Sabine Weiss (1924-2021), Jeunes gens fumant dans une voiture et tenant un écriteau « DÉFENSE DE FUMER », Carros, 20 avril 1983 © Les Arts Décoratifs / photo : Christophe Dellière
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LA MAISON POUR TOUS. A SOCIAL SNAPSHOT OF THE 80S.
08/11/2023 - 28/01/2024
Musée des Arts décoratifs
107-111, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
madparis.fr/
In France, since the end of the Second World War, there has been an ongoing debate between urban policies and how they influence life and living standards. Beginning in 1983, this juxtaposition was photographed in Carros-le-Neuf in the Alpes-Maritimes region, by Sabine Weiss, Jean Dieuzaide, Bernard Gille, Guy le Querrec, Emil Schulthess, and Jacques Windenberger, at the behest of exhibition curator and communications director, Marc Netter. The photographic evidence captured significant moments in human existence, from childhood to old age, the street sweeper to the real estate agent, the priest to the family, and everything in between; Socio-photography depicting life in France. This collection of over 500 photographs, contact sheets, and documents, entered the collections of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in 2023, and provides a perspective of public and private spaces for all.
08/11/2023 - 28/01/2024
Musée des Arts décoratifs
107-111, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
madparis.fr/
In France, since the end of the Second World War, there has been an ongoing debate between urban policies and how they influence life and living standards. Beginning in 1983, this juxtaposition was photographed in Carros-le-Neuf in the Alpes-Maritimes region, by Sabine Weiss, Jean Dieuzaide, Bernard Gille, Guy le Querrec, Emil Schulthess, and Jacques Windenberger, at the behest of exhibition curator and communications director, Marc Netter. The photographic evidence captured significant moments in human existence, from childhood to old age, the street sweeper to the real estate agent, the priest to the family, and everything in between; Socio-photography depicting life in France. This collection of over 500 photographs, contact sheets, and documents, entered the collections of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in 2023, and provides a perspective of public and private spaces for all.