AND AFTER CHAGALL ?
The Chagall was enchanting so now it was time to have something to eat. The restaurant was full and would stay full until l took the train back to Lille. First there was a quick visit to the other temporary exhibitions and then off to the centre of Roubaix. A very odd small exhibition on « A Certain Idea of Belgium Ceramic » Different artists. You name it... surrealist, extravagant, mystic…all the artists seem to be telling stories but up to the spectator to say what they were all about! Mahjoub Ben Bella has been exhibiting in Roubaix since 1966 - along time before the Piscine was opened. His work is graphical and quite often large canvass or work on paper. Quite a large presentation at that, but not always easy to admire it as there was not enough space between you and the picture. Some of his work l liked. Here are a few examples.