Maybe it's because I grew up next to a cemetery, but I've always had a fascination for funereal art, and no place is better for strolling through cemeteries than Paris. In an earlier blog I included some amazing art from Pere Lachaise; today I'm including some pictures from my favorite cemetery, the beautiful Cimetiere Montparnasse. The first three pictures beg the question, "do you really want to be under that for eternity?" I'm sure were moving reasons to be under a big bird with holes in its wings or a pelican, and I realize these aren't art galleries but rather memorial gardens, but still I couldn't help but be puzzles, particularly by that rather scary looking [and presumably flightless] mirrored bird. I take pictures of the Charles Pigeon Family tomb every time I go to Paris, and each time I find myself wondering if my wife would like us to spend eternity in the family bed, waiting to greet each person who wanders by. At the very least, I suspect she's want her laptop and her dogs with her. The final picture is of an originally subdued and understated tomb that has been taken over by the fans of Serge Gainsbourg.
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