text: Six Yelp Stars nnMy favorite Museum ANYWHEREnnJazz on Friday Ladies of Jazz This was my th time at the Bechtler Third time on a Friday night Second time on a Jazz Friday night and first time by myself Viewing this Art mostly on the th floor while Jazz is playing on the first floor is my favorite way to enjoy this experiencennI Love modern Art and the Bechtler displays great collections though what I love as much is the incredible interior and exterior of this building the inside Architecture is Awesome Clean white straight lines and the huge interior windows allow viewers to see other rooms and floors from many vantage points in the Museum nnCurrently the th floor is divided into five rooms and the current exhibit Nikki De Saint Phalle is using about half the space The Nikki De Saint Phalle exhibit Creation of a New Mythology shows her works and tells of her inspiration influenced by Myth Legend and personal Dreams and Visions Nikki is the Artist who designed the huge Firebird Mosaic Sculpture right outside the Bechtler and currently has more large sculpture across the street from the Bechtler Second to the Firebird I enjoys Nikkis small sketch type Etchings my favorite is Nana et Dragon I enjoy her influences of symbolism and depiction of femininitynnSix Works by Jean Tinguely Husband and Creative Collaborator to Nikki De Saint Phalle very colorful paintings on cardboard one obviously painted on an unfolded box maybe a pie boxnnMany other Artworks in the Museum my favorites Two Andy Warhols one of Marilyn Monroe and the other is the Bechtler family American Artist Mark Toby Joan Miro Toile dechiree get the audio commentary on this one once you hear the story of how the Bechtlers acquired this one you may want to study it more closely Drawings and a bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti Pablo Picasso Woman with a Hat and Max Ernsts very vibrant oil painting Project for a Monument to WC Fields nnThe Jazz is great and what I appreciate most being under its influence viewing Modern Art is the hauntingly beautiful sounds of echos and vibrations the music and applause travels up the Stairwell altered through the floors and glass Audience Applause sounds like the Ocean remember they are performing on the st floor and I am on the th floornnBeautiful Gift Shop is small though the openness makes it feel larger