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The avant-garde in 230 photographic masterpieces of MoMA exhibited at the Jeu de Paume

2021-09-29T00:34:53.872Z


CRITICAL - Superb exhibition of the Thomas Walther collection, 230 icons and discoveries that embody the modernity of the 20th century.


If you've always dreamed of stepping into a Mondrian, this is the perfect opportunity to taste its soft color geometry.

The scenography of the Jeu de Paume sets the tone for these “Photographic Masterpieces of MoMA”, sum of the European and American avant-gardes who find there, in orange, slate blue, khaki yellow, a De Stijl fragrance befitting all these adventurers.

Visual invention, daring, freedom, confidence, exploration of technique and an intensely personal interpretation of art, here comes the new photographer!

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The 230 photographs of the Thomas Walther collection, one of the pillars of the modern collection of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York), are presented for the first time in France.

As is often the case with Quentin Bajac, director of the Jeu de Paume after the MoMA and the Center Pompidou, it is an art history course in images in 127 artists from 19 countries.

It is as fascinating as so many magic tricks.

Young swimmers in ecstasy by Kate Steinitz (

Backstroke

, 1930),

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Source: lefigaro

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