Henri Cartier-Bresson: The man, the Image and the World. A Retrospective

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The man, the Image and the World. A Retrospective

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The autumn season at Ateneum will feature French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), considered the father of photoreportage. Ateneum’s retrospective exhibition will include almost 300 photographs, archive material and films relating the story of this star of international photographic art. The exhibition is presented together with Magnum Photos and the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation (Paris).

Henri Cartier-Bresson
The man, the Image and the World. A Retrospective
23.10.2015 – 31.01.2016

Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Helsinki, 00100
Finland
www.ateneum.fi/en/henri-cartier-bresson

FRANCE. The Var department. Hyères. 1932.

FRANCE. The Var department. Hyères. 1932. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

BELGIUM. Brussels. 1932.

BELGIUM. Brussels. 1932. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

MEXICO. Mexico City. Prostituées. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin. 1934.

MEXICO. Mexico City. Prostituées. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin. 1934. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

SPAIN. Madrid. 1933.

SPAIN. Madrid. 1933. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

WEST GERMANY. 1962. West Berlin. The Berlin wall.

WEST GERMANY. 1962. West Berlin. The Berlin wall. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

MEXICO. Natcho Aguirre. Santa Clara.1934.

MEXICO. Natcho Aguirre. Santa Clara.1934. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos


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