On Sundays, a majority of the museums in Munich have an entrance fee of one euro. So knowing this, I hauled myself to the Pinakothek Der Moderne which had exhibits of art, architecture, and design. The art portion of the museum had an extensive collection that surpasses the art museum in Portland. This collection consisted of Surrealist paintings, expressionist paintings, and post-modern sculpture. I was most excited to see paintings by Rene Magritte, George Groz, and Paul Klee and sculptures by Dan Flavin. It was satisfying to actually see and experience these works of art in person, most especially the Flavin fluorescent light sculptural installation. His work is meant to be an experience rather than documented in a book. A large white room housed Flavin’s green fluorescent lattice that spanned the length of the room. Green light filled the entire room and burned into my eyes. After walking through the room, I was seeing and afterglow of magenta.
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