Galerie Roger-Viollet presents its new exhibition Le Paris populaire des années 70, a combined perspective of François-Xavier Bouchart and Léon Claude Vénézia.
From 1967 to 1977, two young photographers, François-Xavier Bouchart (1946-1993) and Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013) walked the streets of popular Paris, mainly those of what were the villages of Belleville and Ménilmontant. They document the excitement of local life, the urban fabric in full metamorphosis where buildings, often unsanitary, and colorful shop fronts will give way to sad HLM bars. To illustrate what was going to disappear, they mainly chose color. François-Xavier Bouchart and Léon Claude Vénézia have in common that they leave a precious testimony. The exhibition presents 65 contemporary prints in limited and numbered editions.
Le Paris populaire des années 70
un regard croisé de François-Xavier Bouchart et Léon Claude Vénézia
March 7 mars – June 1, 2024
Opening Thursday March 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Galerie Roger-Viollet
6, rue de Seine
75006 Paris
Tél : 01 55 42 89 09
www.roger-viollet.fr
