The Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau and the Lavoir Numérique present La roue des merveilles, an exhibition of photographs by Harold Feinstein.
Harold Feinstein (1931-2015) never had any ambition other than to become a photographer. This native of Coney Island (where the beaches and amusement parks frequented by all the New Yorkers are located) he developed a monumental body of work for nearly sixty years. There is no “pure” contemplation in these images, it is above all an ethical disposition, an aesthetic of the banal. This work ultimately composes a whole, a great musical novel in the midst of the upheavals of post-war American society with, as a backdrop, the conflict in Korea, the exacerbation of the racial problem and McCarthyism.
Exhibition produced by the Centre de la photographie de Mougins in collaboration with the Harold Feinstein Photography Trust.
With the support of the Amis du Centre de la photographie de Mougins.
Harold Feinstein : La roue des merveilles
Until June 1, 2025
Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau
1 rue de la Div. Général Leclerc
94250 Gentilly
www.maisondoisneau.grandorlyseinebievre.fr
Sunday, March 16 / 4 p.m. at the Lavoir Numérique
Documentary film by Andy Dunn: Last Stop Coney Island, The life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
Free admission in the presence of Thierry Bigaignon, director of the Bigaignon gallery.
Lavoir Numérique
10 rue Victor Marquigny, 94250 Gentilly
www.lavoirnumerique.grandorlyseinebievre.fr
