Flowers bloom, ships bounce and art comes to life at van Gogh and Monet immersive exhibits - oregonlive.com

As much as they might protest it, most people aren’t above marveling at a famously beautiful painting.

That’s why thousands of tourists form sweaty crowds at New York’s Museum of Modern Art every day, hoping to snatch a few uninterrupted seconds in front of “The Starry Night” (I was once one of those sticky, iPhone-clutching hands), and why that very image has been reproduced across millions of tote bags, buttons and bumper stickers. It’s in our nature to admire art — even when it’s just a replica.

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