Henri Cartier-Bresson
dal 20/3/2002 al 26/5/2002
Segnalato da
20/3/2002
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Ludwig Museum, Budapest
Retrospective. His photographs stand as the testament of the greatest cultural and political figures, venues and events of the past fifty years.
"To photograph - according to Henri Cartier-Bresson - means placing on the
same line of sight your head, your eye and your heart. Photography is a way of life".
Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the most prestigious founders and outstanding
artists of 20th-century photography. His photographs stand as the testament of the
greatest cultural and political figures, venues and events of the past fifty years. The
forthcoming Henri Cartier-Bresson Retrospective at the Ludwig Museum Budapest
- Museum of Contemporary Art (March 21 - May 26, 2002) is organised in
collaboration with the French Institute of Budapest, the Magnum Photos Agency,
the 22nd Spring Festival, and the Month of Photography in Budapest. This is the
first exhaustive exhibition of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s art in Hungary, comprising of
155 photographs.
1908 born on August 22 in Chanteloup-en-Seine et Marne
1927 Studies painting with André Lhote in Paris and keeps contact with the
Surrealists circles
1929 Studies painting and literature at Cambridge
1931 Begins to photograph, and travels the world (India, China, the Soviet Union,
Mexico)
1932 First exhibition of photographs in New York and settles in Mexico
Works as the second assistant of the filmmaker Jean Renoir until 1939
1940-43 Prison years
1943 Returns to photography (artists’ portraits and documentary photos)
1946 Returns to the United States
1947 Establishes Magnum Photos Agency with Robert Capa and
David Seymour
1974 Abandons photography, entirely devoted to drawing
Ludwig Museum Budapest
Royal Palace, Building A H-1014 Budapest, Szent György tér 2.
Open: daily except Mondays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.