Air and Water
In this book, the first ever to be published in Portuguese, the photographer’s work is re-examined by focusing on two of the artist’s favourite themes : air and water. Lartigue’s zest for life is evident and alternately expressed by both calm and contemplation, and by the giddiness that comes from speed and flight, capers and [...]
Read MoreLouis Vuitton, Escales autour du monde
Born in 1883, Louis Vuitton’s grandson, Gaston Louis Vuitton, could have easily caught a glimpse of Jacques Henri Lartigue’s slender silhouette while traveling in France on one of his numerous journeys. Both men were lovers of new frontiers, and while Vuitton travelled endlessly abroad, Lartigue was content to drive around France at the dawn of [...]
Read More«Lartigue in wonder»
« Ever since I was little, I’ve suffered from the fact that all the delightful things in life eventually fade from my memory » comments Lartigue in his 1965 diary. Caught between delightful daily experiences and a flagging memory, passionnate about life but pained when faced with the transcient nature of things, it didn’t take [...]
Read More«Lartigue, album of a century»
Lartigue’s photo albums were shown for the first time at the Centre Pompidou in 2003. The only known autobiographical photography endeavour to this day, in addition to being an unprecedented testimonial of the past century, it’s also a key to thoroughly understanding Lartigue’s particular approach. In conjunction with the exhibition, a catalog was published in [...]
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