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The Vivian Maier Anthology in Nice exhibition runs from October 19, 2024 to March 16, 2025, at the Charles Nègre Museum of Photography.
Vivian Maier Anthology exhibition
The Musée Charles Nègre de la photographie presents 140 images by Vivian Maier. Super-8 and 16mm photographs and films bear witness to the artist's art, style and language.
In fact, her films denote a new style, at the crossroads between photographs of everyday life and humanistic photographs that focus on the individual.
The Vivian Maier Anthology exhibition features highly technical photographs that reveal the artist's personal view of her contemporaries, cities and nature.
Everything is admired, from the geometry of architectural pieces, to colors, shapes. And above all, the portraits of ordinary people, reflecting a sensitive life.
Beyond the unfamiliar faces, it's their whole lives that shine through.
Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier (1926-2009) wasn't always a photographer. She began her working life as a governess. She became interested in photography simply as a curious amateur. She spent all her spare time photographing and filming, just for herself.
But these photographs were noticed. Belatedly noticed, since it was in 2007 that Vivian Maier's 120,000 photos and videos were discovered.
An immense photographic treasure trove, revealing the life of her time in an essentially modest environment. A highly sensitive work, one might say modest, but oh so interesting.
Practical information
From October 19, 2024 to March 16, 2025
Musée Charles Nègre de la photographie
1 Pl. Pierre Gautier, 06300 Nice
Attenant au Marché aux fleurs du cours Saleya, dans le Vieux Nice
10h-18h sauf le lundi
Jean-Marc Foulquier