L'Espace entre nous: Wilson Centre for Photography Collection at LE BAL
The exhibition "L'Espace entre nous" will debut on June 19, 2026, at LE BAL in Paris, marking the first time the venue dedicates an exhibition to a single collection. Showcasing 120 vintage prints from the Wilson Centre for Photography, the collection, founded by Michael and Jane Wilson in 1998, features works spanning from the 1920s to the present day. Notable artists include Lola Álvarez Bravo, Bill Brandt, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Weegee. Curated by Diane Dufour, with texts by Bertrand Schefer, the exhibition coincides with the bicentenary of photography's invention and is LE BAL's 54th showcase.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'L'Espace entre nous' opens June 19, 2026 at LE BAL, Paris
- First time LE BAL dedicates an exhibition to a single collection
- Features 120 vintage prints from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Collection founded in 1998 by Michael and Jane Wilson
- Works span from the 1920s to present day
- 45 artists represented including Lola Álvarez Bravo, Bill Brandt, Rineke Dijkstra, Walker Evans, Robert Mapplethorpe, Daidō Moriyama, August Sander, Weegee
- Curated by Diane Dufour, LE BAL's director
- Writer Bertrand Schefer contributes texts for the exhibition
- Coincides with the bicentenary of photography's invention
- This is LE BAL's 54th exhibition
Entities
Artists
- Lola Álvarez Bravo
- Manuel Álvarez Bravo
- Bill Brandt
- Josef Breitenbach
- Horace Bristol
- Esther Bubley
- Elinor Carucci
- Mark Cohen
- John Coplans
- Gregory Crewdson
- Imogen Cunningham
- Bruce Davidson
- Rineke Dijkstra
- Walker Evans
- Leonard Freed
- Lee Friedlander
- David Goldblatt
- John Gutmann
- Birney Imes
- Graciela Iturbide
- Sarah Jones
- André Kertész
- Chris Killip
- Dorothea Lange
- Sergio Larraín
- Richard Learoyd
- Danny Lyon
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Roger Mayne
- Susan Meiselas
- Tina Modotti
- Daidō Moriyama
- Nicholas Nixon
- Alexander Rodchenko
- August Sander
- Tomoko Sawada
- Chris Shaw
- Aaron Siskind
- Graham Smith
- Louis Stettner
- Issei Suda
- Yutaka Takanashi
- Shoji Ueda
- Weegee
- Francesca Woodman
- Bertrand Schefer
- Diane Dufour
- Raymond Depardon
- Michael Wilson
- Jane Wilson
- Susan Sontag
Institutions
- LE BAL
- Wilson Centre for Photography
- Fabrique du Regard
- ERSILIA
- International Center of Photography
- Getty Images
- Center for Creative Photography
- Arizona Board of Regents
Locations
- Paris
- France