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…
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…
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,…
In recent years, Bieke Depoorter has sought out amateur stargazer, visited observatories, and researched the history of astronomy. Never especially interested in the field earlier, she gradually realized that her new obsession was related to childhood memorieslost du to trauma. The…
