Every year, the city of Arles
hosts the sprawling Rencontres de
la Photographie, an international photo festival which lasts all summer and
takes over many of the city's historic buildings, galleries and other public
and private spaces. (My story about the
2017 Rencontres is here.) And this year some of the very best work from
the 2017 Rencontres is being shown again, in Marseille.
Called
Le Monde Tel Qu'il Va! (The World
As it Is!), the Marseille exhibit is comprised of eight separate Rencontres shows
in their entirety, plus one new show by local photographer Monique
Deregibus. Altogether 40 photographers
are featured. Admission is free but the show ends on January 7 so carpe diem!
According to the press materials:
"The more we think countries are closed off and mired in
political or economic crises, the more photographers are there. They reveal,
tell, attest, invent, repair and rebuild with their own language, that of the
image. They decode the early signs of social change. The World as It Is! offers a journey
from the shores of the Bosporus to sub-Saharan border areas, from the divided
island of Cyprus to a Libya torn between war and refugees. Come and share this
taste for other places at major exhibitions that marked the Rencontres d’Arles
this summer with 40 photographers who are wondering about the state of the
world."
Le Monde Tel Qu'il Va! is at
the just-reopened J1 (also called MJ1) terminal building on a long pier near
the ferry port in the Joliette district of the city. The building was entirely refurbished in 2013
as part of the Marseille-Provence
Capital of Culture celebrations but according to my blogger friend Sheila at Marvellous-Provence, it's been
closed ever since, the victim of local politics and squabbling. "With its
huge spaces and spectacular views," Sheila says, "it was easily one
of the most popular and most visited venues of that year. So the fact that it has now reopened--now called
the MJ1--is excellent news."
If you miss this exhibit, the
next show at the MJ1 will be part of the Marseille-Provence 2018
festival, featuring six months of events with love as the theme. Officially
called MP2018: Quel Amour!, it launches on Valentines Day, runs through the end
of August and features 200 cultural events (music, dance, art, etc.) across the
region.
Le Monde Tel
Qu'il Va!
Eight
exhibits on view until January 7, 2018
Tuesday to
Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm, with special hours Dec 31st.
Free
admission
Hangar MJ1
Quai de la Joliette
Quai de la Joliette
13002 Marseille
Photos: Three views of the J1 building...and the poster for the show. Top photo by Michele Clavel, second photo by Frederic D. at Photos-Provence.fr. Third photo (inside the J1 looking out) by Alizé Almozinos.
Rencontres in Arles each year is such a mind-blowing event! What a great idea to give some of this photographic art ongoing life in Marseille ... and at such a beautiful venue.
ReplyDeleteSorry I'll miss it! But I'll be there for some of the Marseille-Provence 2018 events and am looking forward to them. Thanks for sending the link!
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