Pompidou Redo
 

Here's hoping this NYT article comes through...I've tried to share it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w...smid=url-share

They are dismantling some extremely complex exhibits for storage while Pompidou gets a refresh. My late DH and I, although not huge fans of expressionist art, enjoyed our visit there. We ended up on the rooftop cafe for coffee and loved the view.

If the link doesn't share, I'd be grateful if someone else can do it!

Expressionism was on display at the Pompidou but only as a small fraction of the art.

The post was merely for info about the closing, shelemn, I daresay most folks knew what I meant.

The building itself was a horrid experiment gone bad. Simply does not hold up over time you can see now with the perspective of a few decades what a mistake it was. Add to that the cheap and indeed killer building materials used in construction and absolutely low class design. Hopefully they will tear the entire thing down and have another go at it.

And I have the opposite reaction to the building, which I believe is the more general view.

From Google:

The Centre Pompidou in Paris was designed by architects Renzo Piano (Italian) and Richard Rogers (British), who won an international competition with their "high-tech" design, featuring exposed structure and colorful pipes, making it a revolutionary cultural landmark known for its radical, accessible, and flexible spaces

Like many things from the 70's, just does not wear well. To me it is Paris' municipal orange shag carpeting....or the architectural equivalent of John and Yoko's Wedding Album. Looked good at the time, but.... The carpet can be tossed in the rubbish, and the Lennon album ends up in the cut-out bin. This building, however, is a bit more difficult to dispose of. Who doesn't like escalators running through yellow, scratched, weathered plastic tubes? Classic.

How about the Eiffel Tower?

Mostly, it looks industrial, ugly, and dirty, which was a common reaction when it was first completed.

Though I have to admit that, from a great distance, the curve is graceful.

I have always and continue to appreciate Renzo Piano's vision.

I think the Pompidou Center has aged well and is unique although some people will always hate it. I'm more worried about the roof of the Pompidou Center in Metz.

I am not sure I could disagree with a post more, and on every level. LOL.

Yes, there is no explaining personal tastes! I would imagine somewhere, someone is also spinning that Yoko album and sitting in a bean bag chair on their orange shag carpet!

Guessing you feel the same about the Pyramid at the Louvre too. Folks can keep their country music and tobacco chewing selves and let the rest of the world progress.