« Maëlle galerie » fête ses 10 ans à Romainville, en Seine-Saint-Denis

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« Maëlle Galerie » a été créée en 2012 par la Martiniquaise Olivia Maëlle Breleur, au cœur de la mouvance parisienne d’art contemporain à Belleville, un quartier populaire et hyper pointu en la matière. « Je me suis installée là pour faire évoluer mon portefeuille d’artiste et m’associer à ce type de réseau ». 

Depuis 2021, afin donner une dimension internationale à son projet, Olivia, la patronne, a pourtant quitté Paris pour Romainville, dans le 93, pour s’installer au Komunuma le nouvel espace d’art contemporain du grand Paris, porté par la fondation Fiminco, à quelques pas du métro du métro Raymond Queneau. Un espace d’exposition beaucoup plus grand, au Nord-est de Paris. Où, elle propose des expositions beaucoup variées. « Je suis venue ici d’abord pour m’agrandir et continuer à développer mon réseau à l’international mais aussi pour travailler en commun avec les galeries importantes et parfois historiques ». 

Elle fête ses 10 ans et soutient la diffusion et la création de l’art contemporain à l’échelle, caribéen, national et international en travaillant sur le long terme. « Tout le travail de la galerie est de promouvoir, de soutenir, de diffuser et de faire acheter dans des collections importantes privées ou publiques ». Un métier qu’elle prend plaisir à faire.

Au fil de ces dix années d’existence, « Maëlle Galerie » est devenue une institution incontournable dans le monde de l’art, national et international. Elle présente des œuvres d’artistes de renommée internationale, mais aussi celles d’artistes confirmés et émergents de l’archipel caribéen et du monde créole. La grande diversité de sa sélection et sa rigueur offrent aux collectionneurs, aux galeristes, aux amateurs d’art l’occasion de découvrir de nouveaux talents et leurs travaux. Olivia les aiguille dans leurs acquisitions. 

Décloisonner les imaginaires

Pour fêter ses 10 ans à Romainville, la galeriste a inauguré une nouvelle exposition : « J’ai si longtemps rêvé de ce pays lointain que j’ai réinventé ses bruits et ses parfums… », mêlant son influence créole, et son identité caribéenne. L’expo évoque aussi la nostalgie d’un paradis intime qui nous habite.

Une belle balade collective inspirée de la chanson, « Exil » interprétée par le crooner martiniquais, Ralph Tamar. Afin de raconter l’histoire, les œuvres sont exposées dans la galerie pour réinventer ses bruits et ses parfums imaginés par Ina Césaire. On découvre notamment les œuvres de Jean-François Boclé, Ernest Breleur, Stéphanie Brossard, Samuel Gélas, Shiveay La Multiple, Joiri Minaya, Gabriel Moraes Aquino et Paul Jérémie, pour redire cette belle histoire de ceux qui ont le cœur serré dans un entre-deux et qui ont pour double héritage, l’ici et l’ailleurs. 

Ce paradis qui nous habite et dont la bipolarité nous consume est exposé jusqu’au 26 octobre donnant à retrouver les couleurs et la sensation, la beauté et le voyage. 

L’ensemble, qui mêle nos influences, nos identités, le rapport entre notre corps et un lieu, vibre par l’inspiration artistique des créateurs. Offrant un dialogue poétique dans cet espace au mur blanc et lumineux.

Depuis 10 ans, la galerie d’Olivia Maëlle Breleur participe au décloisonnement des imaginaires en fédérant des pratiques artistiques actuelles, tout en faisant l’accompagnement et la promotion des artistes connus et moins connus.

« Un travail énorme »

« J’ai fait les beaux-arts. Puis, un jour, alors que je faisais une conférence sur le marché de l’art des artistes de la Caraïbe, j’ai été interloquée par le manque de structures qui encadrent les artistes. Je rentre à Paris où je vis l’exil tout en faisant mes études sur le marché de l’art et à ce moment-là, je décide d’ouvrir une galerie. 

10 ans plus tard, je me retrouve à fêter ce travail qui a été énorme et qui a quand même permis de présenter des artistes d’un peu partout dans le monde avec un accent particulier sur la Caraïbe. Aujourd’hui, on célèbre l’exil, la diaspora, le voyage. On célèbre les artistes qui gardent leur lieu dans le cœur qui le nourrit, le porte, l’embrasse ».

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Eurobasket-2022: la France et sa défense écoeurent la Pologne

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Une démonstration totale: les basketteurs français, intraitables en défense, n’ont laissé que des miettes à la Pologne (95-54) vendredi à Berlin et ne sont plus qu’à un pas de la médaille d’or à l’Eurobasket-2022.

“Je suis content forcément, mais on n’est pas venus pour faire deuxièmes, affiche le capitaine Evan Fournier. On se le dit depuis un moment maintenant.”

Neuf ans après leur premier et seul titre international, en 2013, voilà les hommes de Vincent Collet à une marche d’un deuxième sacre dimanche (20h30). Mais sans doute la plus haute à la mesure de leur parcours.

Il leur faudra enjamber l’Allemagne ou l’Espagne qui se disputent l’autre place en finale dans la soirée (20h30). Le résultat de cette demie offrira donc soit un choc face à une Nationalmannschaft transcendée dans sa capitale et supérieure aux Bleus en phase de groupes (76-63), soit un classique du basket européen contre la rivale Roja, si souvent assassine des rêves tricolores.

“On a encore un match pour marquer l’histoire”, bouillonne Rudy Gobert (6 points, 6 rebonds) après ce succès, le plus large de l’histoire dans une demi-finale de l’Euro.

Après deux prolongations arrachées grâce à deux miracles en 8e de finale face à la Turquie et en quart de finale face à l’Italie, cette fois, les vice-champions olympiques n’ont jamais tremblé, emmenés par leur intérieur Guerschon Yabusele, auteur de son record de points en sélection (22).

“C’est bien de faire un match complet de A à Z, d’être sûrs de nos forces, d’avoir beaucoup de caractère”, savoure Evan “Fourmiz” Fournier (10 points). “J’ai retrouvé mon équipe, celle en qui j’ai 100% confiance.”

La Pologne, maladroite (32% de réussite au total) et muselée, était déjà reléguée à 16 points à la mi-temps (34-18).

– Les cadres au repos –

Aucune équipe n’avait concédé aussi peu en une première moitié de demi-finale de l’Euro depuis la Tchécoslovaquie en 1946 (12 points face à la Hongrie).

“On leur a mis beaucoup de pression, on leur a sauté à la gorge en étant très agressifs. On ne voulait pas leur laisser de confiance et les écraser”, a encore commenté Evan Fournier.

L’écart vite creusé, les cadres ont même pu se reposer puisqu’un seul joueur a passé plus de 20 minutes sur le parquet.

Les faiblesses, en particulier les pertes de balles (7 dans la première reprise), restent là mais “il faut vivre avec”, s’était résigné le sélectionneur Vincent Collet. “On n’a pas toutes les qualités mais en tout cas, on ne lâche pas”, positivait-il. Ses joueurs ont des défauts mais une défense.

Une aide du destin aussi. Ils attendaient en quart la Serbie de Nikola Jokic, ils ont eu l’Italie. Ils attendaient en demie la Slovénie de Luka Doncic, ils ont eu la Pologne. Et les vice-champions olympiques n’ont pas laissé passer cette “belle opportunité”, dixit Vincent Collet, de filer en finale.

– Troisième finale européenne –

C’est ainsi, on ne choisit pas son adversaire, et surtout pas l’équipe de France. Quand les Bleus auraient pu jeter leurs deux derniers matches de groupes pour s’éviter un parcours périlleux sur le papier, ils ne l’ont pas fait.

Le sort les a récompensés. “On ne joue pas une équipe injouable”, récapitulait avec pudeur Vincent Collet.

Certes, les invités inopinés Polonais ont fait tomber le phénomène slovène Luka Doncic, tenant du titre, mais cet exploit signait leur première irruption dans le dernier carré depuis 51 ans. Quand les basketteurs français ne l’ont manqué qu’une fois en cinq éditions depuis 2011.

Cette troisième finale de Championnat d’Europe en onze ans (sur quatre au total) dit quelque chose du réservoir actuel du basket français, toujours au sommet sans être au complet. Synonyme de septième médaille en treize ans de mandat de Vincent Collet, cette finale dit beaucoup également du bilan du Normand.

Ni la routine ni le parcours peu prestigieux ne doivent minimiser le moment. Et s’il faut souligner les circonstances, ne pas oublier les contraires: les deux joueurs majeurs et créateurs restés au repos, Nicolas Batum et Nando De Colo.

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114 new COVID cases, two deaths, 20.5% positivity rate recorded Loop Jamaica

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The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that 114 new COVID-19 cases were recorded over a 24-hour period up to Thursday day afternoon.

A COVID-19 death that occurred in October 2021 was also recorded on Thursday, bringing the overall coronavirus death toll in Jamaica to 3,289.

A 55-year-old man from St Catherine is the latest recorded COVID fatality nationally.

The separate deaths of two COVID-19 patients are under investigation by health officials, while the death of another patient has been classified as being coincidental.

There were 51 recoveries on the day, bringing that tally to 97,953.

The newly confirmed COVID-19 cases brought the total number on record for the island to 151,130.

Notably, the island recorded a 20.5 per cent positivity rate based on the samples that were tested on Thursday.

Of the newly confirmed cases, 65 are females and 49 are males, with ages ranging from two months to 96 years.

The case count was made up of Kingston and St Andrew (27), St Ann (25), St Catherine (15), St James (15), Clarendon (seven), Westmoreland (seven), Trelawny (seven), St Thomas (five), Hanover (four), and Manchester (two).

There are 34 moderately ill patients, four severely ill patients and four critically ill patients among 872 active cases now under observation in Jamaica.

A total of 114 COVID-19 patients are now hospitalised locally.

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Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that the PPP/C Administration will utilise revenue from the burgeoning oil and gas sector for capital investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure and other transformational projects.

The Vice President was speaking at the Albion Community Centre, Region Six, where some 268 contracts were signed to the tune of $6.8 billion for road works across the region.

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Debido al mal tiempo que se espera por el paso de la Tormenta Tropical Fioana sobre la Isla, el presidente de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), Dr. Luis A. Ferrao, anunció la cancelación de las clases y labores administrativas de mañana sábado, 17 de septiembre de 2022.

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Tyrese Shares Trolling Video and Accuses Ex-Wife Of Lying In Divorce

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Tyrese Gibson shares a video seemingly trolling his ex-wife and accusing her of lying during their divorce.

The Fast and Furious star is evidently not pleased with his ex-wife Samantha Lee as he shared a video calling her out for allegedly lying about him. On Thursday night, Tyrese posted a video of a woman slipping and falling on some rocks by the ocean side. The woman whose back is against the camera slides on the rocks and shoots into the ocean. It’s unclear if the video is of his ex-wife, but Tyrese posted a caption as he got some things off his chest.

“Samantha really thought she pulled it off,” he wrote. “God don’t like ugly. 15 blatant lies under penalty of perjury drug [sic] my name and reputation in the mud and drug an unexpected divorce into two years,” he wrote.

Tyrese is miffed at Samantha Lee-Gibson, who was recently granted $10,690 per month in child support. The two share a 3-year-old daughter, Soraya Lee and Samantha Lee had initially asked the court for $20,000, which Tyrese fought in court, calling it “unreasonably high.”

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The judge had also chided Tyrese, who has had various social media meltdowns over the divorce, while Lee remained private.

“I want you both to love your kid, and I want you both to tell your kid to love the other parent because that’s how we get successful human beings,” the presiding judge said before alluding to winners in their divorce.

Gibson and Lee jointly announced their divorce in December 2020. They were married for almost four years. In court documents, Samantha Lee had accused Tyrese of locking her and their daughter out of the Georgia home that was their matrimonial home. Gibson has only said that the marriage has irretrievably broken down in her divorce petition, not giving much detail.

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