{"id":1121,"date":"2009-03-03T19:18:50","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T23:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2015-02-03T10:34:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T14:34:20","slug":"gainsbourg-retrospective-paris-musee-musique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/03\/gainsbourg-retrospective-paris-musee-musique\/","title":{"rendered":"Gainsbourg retrospective at Paris&#8217; Mus\u00e9e de la Musique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/paris-serge-gainsbourg-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sketch of Gainsbourg\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/paris-serge-gainsbourg-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/paris-serge-gainsbourg.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>Every once in a while an iconic artist will capture the spirit of a generation. Just as Bob Dylan became the symbolic yet enigmatic figure for a generation of Americans, so too did Serge Gainsbourg encapsulate the feelings and desires of the French. While Dylan surely made controversial statements through his music and public persona, Gainsbourg nearly created a firestorm wherever he went. Contemporary France\u2019s ultimate provocateur was reviled and admired at the same time for an oeuvre that crossed genres and a mouth that always had something to say. <strong>The Cit\u00e9 de la Musique, in the <a title=\"Travel tips about the 19th arrondissement of Paris\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/paris\/paris-travel-guide\/paris-neighborhoods\/villette-buttes-haumont\/\">19th arrondissement of Paris<\/a>, <\/strong>has dedicated a multifaceted exhibit to the man who once burned a 500 Franc note on live television. New York Habitat apartments won\u2019t cause as much of a stir, but situate guests steps from the <strong>Gainsbourg retrospective<\/strong>, in the midst of a culture that he helped define.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parisians have lined up to pay homage to the painter, writer, actor, director and musician since the October opening of the exhibit, with visitors expected to exceed 100,000 when the exhibit closes on March 15th. <\/strong>Gainsbourg\u2019s career was as tumultuous as the era in which he lived. He experienced Nazi-occupied France as a boy, influenced the May1968 student-worker protests and was eulogized by French President Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand. Opinions on Gainsbourg\u2019s artistic achievements and public persona are mixed, but his artistic, cultural and social influence cannot be denied.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>New York Habitat has dozens of <a title=\"Apartment Rentals in the 19th arrondissement of Paris\" href=\"\/paris-apartment\/furnished\/villette-buttes-chaumont\">apartments still available in the 19th arrondissement<\/a> before the popular temporary exhibit closes for good in mid March. Here are a few to help apartment hunters get started:<\/p>\n<p>-This<a title=\"Paris Apartment 1 Bedroom Rental in Bastille, La Villette - Buttes Chaumont (PA-4480)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/furnished\/4480\"> 1-Bedroom apartment Rental in Bastille, La Villette &#8211; Buttes Chaumont (PA-4480)<\/a>\u00a0features large french windows, modern amenities including a dishwasher and washing machine, and a coded security system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This <a title=\"Paris Accommodation: studio apartment in Quartier Latin, St. Michel - St Germain - Notre Dame (PA-3658)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/vacation\/3658\">studio vacation rental in Quartier Latin, St Michel-St Germain-Notre Dame (PA-3658)<\/a> features a central location, smart design touches and an unbelievable rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while an iconic artist will capture the spirit of a generation. 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