I've been dreaming of going there for years: I finally took my first steps in Barcelona. First, the astonishing Gloriès tower, created by Jean Nouvel. I admit to having called it for a while "the suppository". Then I ended up finding a certain beauty in it (but not a certain...
MLP Weekly #34 : opening at Les Arques
Saturday, October 8, the opening of the autumn exhibition of the Ateliers des Arques took place, in the village of the same name, known in particular for its Zadkine Museum (and its very good restaurant La Récréation!). The exhibition entitled "Feathered, hairy, etc." is held until December 2 in the...
MLP Weekly #33 : cultural week-end in Cahors
Thanks to the missions I carry out for the magazine Dire Lot, the tourist guide Le Petit Futé, or editorial monitoring for the Occitanie region, I am aware of many cultural events around my home. This weekend, I therefore took advantage of the visit of a long-time friend who shares...
MLP Weekly #32 : with Catel and Bocquet
This weekend, the La BD Takes to the Air festival took place in the Lot village of Cajarc. Catel, designer and author of numerous books, accompanied by her partner in crime Bocquet, was the guest of honor. I discovered this comic strip duo 15 years ago, when I was still...
MLP Weekly #31 : Lot Valley rocks !
A weekend full of emotions since it started on Friday evening with the inauguration of the integration projects of Pause aux Filaos, an association located in Luzech which helps in every possible way women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Many political figures and local institutions were present,...
I met Reza
On July 9, the photographer Reza was invited by the gallery Arts Point de Vue to meet his audience. Some of his emblematic photos were displayed on tarpaulins in the village of Lauzerte. He therefore went through the exhibition, recounting the context of each shot, with great generosity, sensitivity and...
MLP Weekly #29 : opening at the galerie Art Points de vue in Lauzerte, summer 2022
Saturday July 2 was the opening of the exhibitions of Louise Bousquières, Ana Cox, Emanuele Faugeras and Noémie Pfeiffer at the gallery Art Viewpoints by Lauzerte. Big crush on Louise Bousquières and Ana Cox, all the more so when they produce works that are both delicate and strong at the...
MLP Weekly #26 : Boumbia
Last night, the associative café in my village organized a big party. The little ones were treated to a super boumbia (contraction of boom+cumbia) full of bubbles. Then Quidam Trio came as a duo, and finally Grondes, a multi-talented drummer (but I don't have any pictures of him, unfortunately, because...
MLP Weekly #25 : San Francisco seaside
San Francisco is a city where several settings mix: urban, nature, wine, but also and above all seaside. Here, a view of Alcatraz, details of the ultra-touristy Fisherman's Wharf district, a view of the Pacific from a seaside restaurant, and the ruins of an old swimming pool from the beginning...
MLP Weekly #24 : Henri Martin’s house
I had the pleasure of visiting the Domaine de Marquayrol, the house of the painter Henri Martin in Labastide du Vert, in the midst of renovation work carried out at full speed by its new owner and by Jean-Pierre Alaux, mayor of Albas and president of the association of volunteers...