Pierre de Fenoÿl set off for New York in late 1971 with a contract as picture editor for the magazine Photo.
He stayed for one year, visiting museums and galleries, and making contact with André Kertész, Les Krims and Duane Michals. He was even invited by Jean-Paul Goude, the young artistic director of the magazine Esquire, to take part in a popular TV programme, The Mike Douglas Show.
He approached a publisher about a project on New York, for which he took numerous street photographs. He then travelled across the United States alone on a motorbike, going via Alabama, where he took touching photographs of black families. His photographs of the United States, being shown here for the first time, bear the imprint of various American influences, notably those of William Klein, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander, although they display no hint of denunciation or social critique.
The exhibition offers a slide show of 40 images taken in the United States, as well as vintage proof prints and a film made by Jean-Paul Goude.
EXHIBITION
Pierre de Fenoÿl (1945-1987). An imaginary geography
From June 20th to October 31st, 2015
Jeu de Paume – Château de Tours
25 avenue André Malraux
37000 Tours
France
+33 (0)2 47 21 61 95
Tuesday – Sunday 2pm – 6pm
Free Entrance
http://www.jeudepaume.org
UPCOMING
Pierre de Fenoÿl Paysages conjugués
From September 5 to December 31st, 2015
Galerie Le Réverbère
38 Rue Burdeau
69001 Lyon
France
Tél. : +33 (0)4 72 00 06 72
http://www.galerielereverbere.com
BOOK
« Pierre de Fenoÿl. An imaginary geography »
Texts by Virginie Chardin, Jacques Damez, Peter Galassi.
Éditions Jeu de Paume / Xavier Barral.
240 pages 24 x 28 cm
144 photographs
Price : 50 euros
ISBN : 9782365110730
http://exb.fr
