Parisian Museums Attract Visitors with Picasso, Koons

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June 2nd, 5:50am

Paris - Asharq Al-Awsat

A view shows the Rodin Museum on the eve of its reopening after an almost four-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Paris, France, July 6, 2020. (Reuters)

After several months of closure due to the pandemic, French museums have resumed welcoming art lovers in many important galleries featuring works of major global artists, hoping to compensate months' worth of lost revenues. According to the dpa news agency, the "Picasso-Rodin" exhibition in Paris is set to become one of the top shows since the start of the pandemic. Going on view from May 19, this double exhibition is the first joint project of the Picasso Museum and the Rodin Museum. Sculptures and works on paper by Rodin (1840-1917) are on display in the Picasso Museum while paintings and sculptures from Picasso (1881-1973) head to the Rodin Museum. The double exhibition will run until January 2022. From May 19, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Cultures (Mucem) began presenting some of the most important works by Jeff Koons, whose works have been among the most valuable among living artists since the auction of his steel sculpture "Rabbit" in May 2019 for around 81 million euros ($99 million). Among others, his steel sculpture "Balloon Dog," which resembles a dog made of balloons, and his famous "Hanging Heart," a steel heart with a bow, are to go on display. The museum has juxtaposed them with around 300 works from its rich collection of everyday objects from different eras.

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