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From May 23 to June 6, Christie's presents its Photographs online sale which brings together major photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries: Helmut Newton, Richard Mosse, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Wolfgang Tillmans, Irving Penn, Guy Bourdin, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman or Hiroshi Sugimoto. The selection offered for sale covers a vast panorama of different photographic genres including fashion photography, documentary photography and conceptual photography. Roselyne, Château d’Arcangues, 1975 by…

Ballet Award winning Aerial Photographer Brad Walls and The English National Ballet collaborated to produce a one-of-a-kind photographic series from the air. Conducted at the newly designed English National Ballet studio in Canning Town, the photoshoot involved 6 of English National Ballets Corp de Ballet dancers, Bree Foad, Lulu Toner, Daisy Wales, Anna-Babette Winkler, Paige Bestington and Eireen Evrard. Walls’s aim for the project was to disrupt traditional ballet photography,…

The Cosmic Dancer The images displayed here are a part of a personal journey where I search answers to some fundamental questions about life, its meaning and purpose and then later my understanding about nature of ‘Reality’. This quest is taking me to every nook and corner of India meeting sadhus, monks, philosophers, scientists and charlatans alike. Constant interaction with these brilliant scholars made me understand that the concept of…

Blue Smoke (In the Spanish Quarters) There is almost nothing in this story except what happened in a part of Naples, the Spanish Quarters, in the few minutes before and after the city's soccer team drew their away game with Udinese and mathematically won the Italian Serie A championship. Almost nothing. Because in the human volcanic explosion that shook the close-knit hive of climbing alleys that make up the Spanish…

They’ve gone away The gaze of a traveller, who would like to immerse himself in the evocative atmosphere of the lower Piave, would be captured after a few kilometers by the discreet presence, in the landscape, of unusual imposing buildings integrated with unexpected material naturalness in the countryside. These are the so-called farmhouses. This ends up creating in his mind, as he progresses through these places, day after day, a…

As/Is + Nudes

The waves were dancing on the beach Movements of the waves. Movements of the dance. Strength. Softness Sharpness. Blurring. Warm colors. Cold colours. Life is made of shapes, movements, contrasts, similarities. http://jacquesvilliere.fr/

During the 3 days of this weekend, Claude Guillaumin is exhibiting in his village in Sarthe. He sent us this text: In 2019, following the arrival of the Covid, I settled in my country house located in Asnières sur Vègre more or less permanently. In this charming village of Sarthe, there has been a dynamic photo association for 15 years: Asnières Passion Photo 72, chaired by Michel Lhérault. The A2P72…

For many and especially for the old dinosaurs of the last century, the discovery of photography passed through the images displayed at the entrance of the movie houses. We present here the most important film archive: Movie Star News, and we will tell you about its saga! JJN The origins of Movie Star News and its collection of Hollywood photographs In the 20th century, before the internet and social media,…

Photographer Todd Bradley presents his latest portfolio, “Not of This Realm.” The project captures the mysterious beauty of pre- Christian paganism and brings it to life through evocative and stunning photographs. He sents us this text: The mysterious beauty of pre-Christian paganism has always drawn me in. There is something inherently enchanting about the gods and goddesses, the myths and legends, and the rituals and ceremonies our ancestors once practiced.…

Passionate about the Modern Masters, with a particular preference for the surrealist movement, the Galerie Jean-François Cazeau - based in Paris in the Marais since 2009 - presents, from May 25 to June 30, 2023, an unprecedented exhibition dedicated to Pierre Jahan (1909 -2003). Entitled La fantaisie surréaliste, it reveals a new facet of the work of the humanist photographer in the immediate post-war period, through a selection of monotypes,…

Kahmann Gallery in Amsterdam presents the exhibition, Unusual : Pushing the Boundaries of Photography. The show features four exceptional artists whose work transcends conventional boundaries of photography, exploring new dimensions and pushing the limits of the medium. With a captivating blend of senior expertise and fresh perspectives, this exhibition promises to challenge perceptions. The 'Unusual' exhibition reflects the Amsterdam Gallery's commitment to presenting art that pushes artistic boundaries. The selected…

Until June 25, La Non-Maison, a place for art and essays in Aix en Provence, is exhibiting Nicolas Comment. The exhibition entitled Invisibilité is presented in this way by the curator, Michèle Cohen. It was important for me to expose this photographic investigation of Nicolas Comment. It paves the way for a cycle of exhibitions and encounters that I will organize later around figures forgotten in the history of art…

LE BAL launches the first edition of La Fabrique du Regard – Le Festival and presents the collective achievements of young people and artists carried out within the framework of the programs of La Fabrique du Regard, the educational and creative center of Le BAL. Exhibition, screenings, workshops, and meetings will punctuate this week devoted to the challenges of image education and the new forms invented by young people and…

A new gallery in the heart of the Marais is now a common thing. But a modest, immediately intimate stall, held by two photographers, opened with the ardor of art or the passion of adventures (it depends), it is rarer. The Galerie des Minimes opens at number 13 of the eponymous street, in the 3rd district. Founded by photographers Félix Cholet and Olga du Saillant, it inaugurates its first chapter…