Exhibition

George Hugnet, The Love Life of the Spumifers

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Georges Hugnet: The Love Life of the Spumifers, is an exhibition of hand-painted photographic girlie postcards by the eminent Surrealist artist, poet, bookbinding designer and critic. These bizarre, lusciously painted images illustrate Hugnet’s work, The Love Li...

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In the archives of...

The Bouqueret collection at the Pompidou Center

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During the Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand announced the Pompidou Center's acquisition of the Bouqueret collection. It is now official. Nearly 7000 original prints will become part of the Pompidou Center's photogra...

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Exhibition

La Dolce Vita, stars and celebrities in Italy

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84 images, almost completely unpublished and shown for the first time to the American audience, pictures stolen to the next great international movie stars, and in the background, the Italy of the Fifties that reflects itself over the frenzy fans looking for autographs; ...

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Advertising

Alex Stoddard
365 days

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For the past week, you might have noticed an increase in articles on advertisements and commercial photography. Séverine Morel has joined the editorial board at La Lettre. Now an independent art buyer, Morel spent more than ten years at Métis and the Rapho photo agency.

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Exhibition

The New School of Sicilian Photography

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The exhibition La nouvelle école de photographie sicilienne (The New School of Sicilian Photography) presents both the new generation of Sicilian photographers and their predecessors. The latter is represented by four masters: Letizia Battaglia, Nicola Scafidi, Ferdinando Sciann...

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Book

The Human Face of Climate Change

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Earth’s atmosphere is steadily warming due to greenhouse gas emissions. While experts discuss the possible consequences and politicians are apparently powerless to do anything about it, untold numbers of people are already struggling with the devastating impact of a climate gone haywi...

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Exhibition

Anders Petersen
City Diary

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Rome, Utrecht, Saint-Petersburg, Paris, Stockholm: the spectator may not recognize them, but these are some of the places visited in City Diary, the Jena Stadtmuseum’s current exhibition, devoted to the work of Swedish photographer, Anders Petersen. The series, in large-format and (like a...

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Exhibition

Bombay: Exchanging Glances

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The Gallery Chatterjee & Lal in Bombay presents Exchanging Glances, a collective exhibition that brings together the work of three photographers: Fabien Charuau, Michael Bühler-Rose and Pradeep Dalal.

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Exhibition

Albert Renger-Patzsch and Ernst Jünger

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Albert Renger-Patzsch is today seen as the most influential proponent of New Objectivity photography. The exhibition “Of Trees and Rocks – Albert Renger-Patzsch and Ernst Jünger” presents around 30 original photographs by Albert Renger-Patzsch, as well as the historic photobook...

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Festival

Paris Photo 2011
Nos coups de coeur

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Like you, we cruised during 4 days all the booths of Paris Photo. Like you, it was love at the first sight for some images. We have decided to show these to you.

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