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Cahiers #9

This ninth issue of the Cahiers from the Mougins Center of Photography is dedicated to the work of American photographer Kwame Brathwaite, a key figure of the “Black is beautiful” movement. Through a selection of iconic images from the 1960s and 70s and previously unpublished texts, this publication highlights Brathwaite’s political, cultural, and aesthetic commitment to affirming proud, autonomous representations of Black identity. It retraces the history of the AJASS collective and the Grandassa Models while exploring how images shape collective and transnational visual memory.

Authors: Yasmine Chemali, François Cheval, Kwame S. Brathwaite

Nb of pages: 192
Price: 29€

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Cahiers #8

Les Cahiers #8 du Centre de la photographie de Mougins permettent une immersion historique au sein du mouvement du Black Panther Party et de ses programmes d’assistance avec les photographies de Stephen Shames. Ils questionnent aussi la représentation de la communauté africaine-américaine grâce aux séries de l’artiste Bayeté Ross Smith. Mis en regard, les textes de l’activiste Ericka Huggins et de l’avocat Paul David Henderson se font écho d’une histoire contemporaine.

Authors: Yasmine Chemali, François Cheval,
Paul David Henderson, Ericka Huggins

Nb of pages: 192
Price: 29€

© Le Petit Didier, 2023

Cahiers #7

The Cahiers #7 of the Mougins Center of Photography represent a paean to light. “Point sublime” and “Nous irons jusqu’au soleil” or when two photographers use the energy of rays to send us signals. In ‘Point sublime’ and ‘Nous irons jusqu’au soleil‘, we witness the convergence of two photographers who harness the vibrancy of rays to communicate profound messages. Jessica Backhaus’s meticulously curated selection of coloured papers elegantly complements Anna Niskanen’s cyanotypes imbued with essences and natural pigments discovered therein. This synthesis beckons us into the realm of pictorialist heritage, prompting contemplation upon the passage of time.

Authors: François Cheval, András Páldi, Anna Niskanen

Nb de pages : 144
Prix : 29€

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Cahiers #6

The Cahiers #6 of the Mougins Center of Photography are akin to the essence of Harold Feinstein – multifaceted and manifold. They bring together a scholarly contribution that delves into the legacy of the New York Photo League, compelling writings on the Jazz Loft, the photographer’s collaborations with iconic jazz labels like Blue Note and Signal, as well as his relationship with W. Eugene Smith (Pittsburgh Project). Additionally, there is a text on Coney Island, an enduring leitmotiv of the seventh art since the early 20th century, with its amusement park and nocturnal luminosity. The Cahiers #6 also encompass Harold Feinstein’s involvement as a GI in the Korean War, allowing us to witness the dedication of the photographer, educator and mentor, all while harmonizing with the melodies of Duke Jordan, Lee Morgan and Gigi Gryce.

Authors : François Cheval, Alexis Tadié, Ya’ara Gil-Glazer, Yasmine Chemali

Nb of pages: 192
Price: 29€

© Le Petit Didier, 2022

Cahiers #5

“Catherine De Clippel + Marie Baronnet
On the border between the United States and Mexico stands a barrier, an ominous wall known to all. A barrier stands at the border between the United States and Mexico, a sinister defensive wall known to all. It alone embodies all walls, all refusals of the other. Elsewhere, in Fon and Ewhe countries, other markers stand in the form of earth sculptures posed directly on the ground. Protuberances that separate the living from the spirits. Between Marie Baronnet’s photographs, taken at the Mexican border, and those of Catherine De Clippel, taken in West Africa, a surprising relationship emerges. Both capture what happens between that which closes and that which opens, a beyond that sparks our (very human) curiosity. We must always understand what is hidden, what is on the other side.

Authors: François Cheval, Jean-Paul Colleyn, Jérôme Esnouf

Nb of pages: 192
Price: 29€

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Cahiers #4

“Every day is Saturday: English portraits” Tom Wood
An everyday photographer, Tom Wood or “Photie Man” roams the streets of Liverpool, where he lives. He paints the portrait of Liverpool and its people, caught on the spot on the top deck of a bus, on the ferry, in the markets or at a nightclub. Tom Wood’s photographs are not edited, not cropped. What is available to see is there, before us. A compulsive gesture, an incisive gaze, the peril of the contact sheet that can tell a story or just as easily miss it. So, we should be as generous as the artist who gives all that he can. Without ulterior motives, Cahiers #4 mix up the gazes and undertake a collective reading of this Liverpudlian universe.

Authors: Yasmine Chemali, François Cheval, David Peace, John Peel, Alexis Tadié, Leïla Vignal.

Nb of pages: 192
Price: 29€

Cahiers #3

“La clairvoyance du hasard” Li Lang + Yuki Onodera
With this third issue of Cahiers, the magazine becomes the terrain for artistic and scientific experimentation. Within the pages, relations bewteen order and chaos and the opposition between chance and derminism are examined.

Authors: François Cheval, András Páldi, Jean Daunizeau, Takayo Iida, Yasmine Chemali, Li Lang et Yuki Onodera.

Nb of pages: 176
Price: 29€

Cahiers #2

“Love always:” Jenny Rova + Natasha Caruana
Photographers are not exempt from the sentimental experience! Dedicated to the exhibition “Love, Eternally”, the second edition of Cahiers is dedicated to two female artists Jenny Rova and Natasha Caruana. Their works result from personal stories told through familiar experiences.

Authors: François Cheval, Laurence Pourchez, Jenny Rova, Natasha Caruana, Dr. Chris Hoff, Christophe Perrin, Yasmine Chemali.

Nb of pages: 192
Price: 29€

Cahiers #1

“1001”: Isabel Muñoz
This first issue of Cahiers looks back on the inaugural exhibition at the Centre de la photographie devoted to Spanish photographer Isabel Muñoz, and the works she created during her many trips to Japan.

Authors: Yasmine Chemali, François Cheval, Stéphane du Mesnildot, Yuta Yagishita, Pascal Bagot, Emil Pacha Valencia.

Nb of pages: 176
Price: 29€