Month: April 2017

Monday 29 May, 6.30 pm, Monaco Multimedia Library – Louis Notari Library:

Lecture on the topic “Photography Explained” by Adrien Rebaudo.

Information: +377 93 15 29 40

Tuesday 30 May, 12.15 pm, Monaco Multimedia Library – José Notari Sound Library:

Picnic Music – Bruce Springsteen and the E.Street Band London calling, Live in Hyde Park 2009, on the big screen.

Information: +377 93 30 64 48

Tuesday 30 May, 7.30 pm to 10 pm, Rainier III Auditorium:

“Stakes and Society” lecture and debate on the theme “Modernity and contemporary confusion” by Jean-Claude Escaffit, journalist, with the participation of Jean-Claude Guillebaud, journalist, author and publisher, and Fabrice Hadjadj, philosopher, Director of the European Institute Philanthropos.

Information: +33 6 80 86 21 93

Wednesday 31 May, 3 pm, Espace Léo Ferré:

Concert “Projet-Peter Pan” by the pupils of the Rainier III Academy.

Information: +377 93 15 28 91

David Wigno is a specialist in political communications in France and Monaco, and runs the website qgdecampagne.fr, which specialises in political marketing and election campaigns in France.

ML: Do you think Alain Juppé would have had a better chance to win the first round of Sunday’s French presidential elections than François Fillon?
DW: Alain Juppé was and still is France’s favourite political personality. The Left imported the principle of open primaries in 2011-2012, but we see it’s not a process that suits French political life. In fact, one can only win the primary by having a very radical political program, Fillon on the Right, Hamon on the Left. But it is in the centre that a national election is won, where the majorities are gained.

Alain Juppé should have taken the place of Fillon at the time of his indictment [François Fillon was charged on March 14 on suspicion of diverting public funds, complicity in misappropriating funds, receiving the funds and not declaring assets fully]. But Fillon did not want to leave his place. This was a mistake. One cannot overcome these types of charges when there is such coverage in the media and online.

ML: This is the first time since the post-war period that left and right ruling parties in France have been “kicked out” of an electoral race. What does this mean for French politics and the future?
DW: French political life is experiencing a triple revolution: Firstly, the consequences of the transition from the seven-year to the five-year term, which is the legislative period, and prevents regulation at the end of five years (that could lead to periods of “cohabitation”, which are generally remembered fondly by the French).

Then there is a generational change – the dinosaurs of French politics are leaving, one after the other, as voters are increasingly choosing something new – and the non-accumulation of mandates [the cumul des mandates known as dual mandate in other countries].

Finally, there’s the digital revolution – a mix between rolling-news channels, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and, of course, online media – and the polls have reached their limit, like in the US or in the UK when the Brexit decision was forecast by sheer numbers, but missed by the pollsters. This first round of France’s election is the first revenge of the polls.

ML: How is the Pen’s position in the second round different from that of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2002? Could the National Front ever win?
DW: No, the National Front cannot win … this time. The face of the party has changed with Marine LePen but it is still the same business. Her father only obtained 18 percent in 2002 against Jacques Chirac (82 percent). But this time it will be between 40 to 45 percent, which, in terms of number of votes, is enormous and suggests a massive entry to parliament – the National Assembly – in the legislative elections next June 11 and 18.

ML: Macron is a European and Le Pen is a nationalist. If Macron wins, what can we expect for the next five years?
DW: Macron is a pro-European. The financial centres have reacted well to last night’s results, and they already know that the election is won and that the major political-economic balances of Europe will not change. But Macron will probably have to rely on a mixed-composition majority with the legislative, and perhaps even have to face a majority, the Republicans and UDI [Union of Democrats and Independents], which would lead us into a kind of initial cohabitation, never seen before.

The French voted for change of a generation but they mainly sanctioned the Left through the frightfully weak score of Hamon (Parti Socialiste) and, of course, Fillon because of the case against him.

ML: François Fillon immediately threw his support behind Macron. Is it normal for an ousted candidate to make a declaration so quickly?
DW: Yes, he had no choice. In France, this is called the “republican front” against the National Front. In 2002, this happened when Jospin (PS) spoke on the evening of his elimination. With the upcoming legislative elections, we’ll most likely be called to fight the extreme-right.

ML: What is the most important thing that people should understand about last night’s results?
DW: First, know that the primaries have clashed with public opinion. Neither of the two candidates who stood in the open primaries is in the second round. Also, it’s important to understand that political marketing still has a good future. The image, the dynamics, the energy and the renewal of the political figures: this is what makes people vote today.

Article first published April 24, 2017.

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After a highly successful first edition in 2016, artmonte-carlo is back this weekend with 37 galleries of contemporary and modern art, fourteen invited exhibitions and four curated shows at the Grimaldi Forum.

Organised by Palexpo, and under the High Patronage of Prince Albert and the direction of Thomas Hug, the salon “aims to create a dialogue between a selection of renowned international galleries and a programme of institutional and curated exhibitions with a strong regional identity”.

New this year, contemporary art on a private boat is a special section of artmonte-carlo, and New York- and Berlin-based curator Mohammad Salemy will show “This is the Sea”, a group show with fifteen international artists on a private yacht at Port Hercule.

The Prix Off artmontecarlo–F.P.Journe will be awarded for the best presentation by a jury made up of key figures of the European art scene, including Marie-Claude Beaud (Nouveau Musée National de Monaco) and Olivier Gabet (Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris).

Artmonte-carlo, which counts amongst its partners, F.P.Journe, Ruinart, sabrina monte-carlo, Monaco Boat Service – Riva and the Société Monégasque de Transports, will also be hosting a concert celebrating Philip Glass’ 80th birthday, on Saturday at 7 pm.

Artmonte-carlo runs from Saturday, April 29, to Sunday, April 30, noon to 8 pm. Tickets: adults €20 and €10 for students, seniors and 6-16s (under-6 are free). For more see the website or a full list of participating galleries and non-commercial programme can be found below.

Exhibiting galleries: Air de Paris (Paris), Almine Rech Gallery (Paris, Brussels, London), Art: Concept (Paris), Baró (Sao Paulo), Cortesi Gallery (Lugano, London), Esh Gallery (Milano), Gagosian Gallery (New York, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, London, Paris, Le Bourget, Roma, Athens, Geneva, Hong Kong), Galeria Filomena Soares (Lisbon), Galerie Barbara Thumm (Berlin), Galerie Catherine Issert (Saint-Paul-de-Vence), Galerie Chantal Crousel (Paris), Galerie Eva Meyer (Paris), galerie lange + pult (Zurich, Auvernier), Galerie Mitterrand (Paris), Galerie Natalie Seroussi (Paris), Galerie Sébastien Bertrand (Geneva), Galerie Xippas(Paris, Geneva, Montevideo, Punta del Este), Galleria Continua (San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Havana), Galleria Franco Noero (Turin), Gallery ABC-Arte (Genova), GNYP (Berlin), Grob Gallery (Geneva), Horrach Moya (Palma de Mallorca), In Situ – Fabienne Leclerc (Paris), Jousse Entreprise (Paris), Marian Goodman Gallery (New York, Paris, London), MLF | Marie-Laure Fleisch (Roma, Brussels), Pablo’s Birthday (New York), Pace (New York, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Paris, Palo Alto, Seoul), Photo & Contemporary (Turin), Robilant+Voena
(London, Milan, St Moritz), Setareh Gallery (Düsseldorf), Suzanne Syz Art Jewels (Geneva), Taste Contemporary (Geneva), The Breeder (Athens), Tornabuoni Art (Florence, Milan, Forte dei Marmi, Paris, London, Crans Montana), and Victoria Miro (London).

Objects, My Friends will feature an exceptional design exhibition curated by Martine Bedin, an original and innovating way of presenting design at the salon. The exhibition will include works from prestigious galleries and designers among which ammann//gallery, Antonia Jannone – Disegni di Architettura, David Gill Gallery, Dilmos Milano, Duilio Forte, Franco Raggi, Galerie Catherine Issert, Galerie Maria Lund, Galerie Natalie Seroussi, Galerie Patrick Seguin/Gagosian Gallery, Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi, Galleria Luisa delle Piane, Galleria Paola Colombari, Galleria Rossana Orlandi, Gate 5 Gallery, Irene Grazioli, Jean Nouvel Design, Laffanour – Galerie Downtown, Marco Ferreri, Michele De Lucchi, Piotr Sierakowski, Post Design Milano, Riva Venise, Sèvres – Cité de la céramique, and Taste Contemporary.

As part of its non-commercial programme, artmonte-carlo has invited institutions and non-profit art spaces: BeART (London), Delfina Foundation (Kiev), Espace de l’Art Concret
(Mouans-Sartoux), Fiorucci Art Trust (London, Monaco), Fondazione Volume (Roma), Fondazione Bonotto (Molvena), Fondazione SoutHeritage per l’arte contemporanea (Matera), Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation (Monaco), IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives (London), Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco(Monaco), Lumière (Marseille), Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (Monaco),
Oracular / Vernacular (Marseille), SAM Art Projects (Paris), and Svetlana (New York).

Article first published April 29, 2017.