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Author SMITH, OLGA

Title Contemporary photography in France : between theory and practice / Olga Smith
Published Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Lieven Gevaert Ser. ; v.32
Lieven Gevaert Ser
Contents PhotographyFrance-voorplat -- 9789461664891 -- _GoBack -- Figures -- Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- 1970s: Engagement and Subjectivity -- Roland Barthes and the Science of Subjectivity -- From The Family of Man to Families in France: Documentary and Professional Photography -- Mythologies of the Self: Photography in Artistic Practices -- Chapter 2 -- 1980s: Objectivity in a Dematerialised World -- Jean Baudrillard: The Era of the Object -- A Quest for Legitimacy as Art -- Staged Photography and the Culture of Simulacra
"The Form Tableau:" Photograph as Object and Picture -- Chapter 3 -- 1990s-2000s: The Future of The Photographic Image -- Jacques Rancière: Photography as Milieu -- Forms of Resistance and Participation -- After Photography -- Conclusion: -- The Landscapes of France -- Landscape and the National Imaginary -- The DATAR Photographic Mission: Picturing "le territoire des Français" -- The Anthropogenic Landscape: The Environmental Perspective -- A Sense of Belonging: Territory, Borders, Identity -- Towards a Non-Nationalist History of Photography -- Plates -- Bibliography -- Index
Previously published in the Lieven Gevaert Series -- Raymond Depardon, New York City. Manhattan. 6th avenue. Newspaper Stand, 1981. Gelatin silver print, 20 × 25 cm. © Raymond Depardon/ Magnum Photos. -- Gilles Peress, Pro-Shariatmadari Demonstration, 1980. Reproduced in Gilles Peress, Telex Persan (Paris: Contrejour, 1984). Print book, 27 × 38 cm. Collection Martin Parr, Tate Galleries, London. Photography: author. © Gilles Peress
Christine Spengler, Young Revolutionary Guard, 1979. Reproduced in Christine Spengler, Années de guerre, 1970-2002 (Paris: Marval, 2003). Print book, 23.5 × 30 cm. Collection British Library, London. Photography: author. © Christine Spengler. -- Martine Franck, Women's March for Abortion, from Denfert-Rochereau to Champ de Mars, 6 October 1979, 1979. Gelatin silver print, 20 × 25 cm. © Martine Franck/ Magnum Photos
Gina Pane, Second Project on Silence, 1970. 2 black-and-white photographs mounted on a panel, 95 × 160 cm. Photography: Hervé Gloaguen. Courtesy of Anne Marchand and kamel mennour Gallery, Paris. © Gina Pane, Adagp, Paris, 2022. -- Sophie Calle, Hotel, 1981. Reproduced in Sophie Calle, L'Hôtel. Ecrit sur l'image (Paris: L'Etoile, 1984), pp. 60-61. Print book. 21.2 × 17.8 cm. Collection British Library, London. Photography: author. © Sophie Calle
Summary An innovativestudy of contemporary photography in France This compelling publication traces the broad arc of photography's developmentin France from the 1970s to the present day. A decade-by-decade account revealsunexpected points of convergence between practices that are not usuallyconsidered in a comparative perspective. These include photographic practicesin contemporary art, documentary, photojournalism, and fashion. Author OlgaSmith sets the
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 30, 2023)
Subject Photography -- France
Art and society.
Photography
France
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789461664891
9461664893