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Closure of the Foundation

The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson will be closed from April 14 to 29, 2025 included, for the installation of its upcoming exhibition.

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Une image, des images #13 | Diseuse de bonne aventure with Marcelline Delbecq

In this thirteenth episode, artist and writer Marcelline Delbecq shares the story behind Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Diseuse de bonne aventure, Reno, États-Unis (1947). Each episode of Une image, des images is an opportunity for a specialist to recount the story of a particular image:…

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Upcoming exhibition at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson: Richard Avedon – In the American West

To mark the 40th anniversary of Richard Avedon’s iconic work In the American West, the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, in collaboration with the Richard Avedon Foundation, presents an exclusive exhibition focused on this emblematic series.  Between 1979 and 1984, commissioned by…

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Une image, des images #12 with Philippe Artières

In this twelfth episode, Philippe Artières, Historian, shares the story behind Martin Franck’s Michel Foucault (1978). Each episode of Une image, des images is an opportunity for a specialist to recount the story of a particular image: a way of discovering, through…

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How to make a landscape speak? Photography and geopolitics.

Landscapes hold traces of human histories—political, colonial, social, or economic. Through fragmented glimpses, Karim Kal’s nocturnal landscapes reveal the historical and social stratifications of the Haute Kabylie region. Meanwhile, Zineb Sedira’s landscapes evoke ecological destruction and migration. Such artistic practices,…