EVENTS

The Kooples also keeps us up to date via their website on cool upcoming arts, musical and cultural events happening around Europe.

Here's an example of the most recent update which lays out events taking place from March to July:

By Rob Alvès

"EXHIBITIONS

GABRIEL OROZCO

The work of Gabriel Orozco, a Mexican visual artist and photographer, exposes the routine and habits of mortals and calls them into question: A checkered skull, A DS Citroën transformed into a tropical fish...               

Tate Modern (London) Until the 25th of April

ALREADY-MADE?

Group show that consolidates historical pieces, new or unedited by (Koons, Pierre and Gilles...) or (Basquiat, Warhol, Ben...) on the topic of the metamorphosis of a manufactured work of art.

Gallery Jérome de Noirmont (Paris) February 4th to the 24th of March

FRANCOIS MORELLET

The REINSTALATIONS show accentuates an original and pioneering aspect of this artists' work: his installations made from neon tubes, light with projections, adhesive strips applied to the wall, metal plates, etc.      Pompidou Museum (Paris) from the 2nd of March to the 4th of July.

LAURIE ANDERSON, TRISHA BROWN & GORDON MATTA-CLARK

These three friends are the pioneers of the downtown scene of the 70's in New York and are showing sculptures, drawings, photography, and various multi-media documents used at the time.

Barbican Art Gallery (London) From the 3rd of April to the 22nd

CINEMA

TRUE GRIT

A young but determined fourteen-year-old girl hires an alcoholic Marshall to help her track down and take revenge on her fathers' murderer... This latest adaptation of Charles Portis' novel is a western, this time it's revisited by the Cohen brothers.

Starring Jeff bridges and Matt Damon, the powder keg blows on the 23rd of February (Paris)

WASTE LAND

Winner of several international film prizes (Berlin, Sundance), this documentary traces the footsteps of Brazilian born Brooklyn based Vik Muniz back to Brazil and to the largest dumping grounds in the world. Here he convinces the "catadores" that salvage the trash to construct works of art with his guidance. Poignant. 

23rd of March 2011

RESTLESS

Gus Van Sant's new film is announced as jaw dropping. The savory Mia Wasikowska (Tim Burton's Alice) will play the role of a sick adolescent; reaching her terminal phase she falls for a young man fascinated by funerals.

30th of March (Paris)

THE TREE OF LIFE

All-star cast for this new drama by Terrence Malick (Badlands, The Thin Red Line) starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, two brothers that are facing destiny grow out of innocence and try to make sense out of life.

May 2011

MUSIC

PJ HARVEY

With her latest album Let England Shake, reviewed as passionate and fantastical, PJ Harvey will be performing two concerts in Paris's infamous concert hall.

Concerts are on the 24th and 25th at the Olympia (Paris).

PETER HOOK

In order to properly celebrate the thirty-year anniversary of Unknown Pleasures; Joy Division's revolutionary album; the eccentric bassist Peter Hook and some of his friends will play the album in its entirety. One night only, and it's in France. 10th of March at Trabendo (Paris)

BLACK KEYES

These dark wizards of rock are gearing up for a quick French tour, this band from Ohio is releasing their sixth album and is once more drawing in crowds. Teetering between rock soul and blues, the rough edges of the Black Keys are not to be missed.

15th of March at Olympia (Paris), 16th at Olympic (Nantes) and the 25th at Aéronef (Lille).

LES FEMMES S'EN MELENT

On the road from Paris to Province you can check out the fourteenth edition of "Les Femmes s'en Mêlent" a festival of independent women with music that covers everything from country and electro to punk and folk.

From the 19th of March to the 3rd of April in Paris and Province.

CAMDEN CRAWL

From Saturday April 30th to Sunday the first of March, the tenth edition of the Camden Crawl will rev its engine. With over two hundred concerts spread out in over fifty locations of this historical and legendary neighborhood.

From the 30th of April to the 1st of May, Camden (London).

PULP

After more than fifteen years of silence, the six original members of Pulp will reunite for only two concerts. They've promised to play songs from each stage of their career; from the early 80's to their last stop in 96'.

The 27th of May at the Primavera Festival (Barcelona), the 3rd of July at the Wireless Festival (Hyde Park).

JALOUSE ROCK FESTIVAL

This festival organized by the fashion magazine Jalouse puts a spotlight on youthful talents by sidelining them with established members of rock. Every year they're all given a chance to entertain the crowds on various stages of the Parisian scene.   

Paris from the 1st to the 3rd of June

RAY DAVIES / MELTDOWN

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors; David Bowie, Morrisey, Jarvis Cocker and Patti Smith, the Kinks' Ray Davies is taking charge of the artistic direction for the Meltdown festival (concerts, dj sets, conferences, cinema and visual art).

From the 10th to the 19th of June, Southbank Center (London).

KINGS OF LEON

After the colossal success of their previous opus (multi-platinum), the Kings of Leon will present Come Around Sundown, their fifth album, by touring across England playing large venue shows, at the very beginning of the summer.

22nd and 23rd of June at Hyde Park (London)

CALVI ON THE ROCKS

This festival is everything other summer festivals wish they could be. Calvi on the Rocks will be dousing amateurs of Rock and electronic music with a serious dose of progressive music, all of this will happen in an amazing setting and on a smaller scale than that of their competitors.

Calvi (Corsica) From the 1st to the 6th of July. "