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Centre Pompidou Examines What Photography Is

exhibition · 2026-04-24

The Centre Pompidou in Paris presents "Qu'est-ce que la photographie?" from March 4 to June 1, 2015. The exhibition features around fifty works from the Musée National d'Art Moderne, challenging traditional theories that sought to define the essence of photography. It emphasizes the diversity and complexity of photographic practice, moving beyond singular definitions.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Qu'est-ce que la photographie?'
  • Held at Centre Pompidou, Paris
  • Dates: March 4 to June 1, 2015
  • Features approximately fifty works
  • Works from the Musée National d'Art Moderne collection
  • Challenges theoretical attempts to define photography's essence
  • Highlights diversity of photographic practice
  • Referenced in artpress issue 422, May 2015

Entities

Institutions

  • Centre Pompidou
  • Musée National d'Art Moderne
  • artpress

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

Sources