Le Carré d’Art presents Mouna Saboni’s exhibition entitled Disappearance, a project carried out along route 65 in Jordan, the central point of the “Diagonal of Thirst” which extends from Tangier to China. A project on the disappearance of water, a major crisis of our century that the world will have to confront. Cradle of humanity, marked by History and the great monotheistic religions, a territory which has kept traces of…
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This is one of the most surprising portfolios received this week. It is titled: The Last Request and is the work of Rankin. [video_embed_hd url="https://vimeo.com/937569277"] This text accompanies it: "The Last Request" is a poignant film /photo campaign brought to life by British photographer Rankin, celebrating the legacy of the now late Paola, a courageous individual who confronted the reality of…
Until April 27, the Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco is exhibiting Éric Antoine. The exhibition entitled Abodes is presented as follows: The show’s titular series Abodes speaks to how inextricably linked Antoine’s work is to his home and memories. Different configurations of numbered boxes represent the artist’s past residences, which begin and end in the secluded forest of France’s Alsace region. Within the expansive wooded landscape, Antoine developed his…
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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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For The Eye of Photography, photographic books are as important as an exhibition or a portfolio. They make the history and the news of the medium. Our correspondent Zoé Isle de Beauchaine takes a tirelessly curious and informed look at the latest releases. Elder Sex, published by JBE Books, is a voluptuous and shimmering ode to the sexuality of seniors. Part of these images taken by Marilyn Minter originally illustrated…
Arnaud Bizalion Editeur presents the book Hélène by Estelle Lagarde. “We met in 2004, in the metro. I approached you with the desire to photograph you. At first you were my role model, over time we became friends. Photography has this magnificent power to fix time, space, people. But books even more so. Because your life, your face and your beauty were horribly torn from the world on November 13,…
Martha Stewart was photographed by Ruven Afanador in the Dominican Republic for the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue. She is 81 years young. “When I heard that I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, I thought, Oh, that’s pretty good, I’m going to be the oldest person I think ever on a cover of Sports Illustrated,” Stewart casually admits. “And I don’t think about age very…
It is a simple sentence. A one-line article that would change the lives of millions of French women. From the front page, the readers of L'Écho d'Alger of April 23, 1944 understood that something was about to happen. On April 21, the French Committee for National Liberation, chaired by Charles de Gaulle, drafted an ordinance on the organization of public powers in France after the Liberation. Article 17 announced, "Women…
Jacques Dutronc has just celebrated his 80th birthday. We are in 1968, Jacques Dutronc is in concert at the Palais des Fêtes in Roanne. As a young photographer who had just finished my apprenticeship with my father, I was at work that evening, with my father's Rolleiflex in my hands and only one 12-shot film loaded in this 6X6 camera to cover the event. I had just turned 20 and…
April 29 marked the 20th anniversary of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation. On April 29, 2003, the HCB Foundation was inaugurated at Impasse Lebouis in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Its first exhibition, The Choices of Henri Cartier-Bresson, presented the works of photographers who particularly inspired the founder of the institution. Created in 2003 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, his wife Martine Franck and their daughter Mélanie Cartier-Bresson, the Fondation HCB aims to…
The Eye of Photography presents on a monthly basis features from The Agents Club such as their Insta News, Master Series or Profiles. Yesterday was Mother's Day in the United States. This is a selection of their portfolio : Mothers The Agents Club, founded in 2018 by Alexandre and Wanda Orlowski, is a unique mobile platform showcasing the most sought-after photography agencies worldwide and the exceptional image-makers they represent. This feature was first published…
Along the Road at Joseph Bellows Gallery presents various photographs that take as their theme the roadway, its symbolism, and the scenes and stories discovered by wandering its path. From views down the main street to people encountered at the edge of the city, the exhibition expresses the open road, its travelers, and the places seen along the way. The exhibition capture America’s love affair with the open road. “What…
In 1982, photographer David Pisani embarked on a personal project to photograph the city of Valletta (Malta) and its infamous red light district of Strait Street and 'The Gut'. What began as a photographic essay on the city's derelict buildings turned into an epic documentation of Valletta that spanned 29 years. Valletta was founded in 1566 by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Order of St John. It…
Currently on view in Toronto throughout the month of May, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is once again bringing together a myriad of established and emerging photographers in exhibitions throughout the city, with greater commitment to the environment . During our last exchange with Darcy Killeen, general manager of CONTACT, the ecological and environmental dimension was discussed as a fundamental component of the festival: "It is a subject that is…
The series L'or c'est le Diable (extracted from L'odeur de l'or et du sang) by Alain Licari is exhibited at the Galerie La Grande Vitrine (Arles) as part of the Waste Africa exhibition. It stands alongside the work of photographers Keke and Fanta Diarra to present the collective and civic exhibition "Waste" Africa or virtuous valuation. “We come from the four corners of Guinea, Mali, Burkina; from Senegal too. There…
Sotheby’s concluded the first part of a landmark multi-auction sale series for Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation, achieving an astounding $10.6 million – nearly 120% of the combined presale high estimate – with two thirds of lots outpacing their presale high estimates to benefit the Pilara Family Foundation in support of charitable initiatives in healthcare research, education, and the arts. The exceptional sale results, attracting bidders from…
Jung Lee, a South Korean contemporary artist born in 1972, is recognized for her contributions to the cover design of Maroon 5's album "V" and the Saint Laurent advertising campaign in Seoul. Her educational background includes a degree in Journalism and Communication in Korea and advanced studies in photography at the Kent Institute and the Royal College of Art in the United Kingdom. The artist has participated in various solo…
Lee Friedlander Framed by Joel Coen is the exhibition presented until June 24 by the Luhring Augustine Chelsea Gallery in New York. A fabulous photographer and a fabulous director: it's quite pleasant to see! Curated by the widely acclaimed filmmaker Joel Coen, the exhibition showcases approximately 45 of Friedlander’s photographs that span the range of his 60+ year career, bringing into the equation many lesser- known images. Rather than focusing…
On the occasion of Gallery Weekend 2023, Kicken Berlin will be opening a further installment of the exhibition series Sheroes of Photography, which was successfully initiated in 2021. The neologism shero expresses explicit appreciation of the achievements of women artists in photography. The sheroes of photography unite the self-assured practice of a modern medium with diverse perspectives on reality. Following the opening group show and the individual presentations of the…