Shoji Ueda (1913-2000): Une ligne subtile
Until March 30
Japanese photographer Shoji Ueda is famous for his curious dune tableaux—quixotic arrangements of characters against a desert backdrop. His other photographs are less known outside Japan. This exhibition aims to change that, revealing Ueda’s particular, streamlined aesthetic, which avoid the picturesque or anecdotal. €3-6.
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, 5-7, rue de Fourcy, Paris 4. Mº Saint Paul. 01 44 78 75 15. www.mep-fr.org
Paris en Couleurs des frères Lumière à Martin Parr
Until March 31
A century ago, the Lumière brothers’ commercialized their autochrome colour photography process. The Hôtel de Ville is celebrating this anniversary by displaying 300 images that simultaneously document the city’s history and color photography. Starting with autochrome prints from 1907-1930, the exhibition moves on to the advent of colour film between 1930-1960, to photos of May 1968 by Bruno Barbey, right up to contemporary work by Martin Parr and Vogue fashion shoots. Free.
Salle Saint-Jean de l’Hôtel de Ville, 5, rue Lobau, Paris 4. Mº Hôtel de Ville. www.paris.fr
Saul Leiter
Until April 13
Saul Leiter moved to New York in 1946 to become a painter. He soon discovered photography and prowled the city seeking out solitary figures and fleeting coincidences of pattern and light—a painterly sensibility that carried into his career as a fashion photographer. This exhibition brings together around 100 of Leiter’s poetic photographs taken between 1947 and the late 1960s, both early B&W shots and examples of his more abstract work in colour. €3-6.
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, 2, impasse Lebouis, Paris 14. Mº Gaité. 01 56 80 27 00. www.henricartierbresson.org
Léon Gimpel (1873-1948), The audacious work of a photographer
Until April 27
After working in black and white, the once-famous photographer Léon Gimpel helped develop the new autochrome process for colour photography and captured brilliant images of the Belle Époque. This exhibition reintroduces him with a selection of autochromes and paper prints, as well as plates used for projection shows. €5.50-7.50.
Musée d’Orsay, 1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur, Paris 7. Mº Solférino. 01 40 49 47 50. www.museedorsay.fr
Karen Knorr, Fables
Until May 11
German photographer Karen Knorr is known for exploring the relationship between humans and animals. Commissioned by the Musée de la Chasse, she has created a special series of “fables”—images of wild animals captured in the incongruous context of the museum’s plush interior. Beyond this play between nature and culture, Knorr creates a subtle formal game between animal decorative motifs and the beasts themselves. €4.50-6.
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, 62, rue des Archives, Paris 3. Mº Hôtel de Ville. 01 53 01 92 40. www.chassenature.org
Barry Frydlender, Israël : Présent composé
Until May 25
Barry Frydlender turns photojournalism on its head. Using a handheld digital camera to accumulate dozens of individual shots, he then assembles them seamlessly on his computer. The result is a single image that spans more than a single instant of time. Patiently taking in every detail, Frydlender creates constructed images of one of the most politicized of countries: his native Israel. €4-5.50.
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, 71, rue du Temple, Paris 3. Mº Saint Paul. 01 53 01 86 53. www.mahj.org
