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Four Photography Exhibitions in Paris: Russian Documentary, Blume Polaroids, Serralongue, Jouve

exhibition · 2026-04-23

From June 23 to August 29, 2010, the Maison européenne de la photographie (MEP) in Paris presents three exhibitions: 'Photographie de la nouvelle Russie, 1990-2010,' which showcases the transition from avant-garde to underground art with contributions from Igor Moukhine and Valery Tschekoldine, among others. Additionally, 'Anna & Bernhard Blume, SX-70/Polaroïds 1975-2000' features a collection of 270 Polaroids. Meanwhile, 'Bruno Serralongue, Feux de camp' will be displayed at Galerie nationale du Jeu de paume from June 29 to September 5, 2010, offering a critique on image production. Lastly, Valérie Jouve’s 'En attente' examines Arab culture through various landscapes and portraits, and will be at Centre Pompidou until September 13, 2010.

Key facts

  • Maison européenne de la photographie hosts three exhibitions from June 23 to August 29, 2010.
  • Russian photography survey covers avant-garde to post-Soviet underground.
  • Blume exhibition features 270 Polaroids from 1975 to 2000.
  • Bruno Serralongue's 'Feux de camp' at Jeu de Paume from June 29 to September 5, 2010.
  • Valérie Jouve's 'En attente' at Centre Pompidou from June 23 to September 13, 2010.
  • Russian section includes works by Rodchenko, El Lissitzky, Moukhine, Kulik, AES+F.
  • Blume Polaroids critique ecology, portraiture, and reality.
  • Serralongue focuses on communities like altermondialists and Tibetan exiles.

Entities

Artists

  • Alexander Rodchenko
  • El Lissitzky
  • Gustav Klutsis
  • Igor Moukhine
  • Valery Tschekoldine
  • Vladimir Vyatkine
  • Mikhail Evstapiev
  • Nikolay Bakhev
  • Vladimir Mishoukov
  • Vlad Lotkev
  • Olga Tchernysheva
  • Oleg Kulik
  • Vladimir Fridkes
  • AES+F
  • Anna Blume
  • Bernhard Blume
  • Joseph Beuys
  • Clément Rosset
  • Bruno Serralongue
  • Valérie Jouve
  • Walker Evans

Institutions

  • Maison européenne de la photographie
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Galerie nationale du Jeu de paume
  • Lef (journal)

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Russia
  • Germany
  • Palestine
  • Tibet
  • Mumbai
  • India
  • Dharamsala
  • Kosovo
  • Chechnya

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