CENTQUATRE'S OPENING

104 - a building's story beginning in 1873...




... and continuing with today's opening as an Arts' new center.

When ? Today, Saturday, October 11/2008 - from 2;30pm to 2:00am.
What for ? Discover its different spaces through the pieces of artists from all disciplines.
Where ? At 104, rue d'Aubervilliers, of course !
and What ? The Guardian says...



The International Arts Network :

- Los Angeles, CalArts
- Berlin, RadialSystem
- Rome, ZoneAttive
- Madrid, Matadero
- Paris, Centquatre
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(For those who visited Andy's photo exhibition, on last February, at Jardins d'Eole,
the 104 is just a bit higher, righthand, along the same rocking street).

KatuHoria's SlideShows...

There is a beautiful road in the Basque Country...
climbing from Pas de Roland after Itxassou village, following the
Nive river and sneaking across some fairy woods, then leading
up on the Artzamendi (Bear Mountain)...


(KatuHoria)


Pas de Roland.
(oh! mais où est-il donc passé ?)

Philippe Moçotéguy, a Basque
guy, explains what the Basque
Country is...

Don't leave yet, I'm going to show you some streets of Bayonne and a few
other Basque spots around the town... just follow KatuHoria's steps.


(KatuHoria)
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KatuHoria in the Basque Country...

The Basque Country is the territory which is historically,
ethnically and culturally Basque.
Spanish and French may call Basque Country (Pays
Basque, País Vasco) only to a portion of the country, not
the whole nation.
Nevertheless, Basques conceive their country as
embracing the area of the traditional seven provinces :
Lapurdi, Nafarroa Beherea and Zuberoa on the French
side, and Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Araba and Nafarroa on
the Spanish side.

The Basque name of the Basque Country is Euskal Herria.
The Basque name of G@ttoGiallo is K@tuHoria.

(K@tuHoria recommends a conscientious approach
of the Basque culture before you go farer).
...

Dear PPG Readers, I'm sorry...

I am in the Basque Country having fun with Bidaia...




















and some new local friends :





... but don't worry !
I'll be back one of these days with a lot of basque red&green pics.






















Yours faithful,
K@tuHoria
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Last Villeglé stolen by night from Le Mur !

... or the Price of Fame !

Jacques Villeglé, born Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé (1926, Quimper, Brittany)
is a French mixed-media artist, famous for his alphabet with symbolic letters
and decollage with ripped or lacerated posters.
(more on wiki or/and official website)



Exceptionally, last "Le Mur" opening was on Thursday and Jacques, 82, was there...
see the nice leafar's Flickr set.




















but a couple of days later, on Saturday night, someone cut off and robbed
the collage, valued at some hundred thousand Euros.






























So, after a two days' exhibit, Villeglé's poster desappeared and Martha Cooper's
was back to surface...

That's the way street art goes on.
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