Gatto Giallo

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Refurbishing the French Republic [I mean the square]...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Feb 5, 2012, 12:32 am
Designed to provide a more pleasant living area and improve the overall quality of of the environment, the renovation of the iconic place de la République just begun with its completion expected in spring 2013. So far the 60% of space was dedicated to car traffic - the future sharing of public sp...
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An eyeblink to the Belleville Dragon

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 11:58 pm
The Dragon parade starting from the main City Hall, then leading toward the 3rd district Mayor's hall. The Belleville community of the 11th district, welcomes the Year of the Dragon on January 29/2012.
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Stoul on Le Mur/Ober...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 29, 2012, 12:27 pm
Le M.U.R. - #113 STOUL - January 26/2012 ___
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Protect Your Internet: Kill ACTA

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 1:02 pm
After SOPA/PIPA in the US, ACTA makes its way to the EU Parliament. Paris, January 23rd, 2012 After the huge online protests against the extremist SOPA and PIPA copyright bills discussed in the United States, the EU Parliament starts working on their global counterpart: ACTA, the "anti-counterfeiti...
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Protect Freedom on the WEB: Kill Bills!

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 9:35 pm
Today, January 18, is an important day for the Internet. Corporate websites, from Google to Twitpic, along with civil society groups and individuals, have all joined together in a common cause: to protest two American bills that could have grave effects for global online free expression. The...
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The Oberkampf "Marché Rétro"...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 13, 2012, 7:38 pm
First 2012 'Marché Rétro Oberkampf' to open at AimLoft on January 14-15 week end. A large selection of vintage items from the 50s and 60s: - Mathias' furniture - Manu & Kana's decoration and lighting - JP's French and Swiss watches, both automatic and mechanical, for women and men - Dan's eyegl...
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Eko Nugroho, an Indonesian artist on Le Mur

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 9, 2012, 1:53 pm
Le M.U.R. - # 112 - Eko Nugroho - January 7/2012 Eko's Site "FFR" is a collaboration project betwen DGTMB (Eko Nugroho) and Evily Candy Machine (Wedhar Riyadi). 'Fight For Rice' is the first documentary promoting merchandise-artists in Indonesia. It tells about a 'shop project' in Yogyakarta ini...
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Bahrain 6 - Shaikh Isa House in Muharraq

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jan 5, 2012, 8:45 pm
The house of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa is situated in the heart of Muharrak, the old capital of Bahrain, near to the Grand Mosque and is considered to be one of the oldest houses in town.. The house was built at the end of the 18th century by Shaikh Hassan bin Ahmed Al Fatih who lived there as w...
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ParisPointGriset Best Wishes for 2012...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Dec 31, 2011, 9:36 pm
... go to the women and the men of Syria and Egypt and to every single person who's suffering, fighting and dying for freedom and a better future. ___
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Bahrain 3 - Absolute Oil

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Dec 31, 2011, 3:45 pm
Bahrain was the first Persian Gulf country to explore and discover oil. Click to see the Bahrain petroleum fields slideshow.. The Sakhir Oil Museum, built and officially opened in 1992, houses old drilling equipment, samples of rocks found underground, topographical maps and some information about...
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Shuck2, now on Le Mur...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Dec 27, 2011, 7:50 pm
Le M.U.R. Oberkampf - # 108 - Shuck2 - October 29/2011 ... and the making of : ___
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Gabriel's Queens & Kings on Le Mur...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Dec 27, 2011, 7:31 pm
Le M.U.R. 110 - Gabriel Cante - December 3/2011 ***
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EMA's DropMan is watching you from Le Mur

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Dec 27, 2011, 7:17 pm
Le M.U.R. - # 109 - Florence Blanchard, aka EMA - November 17/2011
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George Brassens.. forever.

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 25, 2011, 8:02 pm
A French singer, a songwriter, a poet... and an anarchist. ... whoose texts I strongly recommend to any French language lover or student. ___ October 2011 marks a double GEORGE BRASSENS' anniversary : - born in Sète on OCTOBER 22, 1921 - gone in Saint-Gély-du-Fesc on OCTOBER 29, 1981. ___
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Col. GADDAFI... barks no more.

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 22, 2011, 4:54 pm
Following a last UN-CNT assault, this morning, Sirte is freed and another dictator's career came to an end. In Benghazi and Tripoli, crowds gathered in the streets to start celebrating the death of Colonel Gaddafi. NTC fighters celebrate in the coastal city of Sirte on October 20, 2011 after the fin...
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The Mulliez Art Gallery features Bobby Few...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 22, 2011, 1:32 pm
First "Jazz in the Living Room" at Pascaline Mulliez Gallery, in Griset, Paris XI... Featuring on Oct 13, 8pm and Oct 16, 4:30pm: - Ammon Moore, vocals - Bobby Few, piano - Harry Swift, bass Exhibition: 'Confrontations' Oct. 12 - Dec. 17 2011 - Eugène Leroy, - Jean-Paul Riopelle, - Jean-Pierre R...
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Cute Spiders are strutting out in Paris...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 6:04 pm
Over 40.000 known species worldwide, 5.700 in Europe and around the Mediterranean basin, 1.600 in France... and all different. The predatory behavior of the spider gives him bad press. Yet the properties of its silk thread, of its venom, as well as its voracious appetite for many insects make the s...
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Kouka featuring on le MUR...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 13, 2011, 6:54 pm
Le M.U.R. - # 106 - Kouka Ntadi - October 13/2011 Kouka's Site ___
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Theater Time - G@tto recommends...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 13, 2011, 5:57 pm
4 women, 4 generations, 4 explosive characters, 4 destinies... "Les Chagrins Blancs" Written and performed by: Alexandra Galibert, Barbara Grau, Caroline Sahuquet, Stéphanie Colonna, and directed by: Justine Heynemann.. In a luxurious residence, a young woman loses herself, confronted to her a...
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We will miss you, Steve!

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 6, 2011, 12:03 pm
Steve Jobs Has DiedSteve Jobs: 1955 – 2011Apple’s Board of Directors on Steve JobsApple Pays Tribute to Steve JobsNewspapers React to the Death of Steve JobsMark Zuckerberg Pays Tribute to Steve JobsGoogle Founders: Steve Jobs Was an InspirationSteve Jobs, 1955-2011: The Web RemembersDisney CEO:...
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Le MUR Oberkampf in September...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Oct 6, 2011, 8:47 am
While G@tto is travelling, Le MUR stands still, although changing... # 105 - Bust art - September 23/2011 # 104 - NeoZoom - September 10/2011 # 103bis - Konny Steding - September 2/2011 ___
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What's New with G@tto?

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 31, 2011, 5:24 pm
Dear friends, followers, passers by and aliens, Yours faithful G@tto is going to tear himself from his newsmania for two long weeks, but he will return toward you in a good shape (not sure), tanned (not sure) and full of energy to organize a hunt for the ideal apartment with a ...
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What's new on Le Mur... Rensone & Missy.

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 23, 2011, 6:05 pm
Le M.U.R. # 103 - Rensone & Missy - August 20/2011 You're lucky, there's even a video ! ___
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Breaking: Can You Hear Last Gaddafi's Barkings?

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 22, 2011, 7:54 pm
But... where is he barking from? "Amid celebrations in Tripoli and the rebel capital of Benghazi, Col Gaddafi maintained a defiant posture until the end. In an audio message on state TV, he called on all Muslims and Libyan tribes to march on the city to prevent themselves be...
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"L'Illustration" - Année 1938 - Aug/December

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 21, 2011, 12:18 pm
L'ILLUSTRATION: 5293 numbers - more than 180.000 pages - several million photographs, autochromes, drawings, original paintings - a memory of national and international history from 1843 to 1956. Here is the 1938 year, from August to December [see HERE for January to July]. ...
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"L'Illustration" - Année 1938 - January/July

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 13, 2011, 7:27 pm
Throughout a century - from 1843 to 1944 - from the July Monarchy until the end of the French Third Republic, "L'Illustration", the first illustrated weekly in French, has been the mirror of all the major events and daily life, in France and worldwide. . The first editi...
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New Spider Found in Paris, France

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 11, 2011, 4:36 pm
As dusk was approaching, at the end of yesterday's afternoon, Dr Gattus was finishing his daily routine search around the Griset's spot background when, all of a sudden, there he was: the French variety of the 'Grey Garden Recluse', the - Grisetianus maculatus - Dr Gattus was spending his life to fi...
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"L'Illustration" - Année 1937

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 9, 2011, 8:45 pm
Unfortunately, the collection is far from complete, but these cover pictures of L'ILLUSTRATION suggest the climate of 1937 and the years to come. . ___ Founded by Edouard Charton, L'Illustration was a weekly French ...
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Tempura in my Oberkampf Fief.

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 8, 2011, 9:12 pm
Only two of five Japanese restaurants, in my direct environment, offer a 'tempura' menu. The Fujiwara, opened eight years ago and the Kyobashi - newly arrived in the neighborhood, which also offers two tasting menus and therefore attracts the majority of Japanese food lover...
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PPG presents: PGC on Le Mur...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 5, 2011, 7:35 pm
Le M.U.R. - # 102 - PhotoGraffCollectif - August 4/2011 BLOGS: PhotoGraff Collectif Graff à la Forge Graff à Dénoyez Le Mur d'Oberkampf ____
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The Black Market of Belleville...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 4, 2011, 10:56 am
... Illegal, yet so real : It is a pretty wild and mobile market, generally displaying between the Ménilmontant and the Belleville subway stations but, sometimes, it can unexpectedly spread until the Place du Colonel Fabien. Several hundred residents - exasperated by the noise, and the dirt that...
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Links for 2011-07-31 [Digg]

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Aug 1, 2011, 3:00 am
Keziah Jones guitare lessons Cours de guitare acoustique avec Keziah Jones, un masterclass sur le Blufunk
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A Sunday like any other in Belleville...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 28, 2011, 12:52 pm
I wanted to test a Sony H55, so I made a ride to Belleville. For once during this rotten summer, there was the sun ... although it kept me from seeing through the screen what I was shooting, never mind! The atmosphere of the neighborhood is there and if I can make you feel it, my goal will be achiev...
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Strolling with Yellow Cats in the Goutte d'Or.

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 20, 2011, 6:45 pm
Yes, lots of yellow cats for a 3-hours walk in the streets of the Goutte d'Or. Thoma Vuille, aka M. Chat, launched the invitation, but I chose not to go because my presence would have been likely to cause too much confusion and misunderstanding. . - See them ...
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Suddenly, this summer, Le Mur began to knit...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 17, 2011, 6:23 pm
Le M.U.R. - #101 - CollectifFranceTricot - July 16/2011 CFT - 5 knittopaths girls: Soso, Ema, Babooh, Quinc et Oury. ___ A bunch of Le Mur artists celebrated the Bastille-day, in their own way... ___
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Time Out for Bastille-day 2011...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 14, 2011, 2:06 pm
Tonight and tomorrow, the Paris firefighters brigade, which celebrate this year its 200th anniversary, organize a dozen free balls in various 'casernes' all around the city... ... click on the map, check the addresses and make your choice! * The Bals des Pompiers, hosted by bands and some DJ, will ...
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Links for 2011-07-03 [Digg]

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 4, 2011, 3:00 am
Real vague - Bétonsalon BetonSalon : Centre d'art et de recherche, Paris/France. Artistes participants : Mark Aerial Waller, Bodil Furu & Beate Petersen (Kabul Ping Pong 2004), Halil Altindere et Gabriel Lester.
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New: a Beate Petersen & Nasseredin Mirza Video

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 3, 2011, 10:45 pm
A slice of the history of Persia in the second half of the 18th century in a beautiful and greatly informative Beate Petersen's video - a clever montage of animation and Nasser al-Din's daguerrotypes, depicting the life and some deadly intrigues at the court of the Shah, where women have had a huge ...
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Bolly Be Good... in Toronto !

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 3, 2011, 2:51 pm
Toronto hosted last week, June 24-26, the International Indian Film Academy awards, the Indian version of the Oscars - a three-day festival of dance, music, fashion and movies culminating in a massive movie awards gala. Numerous cultural events, film workshops, and movie screenings have also taken ...
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Links for 2011-07-01 [Digg]

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jul 2, 2011, 3:00 am
SideCLOUDload Saves Files on the Web to Your Dropbox Account SideCLOUDload is a webapp that sends files from the Web to your Dropbox account without forcing you to download them first. The tool is useful if you're on a computer without Dropbox installed, or that doesn't permit downloads. ...
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And the 100th artist to climb Le Mur is...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jun 30, 2011, 5:25 pm
Le M.U.R. - # 100 - ROA - june 30/2011 Music: dj Black Sifichi - Fela Kuti "Demo Crazy". Passed by a first time around 3, then on my way back around 4:30 pm, work was still in progress... Shame on me, but I wanted so badly a G@tto's foamy coffe that I left and went back home. A few steps away, in t...
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"End Harassment" Campaign Goes on line...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jun 22, 2011, 8:53 am
By opening a window to freedom and basic rights, the Arab spring has also highlighted the problem of sexual harassment that, whether they like it or not, is a huge obstacle to development in Muslim countries. Bikya Masr, a site showing a real concern about women rights, released today a post by its...
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Second Asian 'Dies Iræ' in Paris' streets

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jun 19, 2011, 6:10 pm
This Sunday, at the initiative of the collective of Asian associations in France, several thousand people marched in Paris, from the place de la République to the place de la Nation, to protest against violence and require more security. Apparently, no concrete solution has been found or desired ...
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Le Mur... Live on June 10 & 11

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jun 6, 2011, 5:39 am
Le M.U.R. invites you on June for a 2-day Live performance: - on Friday 10 - "Rue meurt d'Art", with Jean-Marc Paumier - music provided by Rémy Pasquier. - on Saturday 11 - Chilean artist Makay [Macarena Yañez] and her anthropomorphic characters nestled in magical landscapes. Rendez-vous on la P...
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Larrivaz is on Le Mur Ober...

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - Jun 2, 2011, 4:24 am
Le M.U.R. #99 - Dominique Larrivaz - May 28/2011 "Obscures morceaux de chairs", June 8/2011 Exhibition opening at Moretti&Moretti gallery. ___
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A la Bastille, for a Real Democracy

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - May 29, 2011, 5:34 pm
E SI LOS FRANCESES TAMBIEN MANIFESTARON SU INDIGNACION? Published in October 2010, the pamphlet "Indignez-vous!"/Time for Outrage, by Stephane Hessel, quickly made ​​its way into the minds already made ​​alive by the financial scandals that has led to one of the major international crises...
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Le Mur... fighting against illiteracy !?

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - May 28, 2011, 9:46 am
Le M.U.R. #98 'L'Alphabet', school project with l'ATLAS - May 26/2011 ___ Caught in the News : ... if you're not familiar with French, ask oncle Google for some help. - Urban Art: "Le Mur", from Illegality to an Institution - Thom Thom's Claws on the Walls
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The DSK Affair - Suddenly, the Fall !

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - May 24, 2011, 9:02 pm
The New York Police Department arrested Mr. Strauss-Kahn at 2:15 a.m. Sunday “on charges of criminal sexual act, attempted rape, and an unlawful imprisonment in connection with a sexual assault on a 32-year-old chambermaid in the luxury suite of a Midtown Manhattan hotel yesterday” about 1 p.m. ...
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Four Living Legends of Indian Contemporary Art

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - May 20, 2011, 11:23 am
Four documentary films, directed by Laurent Brégeat, on four of the founding artists of Indian contemporary art: M.F. Hussain, Ram Kumar, Akbar Padamsee, S.H. Raza. A Lalit Kala Akademi production of Arts (National Akademi of Arts, New Delhi). Tomorrow, May 21/2011 at Auditorium INHA, Galerie Colb...
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50,000 visits.

Gatto Giallo posted an article on - May 16, 2011, 9:53 am
ParisPointGriset reached last night, the 50,000 visits. Feb. 2007- May 2011 Thanks to you all. ___ Yours faithful, G@tto
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