Paolo Roversi

Horaires: Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm. Late opening Thursdays until 9:00 pm.
Tarifs: 12€ (full price), 10€ (reduced rate), free under 18 years old

From 16.03 to 14.07.2024

The Paolo Roversi exhibition at the Palais Galliera features photographs taken over a career of 50 years. It shows how the artist has created a unique body of work within the world of fashion. This is the first monograph to be devoted to Roversi in Paris.

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Since his years as an apprentice, Roversi’s choice of studio, large-format cameras and Polaroid have defined both his working methods and his aesthetic, although he has also successfully adapted to digital photography. His signature is instantly recognisable: soft, sepia-toned black and white, shot in natural light; a density and depth of colour achieved by using a Mag-Lite flashlight. Over the years, Paolo Roversi has explored and invented his own photographic language, accepting chance and accidents as opportunities to develop his style.

He has worked with many of the world’s top models, their invariably natural poses for him creating an intense presence. For Paolo Roversi, every photograph is a portrait. He is at the heart of the system but, at the same time, he manages to maintain a certain distance, far removed from the ephemeral currents of fashion. In pursuit of beauty, he has created a singular, timeless body of work.

This exhibition brings together 140 works, including previously unseen images, Polaroid prints and archives (magazines, catalogues, etc.) that give an insight into Paolo Roversi’s professional and artistic career. The scenography takes visitors on a poetic journey out of the shade and into the light. The Palais Galliera becomes the artist’s studio, an imaginary space, the theatre of everything possible.