•  Festival : Nan Goldin Shakes Up the Rencontres d’Arles
•  Festival : David Armstrong’s Vibrant Portraits of a New York Countercultural Generation
•  Festival : Let the Image Speak
•  Festival : In Arles, Architecture Builds Dreams
•  Festival : U.S. Route 1 : Connecting Americas
•  Festival : Our Top 5 From the Emergence Sector in Arles
•  Festival : Room 207 by Jean-Michel André: Photography as a Tool for Reconstruction
•  Festival : The Vision Behind “Black is Beautiful”

Nan Goldin Shakes Up the Rencontres d’Arles: “What is Happening in Gaza is the First Genocide Broadcasted Live”

On Tuesday, July 8, at the Roman Theatre in Arles, American photographer Nan Goldin spoke out against the war in Gaza, sparking a heated exchange with pro-Israeli spectators. A rare, political intervention in a venue accustomed to bland awards ceremony speeches.

By Jonas Cuénin

David Armstrong’s Vibrant Portraits of a New York Countercultural Generation

Ten years after his death, the LUMA Foundation in Arles is dedicating a luminous exhibition to David Armstrong. Portraits of his friends, annotated contact sheets, and Nan Goldin-style color slideshows: a true journey into the intimate.

By Jonas Cuénin

Let the Image Speak

At the Rencontres d’Arles festival, the exhibition “In Praise of Anonymous Photography” shows work from collectors Marion and Philippe Jacquier’s vast archive, giving new life to images once overlooked, discarded, or forgotten.

By Gaia Squarci

In Arles, Architecture Builds Dreams

Architecture fans, rejoice! Several exhibitions bring together Brazilian modernist photographers, engage Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier, and present a monumental installation in a space custom-designed by architect Sami Rintala.

By Guénola Pellen

U.S. Route 1 : Connecting Americas

In Arles, embark with Karen Knorr and Anna Fox on a photographic road trip in the footsteps of Berenice Abbott.

By Guénola Pellen

Our Top 5 From the Emergence Sector in Arles

Each year, the “Emergence” section of the Rencontres d’Arles reveals new voices, bold visual writing, and often the first public traces of long-term work. A true laboratory of contemporary photography, it showcases projects where form and content are experimented in a direct relationship with the world.

By Blind Magazine

The Vision Behind “Black is Beautiful”

The exhibition “Black is Beautiful” celebrates the vision of Kwame Brathwaite, the Brooklyn-born photographer who popularized the phrase and helped shape a bold aesthetic of Black pride in the 1960s.

By Gaia Squarci