museum on the Left Bank; not unusual to find small parks with sculpture by contemporary artist on special exhibit. Check this site for the dates you'll be in Paris for things to do: <BR>http://www.paris.org/Calendar/ <BR> <BR>Somewhere behind the Assemble National (maybe a little west of it) are contemporary art galleries.... <BR> <BR>Caitlin's nailed just about everything else.