Walter Benjamin The ‘Centre d’Art Contemporain de Perpignan’ was named after Walter Benjamin, (1892 – 1940) German-Jewish literary critic and art historian, posthumously one of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers. A memorial dedicated to…
Shepherd’s Prayer, by Katja Willemsen. Raisin Radcliffe and her brother, Geoffrey, stumble onto a labyrinth of caves below an ancient dolmen near Collioure, a village on the craggy edges of the French Pyrenees. They tell no-one about their find.
by Ellen Turner Hall The Swedes (writers, not turnips) are coming! In fact three Swedish authors are the featured guests of this year’s book fair in Collioure, 2-4 September. “Paroles de Suédois” proposes three days…
By Ellen Turner Hall For fans of Fauvism’s audacious use of colour, this is the show for you. Joel Desbouiges in his series of paintings “Conversation avec…” has reinterpreted Matisse’s red beaches and orange hills…
EXHIBITION: 1st July – 28th August 2016. Les Collections de Saint Cyprien in Saint Cyprien village Born in 1959 in Bédarieux, painter-sculptor Patrick Chappert-Gaujal studied at the Academy of Art in Perpignan from 1975 to 1980, and…
This summer, artists James Pimm and Karin Jolly will be exhibiting their work at Salle Manolo in Céret from 2 – 10th May An interesting combination of classic painting and contemporary sculpture made in paint.…
Letting Go of Love by Marian Thornley, Céret Buy this book STARTING A NOVEL I’ve always harboured desires to write fiction but like most other people, I never got round to it. But somehow, today…
By Ellen Turner Hall People absorbed in the simple pleasure of eating ice cream on a hot summer’s day. These are the subjects of Emmanuelle Jude’s new show “Un après-midi à Collioure” at Galerie Odile…
by Eugene Barter (Reviewed by Katja Willemsen) Take two dollops of Peter Mayle, add a generous measure of Julia Child, drizzle with red wine then simmer slowly under sunny skies for seven years. The…
By Ellen Turner Hall The current exhibition of works by Viera da Silva in Ceret’s museum of modern art is distinguished by a complexity of composition. From random lines which resolve into squares to squares…