Prix Dior de la Photographie et des Arts Visuels pour Jeunes Talents 2024A Non-History of Plants — Une non-histoire des PlantesChildren of the Palace Under the SeaAnnie Ernaux, 2022 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature The MEP – Maison Européenne de la Photographie – is proud to present the first retrospective by Dutch artist Viviane Sassen. This exhibition, which comprises more than 200 works, reveals over thirty years of multifaceted creation bringing together photography, collage, painting and video. moreTate Modern, London; MEP, Paris; Gropius Bau, Berlin; IVAM Valencia The MEP is proud to present the most important retrospective to date devoted to the Ukrainian artist Boris Mikhailov (born in 1938 in Kharkiv). Considered one of the most influential contemporary artists from Eastern Europe, he has been developing a body of experimental photographic work exploring social and political subjects for more than fifty years.
Boris Mikhailov’s pioneering practice encompasses documentary photography, conceptual work, painting and performance. Since the 1960s, he ha… more Retracing a career of almost 50 years, this retrospective exhibition of the work of Samuel Fosso brings together, for the first time in France, all of his major series.
“When I work, it’s always a performance that I choose to undertake. I link my body to this figure, because I want to translate its history”
– Samuel Fosso
Working between photography, self-portraiture and performance, his work occupies a central position in the international contemporary art world. Born in 1962 in Kumb… more Exhibited in the Brazilian Pavilion of the 2019 Venice Biennale, Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca’s film-installation Swinguerra is presented for the first time in Paris at the MEP studio.
The title, Swinguerra, refers both to a musical rhythm originating from Bahia (Swinguiera) and to combat (guerra). The viewer watches dancers rehearsing while their movements are scrutinised both by a choreographer, and rival dancers. Little by little the sports arena in which they rehearse is replaced… moreTate Modern, London; MEP, Paris; Gropius Bau, Berlin; IVAM Valencia The project carried out by Tommaso Protti, laureate of the 10th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award dedicated to the Amazon and the issues related to its deforestation, goes beyond a narrow understanding of photo reportage. In his series, produced with the support of the prestigious Award, Protti documents the deforestation of the Amazon and bears witness to the environmental, humanitarian and social crisis resulting from this catastrophe. His deeply personal vision resonates with cur… more Carte blanche à Hassan HajjajThe MEP is delighted to present Hassan Hajjaj’s first retrospective in France by giving him carte blanche to re-think all of our spaces. This major exhibition, reflecting a 30-year career, will feature all of Hajjaj’s most important photographic series as well as video works, sculptural installations and furniture. Even the educational spaces and new bookshop will be included in a real first for the MEP.
Born in 1961 in Larache, Morocco, Hassan Hajjaj has since lived and worked in… more(Cartographie plurielle d’un visage)Exposition de la Collection de la MEPPierre Passebon,collectionneuret lauréats du Grand Prix Eurazeo50 ans de bricolage photographiquePhotographie japonaise, 1950-2000Photographie Japonaise 1950-2000 La Donation Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltdgalerie des donateurs + auditoriumla collection d'un photographeDans la Collection de la MEP The "Pierre Molinier Archives" sale offers an original perspective on the artist.
Exhibitions and public sales tend to present the classic works of Pierre Molinier (1900-1976), particularly the magnificent photomontages of Le Chaman et ses créatures (William Blake. Bordeaux - 1995).
The "Pierre Molinier Archives" sale marks a radical break with this frequently contemplated landscape.
Unlike its predecessors, this sale presents unknown chapters of the work and the wo… moreQuatre Photographes Taiwanais Depuis près d’un demi-siècle, Bruno Barbey parcourt le monde et a su imprimer sa marque entre recherche artistique et témoignage au sein de l’agence Magnum. Il fuit le scoop, mais ne manque jamais un rendez-vous avec l’Histoire. Son œuvre est un travail de la juste distance, il embrasse les évènements avec humanité. Homme de rencontres, toujours ouvert à l’inconnu, ses photographies se font l’écho de ces … more Les Marocains est une série de portraits photographiques grandeur nature réalisés dans un studio mobile que j’ai transporté autour du Maroc. Puisant dans mon propre héritage, j’ai séjourné au sein de diverses communautés et utilisé le filtre de ma position intime de Marocaine de naissance pour révéler, dans ces portraits, la subjectivité des personnes que j’ai photographiées. Inspir&eacut… more9 Phographes en hommage à Sabine Weiss The Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris is pleased to present "Suspense", an exhibition by Tim Parchikov. It has been curated by Jean-Luc Soret. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by Contrasto Editions. moreINDE, SURPOPULATION ET MANQUE D’EAUUNE COLLECTION D’ACTES SUDImages Magazine 2003-2013 Cédric Delsaux | Dark LensMEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie5 September – 4 November 2012du 05 septembre au 04 novembre 2012In the series entitled Dark Lens, familiar and disturbing characters from the Star Wars saga are placed in contemporary settings, socialized in the banal surroundings of our hyper-urbanized environment or against the grim backdrop of deserted post-industrial landscapes. They lose their original aura but acquire a kind of disquieting strangeness, givi… moreThe Marubi dynasty and the rhapsodists of light 1858-1945Painters and Sculptors in Paris since 1945 Turin and the National Automobile MuseumUn choix dans les collections de la MEPFrom 1982 to 1986, Koos Breukel studied at the School of Fine Art at the Hague, and then began to work as a freelance photographer based in Amsterdam. He specialised in portraiture, and his work was published in magazines such as OOR (music) and Quote (finance).
In 1992 he had a serious car accident, a decisive event in his approach to photography and particularly the portrait as an intimate revelation of personal injury.
He taught at the Rietveld Academy, which enabled him to approach his w… morePhotography of the New Russia 1991-2010book publisher, advertising art director, exhibition curator and film producer(In)Habitable?
L'art des environnements extrêmesCartes postales photographiques, 1900-1930Un mensuel illustré des trentes glorieuses.L'image photographique dans l'art contemporain.Pascal Rostain & Bruno MouronDans le cadre de l'Année du Brésil en FranceLe bar Floréal.photographie - 20 ans d'aventures humaines et photographiquesDans le cadre de l'Année du Brésil en FranceDans la collection de la Maison Européenne de la PhotographieDans le cadre de l'Année du Brésil en FranceClarence, 2003 . Tirage à la gomme bichromatée. moreClarence, 2003 . Tirage à la gomme bichromatée. moreun panorama en 60 films (1917-2002)Le cercle des Artistes photographes du Caffè GrecoCaroline Bourgeois und Thomas Boutoux |
