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America, America !
PostED ON 20.10.2024
Visit to an exhibition of extraordinary faces.
From the collection of Marin Karmitz, a filmmaker as well as a great collector, the forty or so American photographs from the 20th and 21st centuries, on show until 5 January at the Photo Gallery on rue du Premier-Film, reveal an evocative past, and depict faces of Americans, whose simplicity and deprivation are deeply moving...
In an intimate, elongated space, oscillating between black and white, photographs of faces, attitudes and gestures, also in monochrome, by geniuses such as Saul Leiter, Diane Arbus and Lewis Hine, follow one another, carrying a common theme: work, or more precisely, the obligations and conditions of work, featuring children, African-Americans, relegated inhabitants of the white quarter; in short, the most vulnerable.
At the end of the gallery, we plunge into darkness to see a slideshow of additional photographs that complement those hanging on the walls. The entire scenography fades into the background, giving way to the intensity of the faces, some of which still seem to ask unanswered questions. This is the other great strength of this exceptional exhibition, its resonance with our world today, which makes us ponder the value of everything and everyone around us.
V.A.
As part of the Lumière film festival 2024 and in conjunction with the 17th Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art.
> PHOTO GALLERY
20 rue du Premier-Film
Lyon 8th / Metro: Lumière-Monplaisir
> From 3 October 2024 to 5 January 2025
Tuesday through Sunday, 11.00 am to 7.00 pm
> PRICES :
• 3€ per exhibit, 5€ for both
(4€ for festivalgoers, upon presentation of a movie ticket).
• Free admission for festival accredited members, Institut Lumière members, Clubs, ages under 26, students, Active Solidarity Income (RSA) recipients and Lumière Museum visitors (upon presentation of an admission ticket).
