Summer of photography in Arles
The international photography festival «Les Rencontres d’Arles» opens in the week from 5 to 10 July 2021, during which photographers, editors, curators and other professionals in the field meet up in Arles to put their work on display, exchange ideas and make new discoveries. Switzerland is represented by Sabine Weiss, Namsa Leuba and Karlheinz Weinberger. The exhibitions at «Les Rencontres d’Arles» will subsequently be open to the public until the end of September.
The opening week
The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is organising two panel discussions in connection with the «nonante-neuf Talks» programme during the opening week. The concept was created by Olivia Fahmy, a curator, author and art historian. One of the exhibiting Swiss photo artists will be present at each of the two panels to discuss topical issues of contemporary photography with other specialists. The panels are held in English or French, with a simultaneous interpreting service into the other language. Details on time, location and content can be found in the box on the left.
Exhibitions
Numerous solo and group exhibitions will again provide a fascinating cross section of present-day international photography. Among them are Swiss positions that are both prominent and diverse: works by Sabine Weiss (*1924) in a solo exhibition and by Namsa Leuba (*1982) and Karlheinz Weinberger (*1921) in theme-based group exhibitions.
Sabine Weiss
Sabine Weiss (*1924) is an important representative of the French humanist school. Her repertoire comprises reportage, illustration, fashion, advertising, artist portraits and personal pictures. Sabine Weiss has created a nigh-to monumental oeuvre. She sees herself less as a photo artist and more as a craftswoman and a witness. Based on a new selection of photos, films and personal documents, the exhibition «Sabine Weiss, a Photographer’s Life» is a homage to a lifelong passion.
CHAPELLE DES MUSEON ARLATEN – MUSÉE DE PROVENCE
4. JULY – 26. SEPTEMBER 2021
Namsa Leuba
Swiss-Guinean photographer Namsa Leuba (*1982) grew up in La Chaux-de-Fonds. She studied at the ECAL in Lausanne and the School of Visual Arts in New York City, with a prime focus on Western perception of African identities. Her pictures have been published in various magazines, including Vice Magazine, New York Magazine, Wallpaper, Libération and the British Journal of Photography. Works by Namsa Leuba can be seen in the exhibition «The new black vanguard», which puts the spotlight on the interface between art and fashion.
ÉGLISE SAINTE-ANNE
4 JULY – 26. SEPTEMBER 2021
Karlheinz Weinberger
The work of Karlheinz Weinberger (*1921) focuses primarily on the multiple facets of masculinity. From 1948 onwards, he published his pictures in the Zurich-based homosexual magazine «Der Kreis» under the pseudonym «Jim», putting his stamp on the publication’s aesthetics right up to its closure at the end of the 1950s. Subsequently, he turned his camera to Zurich’s adolescents’ scene and to the world of sports. His work is on display in the exhibition «Masculinités – la libération par la photographie».
MECANIQUE GENERALE
4. JULY – 26. SEPTEMBER 2021
Photo : La femme à la mangue II, 2019 Tahiti © Namsa Leuba
