December 6, 2008 - February 8, 2009 Opening: Friday, December 5, from 6pm to 9pm. This first retrospective of the
works of Diane Arbus (1923-1971) ever organized in France, brings together all the images commissioned to the New York photographer by the Anglo-Saxon press in the 1960s. The exhibition will present the original pages of the magazines, which correspond to the first appearance of these photographs: Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Nova, The Sunday Times Magazine... While some of these photographs have become icons of contemporary America, others are yet to be discovered. The variety of subjects dealt with offers a wide perspective on
Diane Arbus' talent, ranging from anonymous of celebrity portraits (Norman Mailer, Jorge Luis Borges, Mia Farrow, Marcello Mastroianni, Madame Martin Luther King...), children's fashion, to several 芦 photographic essays 禄 where the images are credited or commented by the photographer herself (芦 The Vertical Journey 禄, 芦 The Full Circle 禄, 芦 Auguries of Innocence 禄...). The unprecedented connections realized in Pierre Leguillon's display underline the actuality of this major 20th century practice.