Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Surfing Along on a New Wave of Art
Don't you just love this funky camper van by the San
Francisco-based artist Jay Nelson? It's called Golden Gate, naturally,
is made of fibreglass and plywood and cruises along at a cool 20 mph. It's in a
new show in Marseille of art influenced by surfing and skateboarding
culture, accompanied by a month-long music festival including Pete Docherty (3 May) and the Wu-Tang Clan (24 May). What's not to like? Click here to read more
Labels:
Arts and Culture,
Marseille
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