"PLAGE -BEACH" -Lucien Clergue -Silver Gelatin Print- 1969 -Signed & Numbered -IX/XXX
PLAGE - BEACH by Lucien Clergue is a mesmerizing silver gelatin print that encapsulates the essence of the Mediterranean spirit, crafted in 1969 and now a rare treasure that has been tucked away for over 50 years. Measuring 20x24 inches and bearing the signature and numbered IX/XXX, this piece is a window into Clergue’s world—a native of Arles, France—where art and life intertwine. Renowned for his collaborations with luminaries such as Picasso and Cocteau, Clergue's works often delve into themes of loss and the passage of time, shaped by his own tumultuous experiences. In capturing the idyllic yet haunting beauty of the beach, this photograph resonates with his Mediterranean mentality, evoking both nostalgia and contemplation. As part of a collection once housed in a storied Manhattan gallery, it holds not only artistic significance but a poignant slice of history waiting to be rediscovered.
Clergue, a luminary in the world of photography, founded the Recontres Internationales de la Photographie in his picturesque hometown of Arles, France, establishing it as Europe's premier photography conference and showcase. Over the decades, his artistic reach has expanded remarkably, with exhibitions gracing venues across both Europe and North America. A product of the University of Provence, Marseilles, Clergue earned his doctorate in 1979 under the illustrious guidance of Roland Barthes. His passion for photography extends beyond his own work; he has shared his expertise as a faculty member at renowned institutions like the New School of Social Research, led numerous workshops on photographic techniques, and authored several art volumes, alongside inspiring museum catalogs that highlight his artistic journey.
PLAGE - BEACH by Lucien Clergue is a mesmerizing silver gelatin print that encapsulates the essence of the Mediterranean spirit, crafted in 1969 and now a rare treasure that has been tucked away for over 50 years. Measuring 20x24 inches and bearing the signature and numbered IX/XXX, this piece is a window into Clergue’s world—a native of Arles, France—where art and life intertwine. Renowned for his collaborations with luminaries such as Picasso and Cocteau, Clergue's works often delve into themes of loss and the passage of time, shaped by his own tumultuous experiences. In capturing the idyllic yet haunting beauty of the beach, this photograph resonates with his Mediterranean mentality, evoking both nostalgia and contemplation. As part of a collection once housed in a storied Manhattan gallery, it holds not only artistic significance but a poignant slice of history waiting to be rediscovered.
Clergue, a luminary in the world of photography, founded the Recontres Internationales de la Photographie in his picturesque hometown of Arles, France, establishing it as Europe's premier photography conference and showcase. Over the decades, his artistic reach has expanded remarkably, with exhibitions gracing venues across both Europe and North America. A product of the University of Provence, Marseilles, Clergue earned his doctorate in 1979 under the illustrious guidance of Roland Barthes. His passion for photography extends beyond his own work; he has shared his expertise as a faculty member at renowned institutions like the New School of Social Research, led numerous workshops on photographic techniques, and authored several art volumes, alongside inspiring museum catalogs that highlight his artistic journey.
PLAGE - BEACH by Lucien Clergue is a mesmerizing silver gelatin print that encapsulates the essence of the Mediterranean spirit, crafted in 1969 and now a rare treasure that has been tucked away for over 50 years. Measuring 20x24 inches and bearing the signature and numbered IX/XXX, this piece is a window into Clergue’s world—a native of Arles, France—where art and life intertwine. Renowned for his collaborations with luminaries such as Picasso and Cocteau, Clergue's works often delve into themes of loss and the passage of time, shaped by his own tumultuous experiences. In capturing the idyllic yet haunting beauty of the beach, this photograph resonates with his Mediterranean mentality, evoking both nostalgia and contemplation. As part of a collection once housed in a storied Manhattan gallery, it holds not only artistic significance but a poignant slice of history waiting to be rediscovered.
Clergue, a luminary in the world of photography, founded the Recontres Internationales de la Photographie in his picturesque hometown of Arles, France, establishing it as Europe's premier photography conference and showcase. Over the decades, his artistic reach has expanded remarkably, with exhibitions gracing venues across both Europe and North America. A product of the University of Provence, Marseilles, Clergue earned his doctorate in 1979 under the illustrious guidance of Roland Barthes. His passion for photography extends beyond his own work; he has shared his expertise as a faculty member at renowned institutions like the New School of Social Research, led numerous workshops on photographic techniques, and authored several art volumes, alongside inspiring museum catalogs that highlight his artistic journey.
BIOGRAPHY
1934
Lucien Clergue is born in Arles on 14 August, to working-class parents. From the age of seven, his mother encourages him to take violin lessons.
1944
Profoundly affected by the war during which his house is detroyed.
1949
Learns the basics of photography.
1952
Leaves school to work in a factory. Death of his mother.
Meets Jean-Marie Magnan who counsels, encourages and guides him throughout his life.
1953
Meeting with Picasso in Arles, then travels to Spain (Andalusia). Publishes photographs in the daily newspaper Le Provençal.
1954
First series of photographs : The Death of Julius Caesar, from the play by Shakespeare, produced by Jean Renor for the bi-millenial of Arles. Beginning of the series « Les Saltimbanques » in the ruins of Arles.
1955
Visits Picasso in his house at Cannes. Continuation of the Saltimbanques and beginning of the series of dead animals. Discovers Manitas de Plata at Saintes Maries de la Mer.
1956
Meets Jean Cocteau at his house in Paris. First nudes on the beaches of the Camargue
1957
First book published by Seghers : Corps Mémorable, poems by Paul Eluard, cover by Picasso, liminary poem by Cocteau. The latter shows it to Max Ernst who becomes his forst collector with the purchase of the suite “Dead Flamingoes in the Sands”
1958
Exhibition at the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) Zurich. Meets Edward Steichen, Curator of Photography at MoMA New York
1959
On-set photographer for Cocteau’s film “The Testament of Orpheus”. Leaves the factory on 31 December to become independent photographer. First exhibition in Paris: Montaigne Gallery (Kodak/Pathé). Photographs sculptress Germaine Richier shortly before her death, in Arles
1960
Invited by Jean-Louis Barrault to exhibit in Odéon Theatre, Paris. 9 prints bought by Edward Steichen for MoMA’s collection. Meets benefactor Doctor Willy Staehelin in Zürich who collects his work until his death in 1995.
1961
First trip to the USA for exhibition Diogenes with a camera N° 5 at Museum of Modern Art, New York: invited by Edward Steichen to show alongside Bill Brandt and Yasuhiro Ishimoto. Meets Marcel Breuer, Alexey Brodovitch, W. Eugene Smith, Robert Franck and Grace Mayer.
1962
Travels to Brasilia, Brazil at the invitation of Oscar Niemeyer.
1963
Mariage to Yolande Wartel. Birth of their daughter Anne. Publishes Naissances d’Aphrodite and Toros Muertos.
1965
Important work in the marshlands of Camargue. Meets the poet Saint John Perse.
Shoots first short film Le Drame du taureau. Becomes advisor for the Photographic Department of Arles Musée Réattu.
1966
Louis Lumière prize for Le Drame du taureau, short film in black and white. Birth of second daughter, Olivia, to whom Picasso is godfather.
1968
Directs film Picasso, Guerre, Amour et Paix (Picasso, War, Love and Peace) for the series Museum without Walls, produced by Universal Pictures. His film Delta de sel (1967) is presented at Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar. Publishes Née de la vague with Pierre Belfond which will be re-edited 10 years later.
1969
Picasso invites him to film at his Mougins home in 35 mm colour. He becomes Artistic Director of the Arles Festival
1970
First nudes of the forest. Creates the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie with Jean-Maurice Rouquette and Michel Tournier (R.I.P.).
1971
Makes a trip around the world in 55 days. Meets Ansel Adams in Carmel, where he photographs the Point Lobos Park, with W. Bullock and Judy Dater in the path of Edward Weston, whose studio he visits thanks to Neil, one of Weston’s sons.
1973
Death of Picasso. Publishes Genèse, fifty photographs to accompany Saint John Perse’s poems
1974
Invites Ansel Adams to the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles, and participates in a workshop in Yosemite at the invitation of Ansel Adams. 20-Year retrospective exhibition in Belgium (Musée d’Ixelles). Elected to the Academy of Arles, he becomes a teacher at the Provence University in Marseille. Travels to Leningrad where he meets Macijauskas; Varsovie and Prague where he meets Josef Sudek and Jan Saudek, guided by Anna Farova.
1975
First urban nudes in Paris and New York ; Beginning of an interest in colour photography. Purchase of 60 photographs by the Centre National d’Art Contemporain for the collection of the Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris (Langage des sables).
1976
Publishes his first work on the Camargue : Camargue secrète. Dedicates himself to developing the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles to which he is elected as Artistic Director. Ansel Adam’s second visit to Arles.
1977
Travels to USA and Canada where he completes his series of urban nudes. Death of his father.
1978
Travels to Japan and Mexico.
1979
5 December, becomes Doctor in Photography at the University of Provence; Roland Barthes writes the preface for his thesis Language of the Sands.
1980
Decorated Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite (Knight of the Order of Merit) by Mr. Giscard d’Estaing, President of France. Creation of headquarters for Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie at 16 rue des Arènes with Alain Desvergnes as Director. First nudes in the American desert.
1981
First photographs in Death Valley. First works with Polaroid. Conference at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, for Picasso Centenary.
1982
Publishes Nude Workshop with Viking Press (USA): a retrospective of 25 years of Black and White nudes. Creation of Ecole Nationale de la Photographie (ENP) in Arles with Alain Desvergnes and Maryse Cordesse. Lucien Clergue becomes part-time teacher at the school. He presents Ansel Adams with the Commandeur de l’Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres medal for his 80th birthday in Monterey (Californie).
1983
Invited by Musée Unterlinden in Colmar to create a variation on the Grünewald altarpiece. He is again Director of the R.I.P. Invited as guest artist to Ansel Adams’ final workshop in Carmel.
1984
Works with Polaroid SX 70 to make collages. Photographs at White Sand National Monument, new Mexico. Conference in Spain (Santander, Menendez Pelayo University). Death of Ansel Adams.
The Modern Art Museum of Paris consecrates a retrospective covering 30 years of work.
1985
Election of François Hébel as Director of R.I.P. Arles. First American retsrospective presented by Georges Eastman House, Rochester and at the ICP (NY); catalogue Lucien Clergue : Eros et Thanatos with preface by Michel Tournier. First photographs with large format 50×60 Polaroid in Boston.
1986
Photographer of the Year at Photo Fiesta, Higeshikawa, Japan. Retrospective at International Center of Photography, New York. New works with the 50 x 60 Polaroid at the Polaroid studio in New York.
Photographs nudes at White Sand National Monument, New Mexico. Exhibition and conference on Picasso at the Villa Medicis, Rome. Important retrospective at Foto Forum, Frankfurt. Invited to Fotokina, Cologne.
1987
Travels to Caribbean and Madagascar. Numerous compositions with Image System Polaroid. Important work with Paul Jenkins and Karel Appel involving their ballets presented in Paris. Conference on Picasso, at the Picasso Museum, Antibes and at the Rosengart Foundation, Lucerne, Switzerland. First exhibition comprisong exclusively photographs in colour in Paris and participation in collective show curated by Michel Tournier at Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
1988
Guest photographer for Playboy. Collectors Photography publishes his Polaroid work. Teaches at Boca Raton, (Florida) and Toledo, (Ohio). Conference at Toledo Museum of Art. Taschen Verlag, RFA, publishes new edition of Saltimbanques, first important work dated 1954. Invited for one-man show at Photo Gallery International, Tokyo. Conferences in Tokyo and Osaka.
1989
Conference in Irvine (California) for Jean Cocteau Centenary. Exhibition-hommage for Saint John Perse marking the centenary of his birth in Martinique (Le Marin). Publishes work in colour on Point Lobos with preface by Etiemble. Publishes correspondence with Cocteau, presented by Hubert Nyssen, Actes Sud. Guest of Honour at the 20th Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles.
1990
Invited to Ken Damy Museum in Brescia. Travels to Lithuania. Travels to Florida (Boca Raton). Travels to Egypt: exhibits in Alexandria, visits the Pyramids and the Assouan Temples. First colour double-exposures. Makes film on torero Jesulin de Ubrique for Pierre Braumberger. Directs workshop in Woodstock Travels to Japan where he is the first foreign professor invited to teach at Osaka University. Travels to Taïpeï (Taiwan) to give conferences.
1991
Gives conference on Picasso at Paris’ Picasso Museum. Extensive travels in North and South America where he teaches and exhibits in New York, Boca Raton, Miami, Caracas, Sao Paolo in Brazil. Publishes book Tauromachies with Editions MARVAL. Exhibition at Houston Foto Fest. Exhibits bullfighting works at Royal Salon of Plaza de Toros (Maestranza) in Seville. Gives conference on Picasso in Malaga. Artist in residence at Carmel (California). Curates exhibition on the Mexican period of Tina Modoti and Edward Weston for the 22nd R.I.P. in Arles.
1992
Publishes hommage to Christian Nimeño II, who commited suicide in November 1991. Invited by Julio Alvarez to exhibit and teach at the Photography festival of Tarazona (Spain). Invited by the Diputacion General of Aragon to exhibit at Saragossa. The French National Contemporary Art Fund buys 8 of his works.
1993
Publishes Picasso mon ami, with Plume marking the 20th anniversay of Picasso’s death; his 50th book since 1957. Publishes book on torero Paco Ojeda with Editions Marval. Photographs Jackie Onassis in Camargue and Umberto Eco in Arles. Publishes De cape qui caresse et d’épée qui foudroie written by Jean Marie Magnan with Fata Morgana.
1994
Artistic Director of the 25th R.I.P. in Arles. The MoMA of New York receives a private donation of 10 works by Lucien Clergue. Publishes with Fata Morgana a hommage to Pierre André Benoît (PAB) the famous publisher-poet from Alès. Six bullfighting double exposures are acquired by the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris.
1995
Conference at NYU (New York). Workshop at ICP New York. Harvard University receives a large donation of works of Lucien Clergue. Photographs the play Phèdre (costumes by Christian Lacroix) for the Comédie Française.
1996
Publishes 4 books: Corps Mémorable (2nd edition), Gitans, St John Perse, Phèdre. Invited to Murcia (Spain) to exhibit his photographs of the deceased Luis Miguel Dominguin. Exhibition of images from Corps Mémorable at the Saint Denis Museum to mark the centenary of the birth of Paul Eluard. First conference at Harvard University on 27 February to mark the entry of the Reber Collection to the Fogg Museum, representing 40 years of career, he is again invited in 2002.
1997
Numerous trips and workshops in USA, Mexico and Italy. Publishes Passion-Passions, with Actes Sud, prefaced by Fernando Arrabal.
1998
Joins Baudoin Lebon Gallery in Paris. Exhibitions in Paris, Arles (France), Zadar (Croatia), Palo Alto, Denver, New York (USA), Köln (Germany). Workshops in San José, Santa Cruz (California), Monticiano (Tuscany), Rockport (Maine). Show at AIPAD (New York), Paris-Photo (Paris) and the Bâle Fair with Galerie Baudoin Lebon. Prints for the first time using Platinum-Palladium, by Sal Lopes in Boston. Acquisition by the Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques et des Sites of 60 photographs of the Abbaye de Montmajour cemetery made by Lucien Clergue in 1955.
1999
Final lecture given at the Arles Ecole Nationale de la Photographie. Important retrospective in Black & White at Museum of Art and Culture in Dortmund (Germany) to mark the publishing of Grands Nus. Conference at the French Institute of Berlin, Naples (Florida) and Memphis (Tennessee). Guest of honour for the 30th edition of the R.I.P in Arles. Shows at AIPAD New York, Bâle (Switzerland) and Paris-Photo.
2000
Exhibition of 60 books published in 43 years at Librairie Galerie Nicaise. Exhibition of vintage prints of dead animals from the 50’s at the Rencontres d’Arles. Participation at AIPAD (New York) and Paris Photo (Carrousel du Louvre) Conducts several Workshops in Woodstock (USA), Saint Rémy de Provence, Bessèges and Memphis (USA). Awarded the “A Life for Photography” prize in Benevento (Italy).
2001
Presentation at the Montmajour Abbey of 60 photographs, La nuit de la Terre. Important exhibition on the theme of sand entitled ARENA presented at Villa Aurelienne, Fréjus. Travels to Prague, 25 years after his first visit. Travels (twice) to Antigua (Caribbean). Denied entry to Cuba by Fidel Castro’s administration; for the reason: “nude photographer”. Is reunited with his idol of the 1960’s, the Matador El Cordobès. Signs his new book Jean Cocteau and the Testament of Orpheus in Miami and at John Stevenson Gallery in New York. Strongly impacted by the 9/11 tragedy in the USA.
2002
Invited for 2nd time by John Stevenson to Chelsea (New York) to show his double exposures. Shows his images of Picasso and Jean Louis Barrault in Picasso’s former studio at 7 Rue des Grands Augustins in Paris. Participates in the Armory Show in New York with John Stevenson. Re-edition of El Cordobès (37 years after first publication to celebrate the triumphal return of the matador). Conference at Fogg Museum, Harvard University. Guest of honour for the 50 years of the Nimes Féria at the Fine Art Museum, with large format cibachrome prints and the 5 illustrations from TAUREAU by René Char.
2003
Publishes Poésie Photographique with Prestel (Münich) with text by Monika Turck and preface Manfred Heiting. Publishes book on Juan Batista with Actes Sud, Arles in collaboration with Jean-Marie Magnan. Participates in Jean Cocteau exhibition at Pompidou Museum (Paris) which is shown the following year at Ottawa National Gallery (Canada). Attends the inauguration of Picasso Museum in Malaga and has audience with the King Don Juan. Is decorated Knight of the Légion d’Honneur by the French Minister of Culture, Jean-Jacques Aillagon.
2004
For Lucien Clergue’s 70th birthday, Martin Parr curates exhibition at Montmajour Abbey during the 35th R.I.P in Arles. Exhibits at Bernheimer Gallery in Münich: bullfighting theme with Goya and Picasso. Presents hommage to Caroline Taste, one of his first models, in Mejean Chapel, Arles. Decorates the Hotel Napoleon in Menton with photographs of Cocteau. Publishes Roots in honour of José Reyes’ children, members of the Gipsy Kings, then on tour in USA. Extensive research in Europe and USA for an altarpiece-style composition on the theme of the Temptation of Saint Anthony. Restrospective exhibiton, Perpignan.
2005
Exhibition of vintage prints at John Stevenson Gallery, New York.
Important retrospective at Bernheimer Gallery in Munich. Receives Lucie Award for “Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography”, New York.
2006
First photographer elected to the French Academy of the Arts in Paris (creation of seat), thus opening the 8th section dedicated to photography.
2007
Received at the Cupola of the Institut de France 10 October. The couturier Christian Lacroix creates his ceremonial robe and his academy sword. Exhibition Clergue, Photographer Born; for the first time his hometown honours him with a major retrospective. 21 December is awarded the high distinction of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. Signs with Patrice Trigano Gallery in Paris.
2008
Travels to Vienna (Austria) for exhibition at KunstHaus Wien, which later showed in Cologne, Munster and Erlangen (Germany). Travels to China. Two French documentaries are made about Lucien Clergue.
2009
Honoured by various exhibitions in France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, USA (Los Angeles). Exhibition for the 40th Rencontres d’Arles. Exhibition at Marmottan Museum, Paris. Travels to Sofia (Bulgaria).
2010
Makes several trips to New York and Madrid. Travels to Beijing (China) for exhibition at ArtMia Foundation. Travels to Miami for Art Miami.
2011
Travels to Norway for Nordic Lights festival. Exhibits “Jean Cocteau and the Testament of Orpheus” at GBUK Multimedia Complex for Current Art in Moscow curated by Olga Sviblova. Inaugurates the Jean Cocteau Séverin Wunderman Collection Museum in Menton with large donation of photographs of Cocteau. Exhibits in Arles, Paris, Freiburg.
2012
Travels to New York and Miami for exhibitions and fairs. Travels to Belgium and to Switzerland for the Night of Photography at Chaux de Fonds.
2013
Elected President of the French Academy of the Arts in Paris. Travels to Luxembourg, Madrid and New York for exhibitions notably at the French Institute. Exhibition at Instituto Tomie Ohtake in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
2014
To celebrate his 80th birthday, numerous homages are organised in France, Europe, America, Canada and South Korea. Important retrospective for the Rencontres d’Arles.
Dies on 15 November in Nimes, France.
2015
The 46th Rencontres d’Arles are dedicated to Lucien Clergue. The Grand Palais National Museum on the Champs Elysées in Paris honours Lucien Clergue with the retrospective Lucien Clergue, The First Albums curated by François Hébel and Christian Lacroix, in collaboration with Atelier Lucien Clergue and his family.
The activity of Atelier Lucien Clergue continues through his widow Yolande Clergue and his daughters Anne and Olivia, promoting and perpetuating the work of Lucien Clergue.
Maja Jerne, his assistant, is actively involved in the running of the Atelier at 19 rue Aristide Briand, Arles.
2024
Kyotographie, Kyoto, Japan
Lucien Clergue “Gypsy Tempo”
April 13th – May 12th 2024
2023-2024
Musée Réattu, Arles
Lucien Clergue le tournage du “Testament d’Orphée” de Jean Cocteau
December 9th 2023 – March 31st 2024
2023
Les Rencontres d’Arles
Lumières des Saintes
July 3rd – September 24th
2022
Toulon 3 Exhibitions
Lucien Clergue, Le Méditerranéen
June 10th – September 18th
2022
Museu Picasso Barcelona
Picasso – Clergue
June 21st – October 20th
2019
Les Rencontres d’Arles, July 1st- September 22nd, Happy birthday !
Clergue & Weston, Première expo, Premières oeuvres
La Croisière, Arles
2018
Picasso mon ami, Château des Baux de Provence
Lucien Clergue Poète Photographe, Luxembourg Cercle Cité
2017
Lucien Clergue Picasso, Salle d’honneur, Hôtel de Ville, Perpignan
Lucien Clergue Les Suds, DIDAM, Bayonne
2016
Donation Lucien Clergue Photographies, Musée Jean Cocteau, Menton
Les gitans, Beck & Eggeling, Düsseldorf, Allemagne
2015
Les premiers albums, Grand Palais, Paris
Picasso, Miró, Alechinsky, Char, Hugo… les amis de PAB photographiés par Lucien Clergue, musée Pierre-André-Benoît, Alès
Soirée hommage à Lucien Clergue, Visa pour l’image, Perpignan
2014
Les Clergue d’Arles et De Clergue à Picasso, Musée Réattu, Arles
Les hommes et les femmes de Lucien Clergue, Rencontres d’Arles
Lucien Clergue… à corps et âme, Musée des Tapisseries, Aix-en-Provence
2013
Écriture de lumière, musée Jean-Cocteau, Menton
Camargue secrète, Palais de l’Archevêché, Arles
Picasso mon ami, Institut français, Madrid
Cocteau aux Baux-de-Provence, Musée Yves-Brayer, Les Baux-de-Provence
2012
Nuit de la Photo, La Chaux-de-Fonds
2011
Clergue in America, Palais de l’Archevêché, Arles
Lucien Clergue, Jean Cocteau et “Le Testament d’Orphée“, Maison de la photographie, Moscou, Russie
Le Testament d’Orphée, Musée Jean-Cocteau, Menton
2010
Clergue dans l’arène, 50 ans de tauromachie, Palais de l’Archevêché, Arles
Caochangdi Photospring Festival, Pékin, Chine
2009
Surimpressions, XLe Rencontres d’Arles, Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
Les Gitans et leur prince José Reyes, Palais de l’Archevêché, Arles
Picasso chez Cézanne, Atelier Cézanne et Cité du livre, Aix-en-Provence
Lucien Clergue, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, deux photographes académiciens, Musée Marmottan, Paris
2008
Rencontres d’Arles Commissaire d’exposition Christian Lacroix
2007
Magie und Mythos, Kunstmuseum Picasso, Münster ; Städtische, Erlangen
Lucien Clergue, né photographe, Espace Van Gogh, Arles
Magie und Mythos, Kunst Haus Wien, Vienne, Autriche
2005
Musée de Sens
Musée de Canton, Chine
The Museum Vintage Collection, John Stevenson Gallery, New York
Museo Ken Damy, Brescia, Italie
2004
Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris
Fondation Zervos, Vézelay
Chapelle Saint-Martin du Méjan, Arles
Abbaye de Montmajour (RIP), Arles
Hommage à Jean Cocteau, Fundacíon Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa, Bilbao
2003
La Malmaison, Cannes
2002
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nîmes
Fondation Saint-John Perse, Cité du livre, Aix-en-Provence
Atelier des Grands-Augustins, Paris
2001
Villa Aurélienne, Fréjus
Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
2000
XXXIe RIP, Arles
Musée de la Photographie, Mougins
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Floride
1999
Musée d’Art et de Culture de Dortmund
Gibbes Museum, Charleston, Caroline du Sud
1998
The Photographer’s Gallery, Palo Alto, USA
Henry Buhl Foundation, New York
Marymount College, New York
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, État de Washington
1997
Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
Palais de l’Europe, Menton
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Riverside, Californie
Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
Ebisu Mitsukoshi Gallery, Tokyo
FotoIncontri, San Felice sul Panaro,Italie
1996
Espace Ricard, Paris
Musée du château de Lunéville
Musée de Saint-Denis
1995
Kintetsu Department Store, Kyoto
Institut franco-japonais du Kansaï, Kyoto
1994
Musée d’Art contemporain, Istres
1993
Fnac, Paris
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee,Wisconsin
Friends of Photography, Carmel, Californie
1992
Festival de Foto, Tarazona
1991
PhotoFest, Houston, Texas
Salon de la Real Maestranza, Séville
Université de Málaga
Museo Ken Damy, Brescia, Italie
1990
Chapelle Saint-Martin du Méjan, Arles
1989
Le Marin, Martinique
RIP, Arles
Festival d’Avignon
Kalamazoo Art Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan
ICP, Middle Town Building, New York
1988
Portland School of Art, Portland, Oregon
Photo Gallery International, Tokyo
Picture Photo Space, Osaka
1987
Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finlande
1986
Photo Fiesta, Higashikawa
Picasso mon ami, villa Médicis, Rome
1985
George Eastman House, Rochester, État de New York
International Center of Photography (ICP), New York
Institut français, Aix-la-Chapelle
1984
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orange
Rétrospective, Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris
1983
Fnac Montparnasse, Paris (puis itinérante 1984-1985).
Musée Unterlinden, Colmar
Milwaukee Center for Photography, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Maison des 4 Vents, Garches
H. Baumann Museum, Göppingen
1982
Musée du château de Lunéville
University of Baltimore, Maryland
1981
Théâtre du Rond-Point (J.-L. Barrault), Paris
Parson’s School, New York
Fondation Giannada, Martigny
1980
Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris
Hommage à Courbet, Ornans
1979
Musée Nicéphore-Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône
1978
Musée Réattu, Arles
Shadai Gallery, Tokyo
Institut français, Cologne
Photographic Center, Melbourne, Australie
1977
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Arras
Institut français, Berlin
1976
Fnac Montparnasse, Paris
Galerie municipale du Château d’Eau, Toulouse
Maison de la culture, Rouen
Rétrospective, Fnac Montparnasse, Paris
1975
Bibliothèque nationale, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
1974
Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Düren
Israel Museum, Jérusalem, Israël
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ixelles, Bruxelles, Belgique
1973
Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
Fnac Wagram, Paris
Institute of Contemporary Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni
1972
École des beaux-arts et d’architecture,Marseille-Luminy
1971
Maison de la culture, Amiens
1970
Art Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Kunsthalle, Berne
Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf
Sonja Henie Foundation, Oslo, Norvège
1969
Musée de Brest
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Suède
1968
Théâtre des Célestins, Lyon
1966
Fondation Ricard, île de Bendor
1965
Worcester Museum of Art, Worcester,Massachusetts
1964
Gewerbemuseum, Bâle, 1964
Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich, 1964
1963
Kunstgewerbe Museum, Zurich
1962
Musée du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, 1962.
Folkwang Museum, Essen, 1962.
Musée Réattu, Arles, 1962
Folkwang Museum, Essen, 1962
1961
Musée du château de Lunéville
Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lien de l’exposition.
1960
Göppingen Stadthalle, Göppingen, 1960
Odéon Théâtre de France, Paris, 1960
1958
Kölnische Verkschulen, Cologne (affiche de Picasso)
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy(affiche de Jean Cocteau)
Kunstgewerbe Museum, Zurich