This exhibition shows the work of four photographers from different generations evoking themes of the past: site huts and gas pumps by Michel Medinger, nostalgic superpositions by Véronique Kolber, humorous photographs by Andrés Lejona and touching images by John G. Morris.

While nostalgia is often defined as a kind of cultural malady, it can also have a positive effect when it empowers a new generation to self-awareness and realisation.

Photography is about time - not just th… more

As a young photo-editor for Life magazine, John G. Morris (b. 1916) was based in London and assigned to oversee the photographic reportage of World War II. He brought us many of the images that defined our era, from photos of the London air raids and the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. He tells us the inside stories behind dozens of famous pictures like these, which are reproduced in this book, and provides intimate and revealing portraits of the men and women who shot t… more

The first week will be "lecture week", featuring conferences by three famous photographers at the Cercle Auditorium:
Massimo Vitali, Isabel Muñoz and Roger Ballen. All the lectures are free of charge.



Lectures at the Cité Auditorium (3, rue Genistre, L-1623 Luxembourg)

September 10th: Roger Ballen on 45 years of photography, 17:30 - 19:00
September 11th: Isabel Muñoz on her work, 17:30 - 19:00
September 12th: Massimo Vitali on Contemporary Photography in th… more

The Galerie beim Engel is hosting an exhibition entitled Photography is Fiction? It features a group show by emerging artists from 6 universities and schools:• Universität für angewandte Kunst WienClaus Diwisch, Sebastian Gärtner, Myriam Hamann, Alina Helal, Hannah Luegmeyer, Peter Paulhart, Céline Struger, Pawel Szostak, Petra Waldek, Jakob Wiesmayer, Eugen Wist• Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BelgiumNora El Arbi, Joke Druyst, Vesna Faassen, Tjarda Goovaerts… more

Photomeetings Luxembourg

Exhibition of the students’ works at Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
07 September - 07 November 2010
14, rue du Saint-Esprit L-2090 Luxembourg

Exhibition of the students’ works at Konschthaus beim Engel
07 September -02 October 2010
1, rue de la Loge
L-1945 Luxembourg

Exhibition at Galerie Clairefontaine
09 September -25 September 2010
Espace 1: 7, place de Clairefontaine L-1341 Luxembourg
Espace 2: 21, rue du Saint-Esprit L-… more

Photomeetings Luxembourg 2009

workshops - lectures - exhibitions

After four years, Luxembourg's Photo Festival has established itself in the heart of Europe as both an attractive and respected meeting platform for photographers, photo-artists, photo-theoreticians and of course photo-amateurs from around the globe. With their exciting themes, the Photomeetings Luxembourg are right in the center of contemporary discourse. The 5th edition of the festival focuses on the theme "Taboo".

Between 9 â… more

Luxemburg. Within the scope of Luxembourg, capital of culture 2007 with the theme "Luxembourg and Greater Region" Marita Ruiter of Galerie Clairefontaine, initiator and curator of photomeetings luxembourg, presents the 3rd edition of the Luxembourg Photo Festival:

photomeetings luxembourg 2007, workshops - lectures – exhibitions, 18-23 June 2007

Venue: CCRN – Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg
28, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg
Languages: English, German, Frenc… more