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Martine Barrat retrospective at Arles photography festival

exhibition · 2026-07-03

Martine Barrat, a 93-year-old photographer, is the subject of a retrospective at the Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles. A resident of the legendary Hotel Chelsea in New York, she has worked as a waitress, dancer, and actress before turning to photography. Her work documents encounters from the Goutte-d'Or neighborhood in Paris to Harlem in New York.

Key facts

  • Martine Barrat is 93 years old.
  • She lives at the Hotel Chelsea in New York.
  • She has been a waitress, dancer, and actress.
  • Her photography retrospective is at the Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles.
  • Her work covers the Goutte-d'Or and Harlem neighborhoods.

Entities

Artists

  • Martine Barrat

Institutions

  • Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles
  • Hotel Chelsea

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Arles
  • France
  • Goutte-d'Or
  • Paris
  • Harlem

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