The Life of a Teenage Photographer in the 1980s

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Summary

•  History : The Life of a Teenage Photographer in the 1980s•  Festival : The Portrait(s) Parade in Vichy

•  Book : Can you Swim?•  Exhibition : Rineke Dijkstra: In the Loop•  Book : Like Foxes

Forty years ago, Myles Weissleder bought a camera and photographed his life in the New York suburbs and beyond. Long, lost black and white photos that we look at with tenderness.By Myles Weissleder

The Portrait(s) Parade in Vichy

Between 1978 and 1982, Larry Sultan photographed people learning to swim in public pools in San Francisco, creating one of his most instinctive and sensorial series. Photographs by Larry Sultan

In four hypnotic videos, the Dutch artist recorded teenagers confronting a Picasso painting and gymnasts in search of perfection. High art!By Brigitte Ollier

The book “I’ll Bet the Devil My Head”, by Spanish artist Carlos Alba, metaphorically underlines the shared traits between humans and foxes, able to adapt to new surroundings and circumstances, even in a London divided by Brexit.Photographs by Carlos Alba

The Galerie de l’Instant will be in Nice, France, all summer. An opportunity to discover Andrew Birkin’s family album. Around a hundred photographs reveal the intimacy of Jane Birkin’s life. Until 01 Oct 2023

Masterclass with Larry Fink

Harold Feinstein’s Treasure Island

As part of the Rencontres d’Arles festival, the Centre de la Photographie in Mougins spotlights the work of American photographer Harold Feinstein. The exhibition comes at the heels of an outstanding documentary on the life of the artist whose work had long remained in the shadows.

By Michaël Naulin

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