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Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt | MEXICO

FEBRUARY 14 – APRIL 23, 2023 Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson Paris, France Henri Cartier-Bresson, Vendeuses de journaux, Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico, 1934-1935 © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson- Magnum Photos eng The Fondation HCB is pleased to present an original dialogue between the Mexican photographs of Helen Levitt (1913-2009) and those of Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004). The two photographers first …

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LUO JIAN: “Deep Red”

ENG GR In Tibet, red is the color of robes and temples. It is the symbolic color of Tibetan Buddhism, also the sacred representation of chastity and perseverance. As Chinese authorities’ control over Tibet tightens, Tibetan Buddhism, once intertwined with politics, gradually grows indifferent toward politics. The monastic codes embedded in the religion: contentment, and …

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Ruth Kaplan • Bathers

Ruth Kaplan BATHERS ENG GR “Bathers” by Canadian photographer Ruth Kaplan explores the social theatre of communal bathing.  Kaplan began this ten-year project in 1991, photographing bathers in hot springs, bathhouses and hamams from California to Eastern Europe, and from Western Europe high-tech spas to Icelandic hot springs and Moroccan traditional bathhouses, where social bonding is …

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Ruth Kaplan | Bathers

eng ‘Bathers’ explores the social theater of communal bathing, a ritual that is both private and public. Ruth Kaplan’s journey began in the nudist hot springs of California in 1991. By participating in the baths, Kaplan gradually became accepted, and was able to make photographs of her fellow bathers, occupying the dual role of voyeur …

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Group Exhibition | “Retrospect. 15 years of photography”

21 January – 18 March 2023 Camara Oscura Galeria de Arte Madrid, Spain © Roger Ballen, Selma Blair and Sphinx – courtesy Camara Oscura eng “Retrospect. 15 years of photography” is fundamentally a celebration of the first 15 years of the gallery’s span, which have been an exercise in survival, and a demonstration that, with …

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Sabiha Çimen | HAFIZ

14 January – 07 May 2023 Kunsthal Rotterdam Rotterdam – Holland Students riding a train at a funfair over the weekend. Istanbul, Turkey, 2018 © Sabiha Çimen Magnum Photos. eng In the photo series Hafiz, the Turkish photographer Sabiha Çimen (1986) portrayed students of Turkish Quran schools for girls that teach the memorisation of the …

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