“Why should I deprive my city of Sophie Duez’s contribution? She is a talented actress who has a true vision for her city,” declared Christian Estrosi. Without replacing Muriel Marland-Militello, the deputy for culture, Sophie Duez will lead the committee on the renovation of the old slaughterhouses. This is a large-scale project dedicated to cultural creations and artistic experiments.
“I accept the presidency of this committee of experts. I will have a role as a volunteer mediator,” responded Sophie Duez, city councilor, to Christian Estrosi. “I am sensitive to the suffering that hides behind facades. When I entered the old slaughterhouses for the first time, I felt the symbol of loss,” explained Patrick Allemand’s co-list member. A native of Nice, Sophie Duez wants to “offer Europe a face of Nice that has remained in the shadows for a long time.”
<h2> “It will be a cultural place that will host local artists as well as those from elsewhere”</h2>
This new space should welcome diversity in artistic matters. Painting, dance, music… “everything that is creation will find its place here,” announced Christian Estrosi. Sophie Duez reveals: “this is not an operation to house artists without a wall in the city. It will be a cultural place that will host local artists as well as those from elsewhere.” The city councilor remains somewhat vague in these ideas.
The “great cultural enterprise” will not be realized immediately. For Sophie Duez, “a year is not too long to conduct a good reflection.” Added to this is the time for realization, about a year and a half to two years. Christian Estrosi wants to call upon the best architects, including Jean Nouvel, to make Nice the Mediterranean capital of Culture, or maybe even more…
