La Traverse
Located on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille’s Endoume district, La Traverse is a space dedicated to contemporary art, design, and hospitality. Both a guesthouse and an associative gallery, it hosts exhibitions, performances, and culinary events that foster dialogue between emerging local and international scenes.
Located on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille’s Endoume district, La Traverse is a space dedicated to contemporary art, design, and hospitality. Both a guesthouse and an associative gallery, it hosts exhibitions, performances, and culinary events that foster dialogue between emerging local and international scenes.
Programme
La carte Vide / Blue Line, Jean-Baptiste Sauvage
On Saturday 26 September, La Traverse will host a new stage in La carte Vide / Blue Line, a project initiated two years ago by visual artist Jean-Baptiste Sauvage. From midday until sunset, the artist will present this latest chapter in the explorations he has been pursuing with Olivier Mosset.
The project began with an almost blank map of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah: a territory that seems to elude its own representation. Jean-Baptiste Sauvage follows the trace of a line drawn across the dried salt surface each summer. Used for land speed records since 1920, it disappears before being redrawn the following year. This minimalist gesture, both ephemeral and more than a century old, resonates with the history of Land Art. By following this line, the artist seeks less to invent than to reveal the stories, ghosts and contradictions of a desert shaped by speed, cinema, American art and the mythologies of the West.
This project is supported by the Fondation des Artistes and DRAC PACA, with the assistance of Ateliers Sud Side, Naca helmets and Furygan leathers.
Access
La Traverse
16 Traverse Sainte Hélène 13007 Marseille
+33 6 38 48 21 79
latraversemarseille.fr
From July to September:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11.00 – 18.00.
Sunday, 11.00 – 17.00.
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PLACE TO DISCOVER
• La Friche la Belle de Mai : former factory transformed into a vast multidisciplinary cultural hub.
• Nendo Galerie : art gallery entirely dedicated to modern and contemporary ceramic practices.
• Sissi Club : committed gallery championing a new generation of international contemporary artists.
• Apartamento : unconventional gallery connecting Marseille’s art scene with international contemporary practice.
• Videodrome 2 : alternative cinema combining screenings, a video library, bookshop and welcoming bar.
• Giselle’s Books : space exploring the book as a medium for contemporary creation.
• Théâtre Joliette : performing arts venue dedicated to diverse contemporary theatre writing.
• Ballet national de Marseille : boundary-breaking choreographic centre directed by the (LA)HORDE collective since 2019.
• 3 bis f : distinctive art centre housed within a psychiatric hospital in Aix-en-Provence.
PLACES TO EAT
• La Traverse – Café : this contemporary art and design space also serves homemade dishes and natural wines.
• Moutchou : welcoming café and grocery shop offering local, organic produce and homemade dishes.
• Poissonnerie Kennedy : stylish seafood restaurant renowned for its exceptionally fresh fish.
• Ivresse: lively wine bar dedicated to natural wines and slow-food plates.
• Ripaille : cheerful bistro serving generous, spicy, home-style cooking.
• La Cantinetta : welcoming Italian bistro known for its delightful leafy patio.
• La Mercerie : inventive bistronomic restaurant guided by fresh, locally sourced produce.
• Tétro : tiny, pared-back restaurant serving skilfully prepared local cuisine.
• Livingston : ever-evolving creative cuisine shaped by a programme of culinary residencies.
PLACES TO STAY
• La Petite Terrasse – La Traverse : attic studio featuring furniture made from reclaimed materials, a balcony and spectacular views of the Frioul Islands.
