Looking at the history of foundation of Musée Maillol is much more interesting than looking at the museum itself...it does not mean that the collection in the museum is not good, but all in all, it is a ‘personal’ collection and it should not be viewed as a public museum. Dina Vierny spent her decades establishing the museum for Maillol and collected his works to be displayed in the building. This is already a touching story. Since Maillol met Dina, the artist found his fountain of creation with the feminine body of Dina and developed enormously his works of sculptures. To me, this was rather an unconventional ‘rencontre’ that stimulated the creativity of an artist. Along the historical line, it would rather be a separation or divorce etc that induced an artist’s creation. Well, I see all these again change management, an environmental induction to a consolidation of creativity unit.
The entrance fee of Musee Maillol is actually quite expensive when compared with other established museums in Paris, but then taking into account the maintenance and the interior decoration of the museum, I understand how the interior can be kept in such a luxurious manner. I was feeling like visiting a private library or a display room of Sotheby instead. The Cabinet of sketches displays rough works of Picasso and Degas etc. and they are nice collection.
At the moment, a photo exhibition is taking place in the museum showcasing about 50 works of Bert Stern on ‘la dernière séance’ of Marilyn Monroe. Ironic photos and captured visage of Marilyn in melancholy, these become the impression I have to the last moment at Bel-Air Hotel in LA, 1962…
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