Laurie Simmons
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Les finalistes du Prix Pictet dévoilés !
Les onze finalistes de la cinquième édition du Prix Pictet, qui a pour thème « Consommation », ont été dévoilés à Paris pendant l’ouverture de Paris Photo, Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013.
Les photographes sélectionnés sont :
Adam Bartos (États-‐Unis, 1953) Sélectionné pour la série Braderie de jardin, 2008
Ernie & Mattress 2008, New York State 70 x 47 cm, Archival Pigment Print
Series: Yard Sale Adam Bartos © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14
Motoyuki Daifu (Japon, 1985) Sélectionné pour la série Projet de famille, 2007 –2011
Project Family #10 2007, Kanagawa, Japan 50.8 x 61 cm, C-Print
Series: Project Family Motoyuki Daifu © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14
Rineke Dijkstra (Pay... - Vente
Ventes : Photographie Moderne et Contemporaine - 25 mai 2016
Le 25 mai prochain, venez découvrir la vente organisée par Viviane Esders Photographie : « Photographie Moderne et Contemporaine »
© Gérard Rancinan "«Batman family girls», 2011 (estimation 35 000-45 000 €)
Hôtel Drouot - Paris - Salle 6 - 14h
Maître Yann Le Mouel, Viviane Esders Expert
© Berenice Abbott, New York by night, 1932 (estimation 15 000-25 000 €)
Expositions publiques
Mardi 24 mai 11h-18h
Mercredi 25 mai 11h-12h
Consultez le catalogue et enchérissez sur le site internet.... - Exposition
Kigurumi, Dollers and How We See - Laurie Simmons
After several years of working with lifelike latex dolls, (The Love Doll Days/ Days 1-36) I finally became comfortable working in a human scale environment. As I searched for my next subject I stumbled upon a sub-genre of Japanese cosplay called Kigurumi. Cosplay, short for "costume play," is a performance art in which participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea and often interact in groups to create a subculture based on role-play. This subset includes doll-like characters who dress up in Kigurumi masks and bodysuits. (The bodysuit is known in Japan as a ‘zentai’ or skin suit - a spandex “onesie’ that covers the whole body including the face, hands and feet.) Also known as “Dollers” or “Kiggers,” they go out publicly in their costumes,... - Exposition
LAURIE SIMMONS IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE
Carolina Nitsch is pleased to present IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE, the first comprehensive survey of Laurie Simmons' early black and white photographs from 1976-78 at her Project Room in Chelsea, New York.
This seminal body of work put Simmons at the forefront of a new generation of artists, predominantly women, whose photographic works began a new dialogue in contemporary art.
The use of set-up photography combined with the notion of child play - the images were shot in the rooms and before the facades of disassembled dollhouses - enabled Simmons to control perception and make reference to both general stereotypes and her own personal memories. As she arranged and rearranged the small vignettes, consisting of female dolls, dollhouse furnishings, miniature props and postcards, she was in her own words "... looking...
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Les onze finalistes de la cinquième édition du Prix Pictet, qui a pour thème « Consommation », ont été dévoilés à Paris pendant l’ouverture de Paris Photo, Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013.
Les photographes sélectionnés sont :
Adam Bartos (États-‐Unis, 1953) Sélectionné pour la série Braderie de jardin, 2008
Ernie & Mattress 2008, New York State 70 x 47 cm, Archival Pigment Print
Series: Yard Sale Adam Bartos © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14
Motoyuki Daifu (Japon, 1985) Sélectionné pour la série Projet de famille, 2007 –2011
Project Family #10 2007, Kanagawa, Japan 50.8 x 61 cm, C-Print
Series: Project Family Motoyuki Daifu © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14
Rineke Dijkstra (Pay...
Le 25 mai prochain, venez découvrir la vente organisée par Viviane Esders Photographie : « Photographie Moderne et Contemporaine »
© Gérard Rancinan "«Batman family girls», 2011 (estimation 35 000-45 000 €)
Hôtel Drouot - Paris - Salle 6 - 14h
Maître Yann Le Mouel, Viviane Esders Expert
© Berenice Abbott, New York by night, 1932 (estimation 15 000-25 000 €)
Expositions publiques
Mardi 24 mai 11h-18h
Mercredi 25 mai 11h-12h
Consultez le catalogue et enchérissez sur le site internet....
After several years of working with lifelike latex dolls, (The Love Doll Days/ Days 1-36) I finally became comfortable working in a human scale environment. As I searched for my next subject I stumbled upon a sub-genre of Japanese cosplay called Kigurumi. Cosplay, short for "costume play," is a performance art in which participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea and often interact in groups to create a subculture based on role-play. This subset includes doll-like characters who dress up in Kigurumi masks and bodysuits. (The bodysuit is known in Japan as a ‘zentai’ or skin suit - a spandex “onesie’ that covers the whole body including the face, hands and feet.) Also known as “Dollers” or “Kiggers,” they go out publicly in their costumes,...
Carolina Nitsch is pleased to present IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE, the first comprehensive survey of Laurie Simmons' early black and white photographs from 1976-78 at her Project Room in Chelsea, New York.
This seminal body of work put Simmons at the forefront of a new generation of artists, predominantly women, whose photographic works began a new dialogue in contemporary art.
The use of set-up photography combined with the notion of child play - the images were shot in the rooms and before the facades of disassembled dollhouses - enabled Simmons to control perception and make reference to both general stereotypes and her own personal memories. As she arranged and rearranged the small vignettes, consisting of female dolls, dollhouse furnishings, miniature props and postcards, she was in her own words "... looking...