Henri Dauman, the Manhattan Darkroom

"The American Supermarket", Andy Warhol - The Brillo Box, Paul Bianchini Gallery, New - York, 1964

Exhibition until May 26th 2024 at the Photography Museum in Nice, 1 Pierre Gautier square, 06000 Nice, daily open (11am - 6pm) except Mondays, phone : 04.97.13.42.20, ticket full price : 5€.

The retrospect "Henri Dauman, the Manhattan Darkroom" brings a new watch on recent American history a country with contrasts an passions underlines for example by the 2024 presidential campaign. The Dauman art style is easy to recognize with his subtle and efficient sense of framing translating a fine narration of the subject. He uses a lot of cinematic techniques like short cuts, close - ups, fade to black and plays alot with light. Borns in the heart of Paris (Montmartre) Dauman lost his parents during world war II and becomes to be orphan in 1946 when he was thirteen. Then he moves to United States for finding an uncle living in New - York. Amazed by the city architectural he decides staying there like the European vanguards have done at the beginning of the 1940's. Dauman works first as press correspondent for French and international medias like France - Amérique, Epoca, Paris Match and quickly after for flourishing roster American news magazines keeping a free lance status allowed him perfoming with New - York times culturel supplement. The Henri Dauman portraits in Greenwich Village, in the Bronx or of famous people aren't illustrations but underlines tenderness and real stories behind . He sees and catches the American changing in art like Andy Warhol and the Pop Art, minimal art or Phil Glass in music making. Observing also well the mutations in politics with marketing in JFK, Nixon and Marshall Mac Luhan campaign translating the importance of communication. Dauman highlights well the importance of civil right movement and doesn't hesitate to show their importance since the begining of the 1960's.

Miles Davis at the Rendall's Island Jazz Festival, New - York, August 23rd 1960.

Patrick Hanez, retrospect - artetcinemas.over-blog.com

Exhibition at the Photography Museum Art Gallery until September 10th 2023, Pierre Gautier square 1, 06364 Nice cedex 4, daily open (10am - 12.30pm, 1.30pm - 6pm) except Mondays, phone : ...

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Jeffrey Conley, An ode to nature - artetcinemas.over-blog.com

Exhibition until September 24th 2023 at the Museum of Photography, 1 Pierre Gatier square, 06364 Nice cedex 4, daily open (10am - 6pm), closed Mondays, phone : 04.97.13.42.20, ticket full price : ...

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Robert Doisneau, the wonderful everyday - artetcinemas.over-blog.com

Exhibition until January 28th 2024 at the Museum of Photography, 1 place Pierre Gautier, 06364 Nice cedex 4, daily open (10am - 6pm) except Mondays, phone : 04.97.13.42.20, ticket full price : 5€...

https://artetcinemas.over-blog.com/2023/10/robert-doisneau-the-wonderful-everyday.html