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Berenice Abbott exhibition at the Jeu de Paume
from 21st February – 29th April 2012

Inspired by Atget to document the profound change happening to her favourite city (New York), Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was also Man Ray’s assistant during her time in Paris.

Her photos show a fascinating period in the history of the United States; the architecture of a burgeoning industrial power, the Depression, followed by the country’s search for modernism and its lack of respect for the past. This exhibition show both the diversity and unity of her work.

Berenice Abbott - Jeu de Paume - Paris
Triborough Bridge © Berenice Abbott / Commerce Graphics Ltd. Inc.

You’ll be able to view portraits from the start of her career (Marcel Duchamp, Eugène Atget, Man Ray, Cocteau, James Joyce, Sylvia Beach, Gide, Foujita, Max Ernst, Marie Laurencin…), her famous Changing New York project, a photo project dating from 1954 based around Route 1, some elements of which are being shown for the first time, and more conceptual work, commissioned to illustrate the laws of physics.

Berenice Abbott - Jeu de Paume - Paris
New York Stock Exchange © Berenice Abbott / Commerce Graphics Ltd. Inc.

A catalogue is also being published to coincide with the exhibition (240 pages, 150 photos, 35€).The Berenice Abbott exhibition is at the Jeu de Paume (here) from 21st February – 29th April 2012

Open Tuesday from midday – 9pm, Wednesday – Friday from midday to 7pm, and weekends from 10am – 7pm. Closed Monday

Admission: 8.50€ / 5.50€

Official site: www.jeudepaume.org

Facebook page (in French): here

Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeudepaumeparis

Berenice Abbott - Jeu de Paume - Paris
Jean Cocteau with a revolver © Berenice Abbott / Commerce Graphics Ltd. Inc.