2024-09-16 14:10:46
Photo Paris, an international art exhibition, which took place from November 7 to 10 in Paris, invited the American director Jim Jarmusch to celebrate surrealism.
Jim Jarmusch, American filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist, will be the star of the international photography exhibition, Paris photowhich returned to the restored Grand Palais from November 7 to 10 for its 27th edition.
The author of Stranger than Paradise (1983), Down by Law (1986), Dead Man (1995) or Broken flowers (2005) will offer a thematic tour of works selected from those of 240 exhibitors from 34 countries.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of surrealism, the anniversary of which Paris is celebrating with a special exhibition at the Center Pompidou, this fan’s rock, is the leader of a music group called “SQÜRL”, which composed the songs of an opus of four. Return to the film about the artist Man Ray.
Under the title Back to Reason (back to the point), it brings together Return to purpose (1923), Mother-Bakia (1926), The starfish (1928) and The mysteries of Château du Dé (1929).
It will be previewed in two Parisian theaters during Photo Paris, before its official release on November 13.
The director will also participate in one of the international “conversations” that will be organized throughout the event, exchanging with people from the art world on the role of surrealism in his work.
In the heart of the large Nave of the Grand Palais, which hosts the gymnastics and taekwondo events of the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, the exhibition will present projects with large formats, photo series and installations .
Lithuania’s photo is destiny
A new department will focus on projects around the archive, the Latin American scene, and Eastern and Northern Europe after the Cold War.
A digital department, created in 2023, will explore the boundaries of art with 16 modern art galleries and platforms at the cutting edge of new technologies, in particular the presentation of works created with artificial intelligence.
A special way, “Elles x”, will, like every year, present the photos of female photographers, whose representation has increased from 20 to 38% since 2018, according to Florence Bourgeois, director of the show.
This year, the exhibition will also present Lithuanian photography with collections from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), the Center Pompidou and the Union of Photographers of Lithuania as part of the France-Lithuania season.
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