France
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Peter C. Bunnel changed photography forever
Photography as an art form began in 1839 with French artist Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851). He called his invention the daguerreotype, a one-of-a-kind image on a highly polished, silver-plated sheet of copper. Samuel Morse, American inventor and painter, brought the invention to NYC and the first studio opened in 1840. Key developments included 19th-century Civil War…
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Tribute exhibition for Denis Brihat (1928-2024)
is honored to present an online memorial exhibition for the celebrated French artist Denis Brihat, who passed away last month at the age of 96 in Bonnieux in the Luberon region of Provence, where he had lived for over sixty years. A pioneering figure in the history of photography, Brihat was one of the first to…
and National Foundation for Contemporary Art, Centre Pompidou, Denis Brihat, French artist, London; the Musée des Beaux Arts, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Marseille; and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MoMA; the Center for Creative Photography, Nailya Alexander Gallery, nature works, Neuchâtel; the Musée Cantini, Paris, photographer, photographic engraving, photographic paintings, printmaker, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie festival, Tucson; the Victoria and Albert Museum
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YAMOU ABDERRAHIM — ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
BIO Born 1959 in Casablanca, Morocco Lives and works between Paris and Thannaout in Morocco. In 1978, Abderrahim Yamou, known as Yamou, left Casablanca and studied biology and sociology at the University of Toulouse, and then at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the same time, he studied history of art and design. He moved to…
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Digital Collaborations with Patrick Singh – Archives
The West Harlem Art Fund has worked with French artist Patrick Singh on several occasions. A self-taught painter, Singh has travelled the world to capturing haunting images of native people. Born to an Indian father and a French mother, Patrick was predestined to multicultural encounters. He spent his childhood traveling between…