After our lesson today, our class took a trip to Nice's local modern art museum. The museum is a short walk from our residence and free to enter. We were lucky enough to receive a guided tour and we were able to learn about all of the really interesting pieces on exhibit.
The three artists on exhibit are Yves Klein, famous for his unique and bright royal blue color creation, James Lee Byars, a mysterious American sculpture, and Anish Kapoor, an artist of Indian origin who uses wax as his main medium. All of the exhibits were very intriguing, but I found Yves Kleins creation of color the most interesting to explore. Anish Kapoor's use of red wax was also very unique, and there is a massive moving wax statue that takes two hours to rotate fully. The scuplture/creation is not very easy to describe.
After our excursion, our whole group wished Haya a happy birthday, and we all went our separate ways for our electives. We took the bus to Ville Franche and wandered around their quaint little town for a while. When we returned, we headed out for Antibesland.
Antibesland is comparable to an American carnival/fair, but it's permanent. There's lots of carnival rides, cotton candy, and games. In all honesty, I found it a little bit creepy (the rides seemed a bit old), but I enjoyed the bumper cars and a few sweet treats, as well as the time spent with my friends.
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