Vince Aletti, collector, author, curator and winner of this year’s AIPAD Award, lives in a seven-room apartment in New York’s East Village. It’s filled to the brim with his enormous collection, or as he describes it, “a collection of collections”, of magazines, photographs, books, vinyl records, and all manner of ephemera. Still, there’s always room for more. How would you describe yourself as a collector? – As someone who looks…
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In September last year, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition of a collection of 209 photographs by the French photographer Eugène Atget. It had been built over 25 years by Dan and Mary Solomon, by carefully adding one masterpiece after another. The couple prefers to keep a low profile in the photography world but are incredibly active as collectors, curators, publishers, and most significantly as generous donors to…
AIPAD presents the 2nd edition of the Monumental exhibition. This special project show- cases large-scale photographic works throughout the public areas of The Park Avenue Armory, providing a unique opportunity for galleries and their artists to display new, challenging and impactful pieces not generally shown at fairs, creating a captivating visual spectacle for visitors. This article originally appeared in the AIPAD Catalogue sponsored by MUUS Collection. The Photography Show…
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On the occasion of the month of photography and on the fringes of "Paris Photo 2022", the Nouchine Pahlevan Gallery presents "I Want Him To Be Ocean" by Christian Mamoun. This exhibition invites itself into the heart of a kind of waiting room before entering the adult world. In the meantime, this Parisian youth are questioning themselves , confronted with "sturm et drang" impulses (the storm and the impulse), which…
Nino Mier Gallery presents Women’s Work, an exhibition of photographs and videos by Finnish artist IIU SUSIRAJA. Susiraja is known for her still and moving image portraits, which capture the artist in her own home or her parents’ home, interacting with items such as housekeeping tools and pantry staples with prurient, deadpan humor. In Women’s Work, which will be on view from February 18 - March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, Susiraja brings a…
Spanning the years 1976 to 1981, The Beginning brings together the earliest works of acclaimed American photographer Tina Barney (b. 1945). Featuring images largely unseen by the public, the exhibition chronicles a period of technical and artistic development that would lay the foundation for the complex and incisive tableaux that ultimately established Barney as a key figure in international photography. While quarantining during the Covid-19 outbreak, Barney began to sort…
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115 photographic galleries opened this month in Arles. In the course of the visit: erotic images of Antoine Leroux-Dhuys, the exhibition at the Galerie Belle Beau Arles is titled: Circus and Mythology. Galerie Belle Beau Arles 14 rue de la Grille, until July 31, 2022 www.jiahappenings.com Antoine Leroux-Dhuys https://antoinelerouxdhuys.com/ http://www.rencontres-arles.com
Very surprising this exhibition-collection of female erotic selfies organized at the Galerie Belle Beau Arles by Thierry Bouët ! Thierry Bouet : Selfies July 4 – July 30, 2022 Galerie Belle Beau Arles 14 rue de la Grille www.jiahappenings.com www.rencontres-arles.com www.thierrybouet-fondsphotographique.com
The United States Institute of Peace and their partner, The VII Foundation, present "Imagine: Reflections on Peace," a multimedia exhibition that explores the themes and challenges of peacebuilding through an immersive look at societies that suffered — and survived — violent conflict. Using historical photos, texts, video profiles, and interactive opportunities, the "Imagine" exhibition brings visitors face-to-face with the realities of violent conflicts and asks the question: "Why is it so difficult…
"A photograph should always have the last word. Surrounded by silence, it should by its presence dominate all those who look at it. Even the photographer should keep quiet. The picture taken, their work is done." - Louis Stettner Over the course of his eight-decade career, Louis Stettner created a singular approach to photographing everyday life. Born in Brooklyn in 1922, Stettner began working as a photographer in the 1930s…
An angel exalted by the fire of androgynous desire disguise the being to avoid the worst: naked the truth of the genre cries it out because a doubt remains. Every king crumbles behind his ghost. The queen goes astray in the same way. The first must be made up as an Elizabethan whore and the second as a mystery. Confused at having lost his way among men, the being can…
It was the birthday of Ghislain Pascal, publisher, agent and owner of the Little Black Gallery. He had invited his friends to a wonderful place: the Relais du Castelet. The meal was sublime and here is the photo souvenir. Jean Jacques Naudet www.rencontres-arles.com
Tuesday, at her gallery, Anne Clergue received the insignia of chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et Lettres (knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) from the hands of Aurélie de Lanlay, director of the Rencontres d'Arles. Anne Clergue Galerie 4 Plan de la Cour 13200 Arles www.anneclergue.fr www.rencontres-arles.com
Remember, Martin Parr, Dominique Isserman, Michael Wolf: masterpiece exhibitions ! Hurry up to it this year: it's the holiday fair! The festival has placed all its sponsors there in a non-existent scenography, a rare amateurism, a grandiose confusion of genres: in short, a Sunday fair. Run for it: it's fascinating to see so much money wasted! Jean-Jacques Naudet www.rencontres-arles.com
James Nachtwey is one of the world’s most respected photojournalists and is considered the defining visual war reporter of his time. An extraordinary observer and an acute witness, Nachtwey has devoted his career to documenting wars, conflicts, and critical social issues, and was recently in Ukraine documenting the atrocities of war in real-time. He has been awarded the Overseas Press Club’s Robert Capa Gold Medal five times, the World Press…
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, i.e. 42 exhibitions by 27 photographers, the Mind's Eye gallery presents an exhibition by Adrian Bondy of Parisian cafés. The exhibition ends on Sunday July 10. There are only a few days left to see it. The gallery will then be closed until September. An exhibition of photographs, mostly from the eighties and nineties, made in Parisian cafes such as Les Deux Magots, Le Bonaparte,…
30 photos extremely powerful: great photojournalism. Unfortunately, it is not an exhibition in Arles, but the superbly printed and laid-out journal that Éric Bouvet produced following his stay of several weeks in Ukraine. He is selling it this week in Arles for 20 euros directly. Next week, it will be priced at €27, shipping included, you can order on his website: www.ericbouvet.com (under books).
Their names: Alessandro Mosalini and Abdelkader Ouaham. They are the photographers of the Rencontres d'Arles. Every day, they entrust us with a few images: These are from the first day and the big opening night on the banks of the Rhône. Their website: https://www.rencontres-arles.com/
Today, opening at the Fondation Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. The exhibition presented by FOTOHAUS and curated by Marc Barbey follows Amin El Dib’s unique path of brutal deconstruction in his images. The new construction, the design of the destroyed image, touches the retina and thus reaches into our innermost being to the point of causing pain. The concept is to capture the ephemeral nature and fragility of life. This exhibition allows you…
Arles, Photographic Auctions Thursday July 7, 2022 at 6 p.m. Bureau du Festival 34 rue du Doctor Fanton 13200 Arles Exhibition of photographs offered for sale July 4-6, 2022 21 rue de la Liberté in Arles 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. https://www.yannlemouel.com/catalogue/126522-arles-encheres-photographiques Experts: Galerie Lumiere des Roses Marion & Philippe JACQUIER www.lumieredesroses.com Charlotte BARTHELEMY SAS www.charlottebarthelemy.com Auctioneer: Maître Yann LE MOUEL www.yannlemouel.com
This is one of the nice surprises of this festival: Delphine Diallo's exhibition at the Fisheye Gallery. French artist, Delphine Diallo is based in New York, where she has been conducting research on questions of identity for 12 years. This Wednesday at 5 p.m. (at the Fisheye Gallery, 19 rue Jouvène), she will lead a unique performance: the creation of a live collage. A prolonged experience with the signature of…