5 May 2014
An exhibition that tells the story of a profession and of an imagery, the evolution in the concept of celebrity and its photographic representation over the decades. Paparazzi! presents the work of some very different photographers in a historical investigation of the way we look at the star system: from William Klein, with his ironic take on the world of fashion, to the fake intimate snapshots made by Alison Jackson, using doubles of famous people. Alongside dozens of icons of yesterday and today pictured from close-up, it presents an ample selection of works by contemporary artists, including Cindy Sherman, Thomas Demand and Gerard Richter. Together they explore the complex interaction between image and fame, and the influences that different genres of photography exercise on one another.
Paparazzi! Photographes, stars et artistes
Centre Pompidou-Metz
A cura di Clément Chéroux
Metz
26 febbraio – 9 giugno 2014
Mick Jagger e/and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hôtel du Cap, Antibes, 1990. Photo: Jean Pigozzi.
Brad Pitt e/and Angelina Jolie, Paris. Photo: Sébastien Valiela
Elizabeth Taylor, Gstaad, 1979. Photo: Daniel Angeli.
Bush, 2005. Photo: Alison Jackson
Paris Hilton, 2006. Photo: Sébastien Valiela.
Kate Moss, Fashion Week, Paris, 1992. Photo: Bruno Mouron.
Greta Garbo al/at club Saint- Germain, Paris, 1952. Photo: Georges Dudognon.
Antonia per/for Vogue, New York, 1962. Photo: William Klein.
Jack Nicholson, Saint-Tropez, 1976. Photo: Xavier Martin.