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To Russia, the Asses VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
and the Others (1911)
Throughout his life, Chagall Practical Information
drew inspiration from the Pl Georges Pompidou.
small Russian town of Vitebsk, Map 13 B2. Tel 01 44 78 12 33.
where he was born. Open MNAM & temp exhibs:
11am–10pm Wed–Mon (to 11pm
Thu); Library: noon–10pm Wed–
Mon (from 11am Sat, Sun & pub
hols); Atelier Brancusi: 2–6pm
Wed–Mon. ^ 7 & (free for
under 18s & on 1st Sun of
month). 8 0 - =
∑ centrepompidou.fr
Transport
q Rambuteau, Châtelet, Hôtel
de Ville. @ 21, 29, 38, 47, 58, 69,
70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 81, 85, 96.
W Châtelet-Les-Halles.

Basin and
Sculpture
Terrace

The Breakfast
Table (1915)
Juan Gris’
fragmented objects
with sharp-edges
represent the
synthetic Cubism
style of art.

Le Duo (1937)
Georges Braque, like Picasso,
developed the Cubist technique
of representing different views of
a subject in a single picture.
Basin and
Sculpture Colour-Coding
Terrace The coloured pipes that are the most striking feature
at the back of the Pompidou, on the Rue du Renard,
moved one critic to compare the building to an oil
refinery. Far from being merely decorative, the colours
serve to distinguish the pipes’ various functions: air-
conditioning ducts are blue, water pipes green and
electricity lines are painted yellow. The areas through
which people move vertically (such as escalators) are
red. The white funnels are ventilation shafts for the
underground areas, and structural beams are clad in
stainless steel. The architects’ idea was to help the public
understand the way the dynamics of a building function.

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