October 1962
© Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation / Magnum Photos
Cartier-Bresson and Martin Parr! It's the most unexpected meeting of the year. Especially since at the start, these two didn't really like each other. In 1989, the English photographer Martin Parr, already famous and controversial for his garish photos of the British "middle class", created an uproar when he wanted to join the prestigious cooperative agency Magnum Photos.
© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
Among others, Henri Cartier-Bresson fulminated against this prospect… but changed his mind a little later. The two men became acquainted and Parr finally joined Magnum in 1994 and became its president from 2013 to 2017. Hence the title of the exhibition: Reconciliation. This compares the work of the two photographers, at three different periods, in the north of England.
© Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation / Magnum Photos
There are a few days left to discover this wonderful exhibition which has given rise to the publication of a no less delightful bilingual book entitled Les Anglais/The English, available at the foundation as well as at the bookstore Comme un roman (rue de Bretagne). This comparison does not tell us that Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is the greatest of all photographers in the same way as Pelé or Mohammed Ali. We already knew that. But for those who, like us, were still unaware of it, this exhibition allows us to discover the immensity of the talent of Martin Parr (born in 1952), a brilliant, fierce and tender photographer who takes us on a tour of the country he knows best. : his.
From November 8, 2022 to February 12, 2023
▼ Henri Cartier-Bresson with Martin Parr, Reconciliation
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
79 Street Archives, 75003 Paris
Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Tel: +01 40 61 50 50
© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
Text: Axel G. – Instagram
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