Mécènes du Sud Montpellier-Sète-Béziers
Mécènes du Sud co-produces exhibitions, events, and financially supports artistic creation. It is developing an exhibition programme in a space downtown provided by patron Antoine Garcia-Diaz.
Mécènes du Sud co-produces exhibitions, events, and financially supports artistic creation. It is developing an exhibition programme in a space downtown provided by patron Antoine Garcia-Diaz.
Programme
d’où l’on parle
An exhibition by Arnaud Vasseux, with contributions from Sophie Dubosc and Maïder Fortuné.
In the courtroom, it is at the bar that those involved take their place and speak in turn: the victim and/or the lawyer, the parties to the case, the witnesses, and the experts. It is in this singular space that what happened elsewhere is recounted or brought to light, viewed through a diversity of perspectives, roles, and functions. Sculptor Arnaud Vasseux was able to observe this setting during a corporate residency at the SVA law firm in 2023, made possible through a collaboration with Mécènes du Sud and DRAC Occitanie as part of the Art et Mondes du Travail programme.
The exhibition presents a body of works resulting from the artist’s attentive observation and his internal processing of this immersion in the judicial world — an experience that left a profound impression on him: its spaces, its gestures and spoken exchanges, and a number of trials that will remain etched in his memory. D’où l’on parle offers an opportunity to question the places invoked by the courtroom setting, but also to attempt to translate and express this desire to speak — and the difficulty of speaking — particularly for victims, and especially for women.
Access
Mécènes du Sud Montpellier-Sète-Béziers
13 rue des Balances, 34000 Montpellier
+33 (0)4 34 40 78 00 /
mecenesdusud.fr
Open from Wednesday to Friday, from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm,
and Saturday from 2pm to 6pm.
Free entrance.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Le Jardin des Plantes
• Musée et Conservatoire d’Anatomie
• La Halle Tropisme
• FRAC Occitanie Montpellier
• Musée Fabre
• Pavillon Populaire
• Espace Saint-Ravy
• MO.CO
• Aperto
• Iconoscope
• AL/MA gallery
• La Jetée, art gallery and studio
• CRAC Occitanie (Sète)
• Musée International des Arts Modestes (Sète)
PLACES TO EAT/DRINK
• Le Pastis : a first Michelin star in 2021. Come and enjoy the surprise menus of Daniel Lutrand and Jean-Philippe Vivant.
• Leclere : Guillaume Leclere enhances the products, the season, the nature. A must-go.
• Faune : a creative and modern Provençal bistronomy with foreign influences.
• Mikado : japanese Chef Takétomo Lulu Sumi (ex-Ito Chan) cooks “the best ramen in France” according to Le Fooding.
• Rosemarie : mediterranean cuisine and cocktail bar with a big terrace, in the historic centre.
• Ikonka : salads, pies, super fresh and non-classical unique dish. A wide variety of pastries.
• Zaatar : the best falafel in the region!
• Äponem, l’auberge du presbytère : a gastronomic journey inspired by the Hérault’s wilderness, signed by Chef Amélie Darvas and sommelier Gaby Benicio. (Vailhan)
• Café de la Panacée : restaurant for lunchtime, you can come have a drink all day long and enjoy tapas in the evening in the pleasant and vast courtyard.
• Panka : come and enjoy regional products, natural wines and seafood tapas.
• Les Garçons : a lively bar-tapas-wine cellar downtown.
• Le Parfum : you will find the best cocktails in the city.
• Le Poisson Rouge : a former house of oyster farmers with a breathtaking view, offering a simple and tasty cuisine inspired by the sea. (Frontignan)
• La plage Bonaventure (Palavas-les-Flots)
PLACES TO STAY
• Le Mas de la Feuillade : guest houses in the heart of a classified park.
• La Merci : guest houses with an indoor garden, very good value for money.
• Hôtel du Palais : in the heart of the district l’Écusson since 1870, very close to the famous Place de la Canourgue.
• Hôtel Oceania Le Métropole : just a step from the MO.CO, an iconic place built in 1898 in the style of the French Riviera’s prestigious palaces.
