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Photojournalism and Portraiture Symposium · Tribute to Gisèle Freund on her 100th anniversary
Born in Berlin in 1908, Gisèle Freund was one of Europe's most prominent photographers and a pillar among French feminist intellectuals after fleeing Nazi Germany and settling in Paris in the 1930's, where she pursued her doctoral studies at the Sorbonne. Her thesis on photography in France in the 19th century was met with scepticism, because photography was not considered a serious study then.
In the course of her long career, she went on about 80 photographic assignments around the world, mainly for Time and Life. As the only female founding member of Magnum, she earned her living as a photojournalist. Today however, she is noted for being one of the greatest portrait photographers ever. "She was able, better than anyone, to reveal the essence of beings through their expressions," said Ex-President Jacques Chirac.
She captured André Malraux on a Paris rooftop, Aldous Huxley and André Gide at a congress for the defence of culture; Walter Benjamin sitting on a bench in the Bibliotheque Nationale; Vladimir Nabokov, Henri Michaux and Jean Paulhan in the editorial offices of the magazine Mesures and James Joyce playing the piano for his son. She shot the first colour portraits of Simone de Beauvoir, Paul Valéry, Colette, André Breton, Virginia Woolf, and numerous writers and artists that will remain unforgettable in our memory.
During the years I worked with her, showing her photographs in my gallery in Luxembourg and in museums and exhibition spaces in Germany and France, she was a constant source of inspiration to me. I am honoured to devote the 4th edition of photomeetings luxembourg to her memory on her 100th anniversary: A combination of workshops, lectures and exhibitions by renowned photographers, theorists and specialists in the field of photojournalism and portraiture will be on offer to all those with an interest in photography and sociology. Welcome to the photomeetings luxembourg 2008!
Elodie Guinard, photographe, expose une série de photo intitulée Narcisse à la galerie Hautefeuille. Elle y met en scène des jeunes filles diaphanes dont le corps porté par l'eau rappel la figure d'Ophélie. A travers ce travail, elle tente de mettre au jour une relation apaisée, harmonieuse avec le monde qui nous entoure.
Laurent Pernot (né en 1980) explore, expérimente, déplace. Après sa Maîtrise Photographe et Multimédia obtenu à Paris VIII, il a clôturé ses études par le post-diplôme du Fresnoy studio national des arts contemporains. Par l’usage de dispositifs d’installations, de la photographie, de la vidéo et des no...
Exposition présentée dans le cadre de la biennale Danses Caraïbe avec le soutien du Département Afrique et caraïbes en créations de CULTURESFRANCE - Ministère français des Affaires étrangères.
Danseurs d'Afrique : Depuis six ans Antoine Tempé suit les plus grands danseurs contemporains africains, s...
Nadav Kander, who has received numerous international awards, most recently won the prestigious photo prize Prix Pictet, including in the short list, Andreas Gursky, Ed Burtnsky, Ed Kashi among others. In the same year, he was also awarded the Lucie Award 2009 for best international photographer. For many years, Kander's photographs have been an integral part of distinguished collections such a...
The series »Obama's People«, developed in 2008, focuses solely on the administration - members of the cabinet and closest staff members - of the current President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. The outstanding 53 portraits depict, among others, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. This series of photographs...
Cela fait un an que je côtoie les jeunes lao d'Orléans.
A la demande de la communauté laotienne qui souhaitait documenter ce voyage et en partenariat avec le Secours Populaire, j'ai suivi l'évolution de ces vingt adolescents dans leur projet de retour au Laos. Sensible aux questions de transmission des cultures parentales, j'ai essayé de dresser ici le p...
avec Aliocha, Bruno Dumont, Christian Ertel, Emmanuel Flipo, Francesco 10,
Schirin Kretschmann, Etsuko Kobayashi, Sébastien Lecca, SUisse Marocain, Albert Weis
La photographie, c'est la conscience même de la peinture. Elle lui rappelle sans cesse ce qu'elle ne doit pas faire. Que la peinture prenne donc ses responsabilités.
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