In 2024, Ostend celebrates the 75th anniversary of the passing of the unique painter James Ensor, a Belgian artist from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was an eternal outsider: a school dropout, a mama's boy, a rebel, a world improver, a big ego, a misunderstood prophet, an advocate for the environment and animals. His oeuvre consists of a diverse and intriguing assortment of paintings, drawings, and prints…
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The exhibition “Seeing Animals” by Elliot Ross at the Musée de la Photographie Charleroi will be closing on May 26. An Devro writes : Face to face with the animal portraits of the American photographer Elliot Ross, you experience the tension between us and creatures of other species. When you enter the refectory of the former Carmelite convent that is now the Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi, you are…
Bonhams Skinner proposes he iconic image of Nastassja Kinski, German actress and model at the height of her career, with a Burmese python draped across her body captured by Richard Avedon for Vogue in 1981. It is a highlight of the sale running until May 15. Avedon was commissioned by Vogue to photograph Kinski after the release of Roman Polanski’s movie Tess for which she won a Golden Globe award. Estimated to achieve between US$60,000 – 80,000, the image which evokes the biblical imagery…
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If we were a self-righteous magazine, we would be talking about Redemption! The one that signifies the triumph of Art over the Flesh. But we're just a photography magazine, so we'll forget about redemption in favor of adventure and amazing evolution. Some of these photos are 40 years old. They are signed Eric Neveu. He was at the end of the 70s and during the 80s, the emperor of the…
In the exhibition “Barbara Wolff : Photographs“ at the Goethe-Institut Bordeaux, works from the series “Biography“ (1982 - 1989), “Metropolis“ (2018 - 2020) as well as “Amazonia“ (2019) will be shown in collaboration with Collection Regard Berlin. In the series “Biography“ she observed life on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Like few photographers, she has been able to reflect on her images and experiences on both side of Germany…
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Marshall Gallery presents a special exhibition in partnership with The Bruce Kapson Gallery to showcase an extraordinary collection of the work of photographer Edward S. Curtis. For the first time, the show unites two never-before-exhibited private collections of two very distinct, yet complimentary Curtis vintage photographic mediums. The works are renowned for their unparalleled brilliance, luminosity, and three-dimensional quality. The exhibition features a group of 16 vintage Goldtones, including 14…
Laughlin Gallery présente l’exposition Susan Wood : In Time. Susan Wood, a pioneering figure in the world of photography, is the focus of a new exhibition at Laughlin Gallery on view to the public from May 4 through May 25, 2024. Susan Wood: In Time, featuring 20 photographs from 1960-1984, captures the essence of an era marked by social upheaval and transformation. Susan Wood: In Time offers a glimpse into…
The Eye of Photography opens the third chapter of its new section, Cartes Blanches, with the support of MPB. Each month, a French photographer will show an unpublished series while experimenting with equipment borrowed from the global platform for buying, selling and trading used photo and video equipment safely. After exploring the Marseille coastline and photographer Julia Gat's Mare Internum project, this series remains in the Mediterranean, where Cléo-Nikita Thomasson…
Until September 15, 2024, Bercy Village presents an exceptional photographic exhibition imagined by Edouard Salmon. Supported by the Olympiade Culturelle label, “Le sport vu du ciel” is installed in the passages of the Cour Saint-Emilion. The 32 photos, works of Edouard Salmon, expert in aerial photography, offer a unique look at the sporting world. By exploring sport from above, this exhibition reveals its universal dimension and its deep roots in…
Robin Lopvet is the first photographer exhibited by Lydie Marchi, the new director of the Centre d'art et de photographie de Lectoure. She spoke with our correspondent Jean-Jacques Ader. After 2023 when Damarice Amao was the artistic director of the Gers establishment, a new period began with the appointment in February 2024 of Lydie Marchi. Meeting and first interview. Jean-Jacques Ader: Could you introduce yourself? Lydie Marchi : I trained…
This is the 35th dialogue of the Collezione Ettore Molinario. A dialogue celebrating the entry into the collection of such an extraordinary artist as Jürgen Klauke. But it is also an opportunity to put the original vinyl of Transformer, Lou Reed’s masterpiece, back on the turntable. For those who want to read this score of disruptive images and music please sit back, put on your headphones and relax: the notes of…
Karl Hab : Son of the air! Based in Paris when he's not travelling the world, Karl Hab stands out as much for his talent as a photographer as for his skills in aeronautical engineering. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, his job regularly takes him on trips, giving him the opportunity to capture his passions for design, fashion, urban culture, and travel through his lens. After more than 15 years in…
Discowork presents Nouvelles Amours, an exhibition by Julie De Sousa. At the invitation of Meryl Benitah, exhibition curator Joanna Cohen invites you to discover an immodest visual exploration. Flip through a diary of evanescent images captured with sensitivity and authenticity. The intimacy of Julie De Sousa is punctuated by her personal life, interspersed with documentary photographs. Through black and white, she reveals raw emotions and sublimates the banality of the…
This is the most astonishing exhibition of the week. Its author: Luc Pouliot. A fantastic display of flies and insects! It is shown at the Bibliothèque de Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson in Quebec. - JJN It was in 2017 that Luc Pouliot fell in love with macro photography of insects! By discovering all the details indistinguishable to the naked eye, the aesthetics of these strange creatures appealed to him. All these fascinating shapes…
The Eye of Photography opens a new column on collective photography, with the words of Benjamin Rullier. Far from the image of the solitary artist, photographers choose to gather in collectives. Collaborative projects, bridges between practices, economic realities: each month, a founding or active member presents their collective, its specificities, and its challenges. Join the group! Established in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, founded over 10 years ago by a group of photographers transitioning…
Release by Artiere editions of To Be by Lois Conner. She presents it like this: When I was 17, my older sister Susan let me photograph her. I was amazed at how her newly prominent veins and capillaries defined her pregnant body as they raced down her arms and across her abdomen and breasts. I felt I could almost see the growing child through her pale skin. Around the turn…
This is a quite rare occurence. On May 14, Christie’s will present their 21st Century Evening Sale with artworks by artists such as Brice Marden, Georgia O’Keeffe, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Claude Monet. And among these exceptional artists, we will also find Diane Arbus with a magnificent print of the photographer's iconic Identical Twins. This is a rare foray of “classic” Photography in a sale always awaited in the…
The Forgotten Forests “What's the good of liberty if there is no free space on the map? » Aldo Leopold Only these forgotten places against which we have never declared war or with which we have decided to sign a peace pact can give rise to this extraordinary paradox of enigmatic disorder, great confusion, coupled with lasting calm, of a prodigious serenity: the feeling that here everything is in its…
Death Valley I had long been curious to explore Death Valley, California. A rare weather event had brought extreme amounts for rain filling Badwater Basin with water for the first time since 2005, so it seemed like the right time to make the trek to this harsh desert landscape. On arrival, our 4X4 jeep immediately got stuck in the mud, but thankfully, passersby were kind of enough to help, literally,…
Incubus Something looming in the shadows 1. An evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep, especially one that has sexual intercourse with women while they are sleeping 2. One that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare Inspired by arcane texts of medieval sorcery, Incubus explores witchcraft through a contemporary surreal lens, weaving together the gritty realism of photography with the haunting symbolism of medieval art. Each diptych acts…