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Monthly archive novembre 2013
Funny zoo, Parc Longchamps, Marseille

Funny zoo, Parc Longchamps, Marseille

At the top of the Palais Longchamps, house of the Musee des Beaux Arts and the Musee d’Histoire Naturelle, is a hilly park, also created during the  XIX century. It used to host an « exotic style » zoo, as was the hype at that time. If the installations are now considered much too small to receive...
Residence Secondaire, MAMO Audi talent awards

Residence Secondaire, MAMO Audi talent awards

In a previous post, I presented the MOMA=Marseille Modulor, a design and art gallery nestled in the gymnasium of Le Corbusier’s « Cite Radieuse », courtesy of star designer Ora Ito, see post here.  The MAMO currently showcases the Audi Talents Awards, the work of laureates since 2007 in an exhibition called Residence secondaire. LAUREATS DESIGN: Arnaud Lapierre, laureat 2011,...
Les Papesses, Palais des Papes & Collection Lambert, Avignon

Les Papesses, Palais des Papes & Collection Lambert, Avignon

A powerful exhibition at the Palais des Papes, les Papesses exhibits the work of 5 major women artists,"Les Papesses", from modern to contemporary: Camille Claudel, Louise Bourgeois, Jana Sterback, Kiki Smith, Berlinde de Bruyckere. Camille Claudel being a favourite of mine, stumbling on this exhibition while showing the Palais des Papes to family was a...
Château Borely, Musee des arts décoratifs, de la faïence et de la mode

Château Borely, Musee des arts décoratifs, de la faïence et de la mode

Amazing how many museums are opening or reopening in Marseille, one French comic was even doing a sketch on that the other day on the radio.. Indeed there seems to be a museum opening every other month theses days, but that’s because before MP2013, Marseille was indecently poor in museal space, so thanks to all...
Le Corbusier et la question du brutalisme, au J1

Le Corbusier et la question du brutalisme, au J1

It is only fair that this major exhibition on Le Corbusier’s work takes place in Marseille, on the beloved Mediterranean shores, in the town of the « Cite radieuse », first construction in which LC experimented the « romantisme du mal foutu ». The exhibitions reveals the architect but also the painter and sculptor       Accounts of his...