Paris
Since its creation in 1980, the Month of Photography has played a pivotal role in making Paris a major centre for photography. The festival takes place in November every two years, and is only possible thanks to the committed involvement of cultural institutions and galleries all over Paris.
Each edition of the Month of Photography is given a specific theme that provides inspiration for between 70 and 80 exhibitions, film screenings, round-table discussions and debates. This year’s theme is the relationship between photography and the printed page.
In 2004, the festival gained a new international dimension thanks to the creation of the European Month of Photography, which grew from a desire to build a dynamic Europe-wide network promoting artistic exchange and innovative collaboration in the field of photography. Inaugurated two years ago in Berlin and Vienna, the network is expanding this year to include Bratislava, Moscow, Rome and Luxemburg.
The network’s first joint project, an exhibition entitled “Mutations” (“Transformations”), takes as its theme the profound technological and artistic changes taking place in contemporary European photography.
For its 30th anniversary, in November 2010, the Month of Photography focused on the collection at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Themed or monographic sets of pictures from the collection will be chosen in collaboration with the curators from participating museums, cultural centres and galleries and shown either alone or in parallel with other public or private Paris collections.
Paris collectionne (‘Paris collects’) is an opportunity to showcase parts of the rich collections of photographs held in Paris and to reflect upon how art collections are created thanks to a combination of passion, discipline, and a thirst for meaning.
CONTACT:
Mois de la Photo
Maison Européene de la Photographie
82, rue François Miron
75004 Paris,
France
e-mail: jbrard@mep-fr.org
