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By all accounts, Montparnasse has served as a bastion of Parisian artistry since the 18th century. The neighborhood truly blossomed in the 1920s when intellectuals and artists began to congregate there, forming a cultural hotbed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The History of the Montparnasse Neighborhood<\/h3>\n

There appeared to be a great sense of \u201cspirit\u201d in Montparnasse around this time. Artists like Picasso and Hemingway frequented the establishments, one of which allowed artists to provide drawings in exchange for hospitality<\/a>. The great American visual artist <\/span>Man Ray set up his photography studio at l’H\u00f4tel des Ecoles<\/span><\/a>, with a lineup of artistic behemoths including <\/span>Picasso<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>James Joyce<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Gertrude Stein<\/span><\/a> posing for his camera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Modern-day Montparnasse<\/h3>\n

Despite its illustrious history, modern-day Montparnasse seems to have lost much of its reputation as a creative mecca. But why? A quick walk around the neighborhood reveals an expanse of artistic expression. The <\/span>Foundation Cartier<\/span><\/a> holds frequent contemporary art exhibits featuring the works of young artists from around the world. <\/span>The Rue de la Ga\u00eet\u00e9 district<\/span><\/a> alone holds six different theaters, each of which has a significant cultural importance to the city. The Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de la Ga\u00eet\u00e9-Montparnasse<\/a>, originally a caf\u00e9-concert venue in the 1870s, now exhibits local comedians and musicians.\u00a0<\/span>Even the <\/span>Montparnasse cemetery holds the graves of many great France-based artists<\/span><\/a> – Man Ray, <\/span>Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns, and Eug\u00e8ne Carri\u00e8re, to name a few. With historical significance everywhere you look, the district feels optimized for creative expression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Circuiting the perimeter of the cemetery, you can find multiple contemporary art galleries showcasing local creations. Among them is the <\/span>Montparnasse Gallery<\/span><\/a>, which is run by the district\u2019s own city council. <\/span>The gallery walls contain the works of local street photographers; the art itself celebrates the neighborhood.\u00a0<\/span>The proximity of the galleries to the cemetery feels significant – the creative heavyweights who helped designate 20th-century Montparnasse as an enlightened district lie adjacent to the works of those to whom they have passed the torch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A block\u2019s walk from the cemetery finds the neighborhood\u2019s roundabout, prominently featuring a model of the imposing Lion of Belfort. The original lion was built in 1880 as a symbol of French resistance during the <\/span>1870 siege of Belfort<\/span><\/a>, in which the French garrison rebuffed advancing Prussian forces for 103 days until the Armistice of Versailles was signed. The lion serves not only as a reminder of the troop\u2019s heroics, but also of the country\u2019s autonomy. That same sense of autonomy is what defines Montparnasse\u2019s history as a district – starving artists forging their paths through life. Man Ray and Hemingway may be gone, but their spirits live on in the unapologetic expressionism of Paris\u2019s 14th arrondissement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I keep hearing that Montparnasse is no longer what it used to be, that the old spirit is no longer there, that the Montparnos, these bohemian artists aren’t around anymore. Well, all the nay-sayers are at it to show that Montparnasse is a thing of the past, dead and buried. 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