Samantha Munro

Review of CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU

Maybe I was just unlucky. I found the current exhi...

Maybe I was just unlucky. I found the current exhibits boring and the collection a bit lacking. The current exhibition "Vasarely" was no different than opening up your facebook page. I see those kind of gimmicky optical illusions whenever some friend rediscovers them. Besides that it was not exactly immersive or ground breaking, it didn't inspire me to think about anything I haven't already thought and the experience was just flat. I hoped I might find Mutations/Creations more interesting, but there was just so much reading and the works really can't stand on their own, you have to know the backstory to each one in order to get kind of satisfaction out of the visuals. It is a pity because the Museum came highly recommended. It was also very busy and uncomfortable. The view was great.