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Monthly archive septembre 2013
Choukatam in Cassis

Choukatam in Cassis

Katherine Dubourdieu, the artist behind the concept store Choukatam in Marseille’s bohemian’s Cour Julien, was showing in an out of this world setting, a property overviewing Cassis’s Calanques. The perfect setting for her soft, tender, tactile and meditative artwork…    The exhibition was followed by a great concert by Will the blue griot, a groovy...
Musee d'histoire de Marseille

Musee d’histoire de Marseille

A welcome surprise, the renovation of this museum, encased under an ugly mall behind the Bourse, has been completely opened onto the archaeologic site of the antic harbour and now boasts multimedia exhibition with several interactive stands perfect for kids and adults alike. The exhibition is immense and takes hours to view, much in line...
Le Noir et le Bleu, Un rêve Méditerranéen,  MucEM

Le Noir et le Bleu, Un rêve Méditerranéen, MucEM

After several visits to the MucEM/Fort St Jean complex, we finally get to one of the current exhibition: « Le Noir et le bleu, Un rêve Méditerranéen », very much in the spirit of the spring exhibition of the J1. By mixing historical documents, archaeologic findings and art, the show takes us through history: the happy times and...
Jaume Plensa in Bordeaux

Jaume Plensa in Bordeaux

Several sculptures of the Catalan artist Jaume Plensa are scattered throughout the town centre and mix wonderfully with the buildings, the metal work responding to the balustrades’ ironwork It was a real pleasure to stumble on those inviting figures during our stroll through town.. The exhibition runs until October 3rd, 2013, don’t miss it! The...
Bordeaux, Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Bordeaux, Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Some views of the magnificent town centre, it’s blond stone buildings ornate with delicate sculptures and intricate ironworks            And on this « Journee Europeenne du Patrimoine », several buildings had animations:  The customs house: Eglise Notre-Dame Cour Mably, showcasing the workmanship of wood and stone workers, ironmongers all « Compagnons » (a qualification that implies several...
Revelations, episode 5, Groupe F au Château d'If

Revelations, episode 5, Groupe F au Château d’If

An hypnotic midnight vision of the Chateau d’If, whose enormous walls were home to Edmond Dantes, the mythic Monte-Cristo count, now taken over by Group F and their spectacular show, Revelations, part of a series running throughout the year in Marseille and Provence, as part of MP2013 We arrive on the boat to see the...
La Galerie des chercheurs de midi a l'Atelier du large, J1

La Galerie des chercheurs de midi a l’Atelier du large, J1

With the reopening of the J1, la Galerie des chercheurs de midi comes back @ l’Atelier du Large, free of charge exhibition space overlooking Marseille’s harbour.   La Grace du hasard exhibits a sélection of the Photomaton (photo boot) pictures taken in the spring by passing visitors. This renovated photomaton using argentic technique was installed...