The Jeu de Paume presents the vibrant and unique work of Tina Barney, a great figure in American photography, whose work, mainly around family relationships, has been very little shown in France. Tina Barney. Family Ties, which retraces 40 years of the artist’s career, is the largest European retrospective devoted to her to date.
Born in 1945, Tina Barney began photographing her relatives and friends at the end of the 1970s. A keen observer of family rituals, she is particularly interested in relationships between generations in the domestic context. Her colorful portraits, often grouped and large format, which at first glance seem to be family snapshots, are for the most part carefully staged by the artist, creating composed paintings that establish a dialogue with classical painting. Others spontaneously capture elusive moments of interaction between subjects. Tina Barney has also often photographed on commission: her portraits of celebrities for the press, fashion magazines and luxury brands demonstrate the same complexity, sensitivity and sometimes humor as in her artistic practice.
The exhibition, produced by Jeu de Paume, reveals a selection of 55 large-scale prints mixing color and black and white images, photos from her beginnings and unpublished productions, commissioned and personal works, well-known models such as Julianne Moore or anonymous and close to the artist.
Tina Barney : Family Ties
September 28, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Le Jeu de Paume
1 Pl. de la Concorde
75008 Paris, France
www.jeudepaume.org
