PIERRE FLOURENS THE SECOND PERMANENT SECRETARY Since the foundation in 1666, the members of the French Academy of sciences are called “Immortels”, and the secretaries “Perpetuels”. During all 19th century there were two secretaries managing the “seances” together. In the year of the announcement of the invention of photography, in 1839, one was the famous … Continue reading 04.07.2019 PIERRE FLOURENS – DERUSSY About an early daguerreian portrait

"22 June 1859. On board the Imperial Fleet ship that transports us to Yedo… In the light of a candle, exhausted by the journey and the incessant movements of a rough sea, I sketch out in the freshness of the moment, my first impressions of Japan as seen in the night. Although we did not … Continue reading 24.06.2019 One hundred and sixty years ago, a young Swiss adventurer creates the first photographs of Japan to be sent to the World

The Invisible Man is an American 1933 Pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale. It was based on H. G. Wells' science fiction novel The Invisible Man, published in 1897. Philippe Lavallée, Invisible Man Poster Project I, March 1934, signed gouache, 330x250 mm Original maquette designed by Philippe Lavallée for the French release … Continue reading 20.06.2019 The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (the Shakespeare of science fiction)

Version web | Mettre à jour les préférences | Se désinscrire J'aime Tweet Transférer ARTISTES A DIX ANS Les enfants de cinq classes de Chateauroux, Le Poinçonnet et Aigurande suivent les traces d’Ernest Nivet. Une lumineuse exposition des oeuvres originales des jeunes artistes entourant les sculptures authentiques d’Ernest Nivet et de Camille Claudel a été … Continue reading 09.06.2019 Artistes à dix ans. Les enfants de Chateauroux sur les traces d’Ernest Nive t. Exposition au Musée Bertrand jusqu’au 28 juin 2019

ALEXANDRE VON HUMBOLDT'S LIVING CURIOSITY François Arago contacted two scientists in 1838 to evaluate together the accuracy of a new invention, photography: Jean-Baptiste Biot and Alexander von Humboldt. Hermann Biow (1804-1850). Daguerreian portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, 1847, Courtesy Museum für Kunst and Gewerbe, Hamburg (Wilhelm Weimar’s collection). If you had the opportunity to visit … Continue reading 8.06.2019 A Bogotian Exhibition Celebrates Humboldtian Curiosity

Version web | Mettre à jour les préférences | Se désinscrire J'aime Tweet Transférer CLICK ANYWHERE TO ACCESS THE ARTICLE Dès son apparition, l’image photographique a séduit le monde de la presse et de l’information par son offre d’objectivité. Longtemps impossible à imprimer en même temps que le texte, elle est d’abord reproduite en gravure, … Continue reading 03.06.2019 A l’aube du photojournalisme : Reportage de Stanislas Martin, Limoges, aout 1864.

Dès son apparition, l’image photographique a séduit le monde de la presse et de l’information par son offre d’objectivité. Longtemps impossible à imprimer en même temps que le texte, elle est d’abord reproduite en gravure, et participe à l’essor de la presse illustrée. On considère que la première photographie ayant illustré un article de presse … Continue reading 03.06.2019 A l’aube du photojournalisme : Reportage de Stanislas Martin, Limoges, aout 1864.

Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was born into a Lancashire merchant family. After graduating from Oxford with an Arts degree, he became interested in painting and later developed a keen interest in the new technology of photography after seeing early examples of at The Great Exhibition. Thursday 16 May - Sunday … Continue reading 16.05.2019. The Essential Basement of Photo London 2019, The Essential Fenton’ A Three-Days-Exhibit by Robert Hershkowicz

SONO UNA FORZA DEL PASATO... La ricotta ("Curd Cheese") is a short film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1962 It is often considered the most memorable portion of Ro.Go.Pa.G and the height of Pasolini's creative powers and social criticism. In summary, the film deals with the film production of the Passion of … Continue reading 18.04.2019 La Ricotta, 1962, or Evocation of Pontormo, Barocci and Pasolini

YIN AND YANG In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was printed. And later the Image was permitted and the Image became the Photograph. This month, New York City celebrates two great artists of the first years of photography. A man and a woman whose works illustrate several primary dualities of the medium: … Continue reading 06.03.2019. Yin and Yang, When New York City Celebrates Two Photographers from the Early 1840s !