Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Berenice Abbott exhibit opening


Last evening I went to a photo exhibit opening at the Jeu de Paume museum (located in the Tuileries gardens at Place de la Concorde). The exhibit was about Berenice Abbott, a photographer my American visitors may know of, for she was American and famous for her black and white photos of New York. The reason why I went to this opening last night is that it was staged by my friend Nino Comba who I already featured on this blog a few years ago on the occasion of a Nuit Blanche event. Some may also have recognized the mystery visitor in the photo ;-)

21 comments:

  1. Can't remember his name. Something like Velveeta? ;-)

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  2. Those are very cool photographs. I love black and whites. (I may have to get my camera out tomorrow! :)

    Michael, is that you??

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  3. @Christie, or in ET Suzie's words, "Peek-a-Boo I see you" Michael.

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  4. Ooh, nice exhibit. I'm jealous. I also am embarrassed that I never visited the Jeu de Paume.

    I believe it's the mysterious Monsieur Velveet ExPatriot J'aime Beurre de Cacahuète. But that's just his Christian name. Code name: Jiffy. (Oh, yes, I remember the request that 'Caines bring him some. If I make it back...)

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  5. I don't know who it is, but you'd think he could have taken his coat off while inside (if it weren't so darn cold)...

    Great exhibit Nino with even a visit by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand!

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  6. Oohhh...Mr. Mystery... I think it's that French guy...

    I would like to go to this exhibit.

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  7. Love the composition in this photo.
    The mystery Man becomes part of the exhibit :)

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  8. this speaks for itself:

    When you photograph people in color
    you photograph their clothes.
    But when you photograph people in B&W
    you photograph their souls!

    :)You spend your nights in a great ways!

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  9. Mon ami M!!! :) Good to see him again and you of course behind the camera Eric! I'd love to see her exhibit. I"m always missing something good in Paris!
    V

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  10. I'm green with envy, Eric! But thanks for sharing, of course. :~} Even if Michael does crave Velveeta and beurre de cacahuette (and what self-respecting American doesn't?), I happen to know that he is Parisian enough to also love crème fraiche with his tarte Tatin.

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  11. Alexa always knows how to make everything sound so good-as do you Eric!
    Lovely photo, I wish I were there. ; )

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  12. Hey, I'm getting a bad rep with this Velveeta thing... (and a craving I might add!)

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  13. I wonder what the picture is behind his head? Was that deliberate?

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  14. @Honest Abe. Well no not really. It's always hard to photograph an exhibit... What are you going to take; a photo of a photo ? I try my best to be creative!

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  15. There is something FLL about this photo...no...PGH.....no...CDG

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  16. No PHX2CDG, there's something LOL about this photo and that's all! :-)

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  17. I think I know that mystery man and I am in total agreement that he has an addiction to Velveeta ;)

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  18. ooh a mystery French Man! I think I may know him! :-)

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