With regard to the health situation, the exhibition Noir & Blanc: an aesthetic of photography. Collection of the National Library of France initially scheduled from April 8 to July 6, 2020, postponed a first time from November 12 to January 4, 2021, then a second time from December 16 to February 1, 2021, will definitely not open its doors.

Black & White: an aesthetic of photography

Le Havre, 1982 - Gilbert Fastenaekens © BnF - Department of Prints and Photography © Gilbert Fastenaekens

Nevertheless, the public will be able to discover the exhibition via an interactive virtual tour on the grandpalais.fr site during the month of February 2021. Online guided tours will be offered.

The exhibition catalog, edited by the Rmn - Grand Palais in co-publication with the National Library of France, remains on sale in all bookshops and available for sale on the site boutiquesdemusees.fr.

The Black & White exhibition: an aesthetic of photography. Collection of the National Library of France was co-organized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux - Grand Palais and the National Library of France.

The commissariat was provided by:

  • Sylvie Aubenas, director of the Prints and Photography Department of the BnF;
  • Héloïse Conésa, curator in charge of contemporary photography at the Prints and Photography Department of the BnF;
  • Flora Triebel, curator in charge of XNUMXth century photography at the Prints and Photography Department of the BnF;
  • Dominique Versavel, head of the photography service and curator in charge of modern photography at the Prints and Photography Department of the BnF.

The exhibition benefited from the support of the Louis Roederer Foundation.

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Black & White: an aesthetic of photography