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Poetry of the Moment
Poetry of the Moment
Sabine Weiss
April 27, 2022
Porte de Saint-Cloud, Paris, 1950
© Sabine Weiss
Through to October 23, 2022, Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice dedicates a major retrospective to the oeuvre of Sabine Weiss. The Franco-Swiss photographer, who passed away at her home in Paris in December 2021, aged 92, ranked among the most important representatives of French humanist photography – on par with Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis, Edouard Boubat, Izis and Brassaï.
The exhibition of over 200 photographs is the most comprehensive tribute to the artist’s work to date. In fact, Weiss had even opened her personal archive in Paris to contribute to this selection. The resulting showcase, which also includes vintage publications and magazines, encompasses the photographer’s entire career – from her beginnings in 1935, all the way to the 2000s. Her images of children and passers-by exemplify the artist’s penchant for figures and gestures as a means of capturing moods and emotions: a hallmark of French humanist photography, to which she remained faithful throughout her career.
The exhibition of over 200 photographs is the most comprehensive tribute to the artist’s work to date. In fact, Weiss had even opened her personal archive in Paris to contribute to this selection. The resulting showcase, which also includes vintage publications and magazines, encompasses the photographer’s entire career – from her beginnings in 1935, all the way to the 2000s. Her images of children and passers-by exemplify the artist’s penchant for figures and gestures as a means of capturing moods and emotions: a hallmark of French humanist photography, to which she remained faithful throughout her career.
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Born 23 July 1924 in Saint-Gingolph. After her three-year apprenticeship at the renowned Atelier Boissonnas in Geneva, she moved to Paris in 1946 – working as an assistant for fashion photographer Willy Maywald before going freelance in 1950. In the same year, she married the US-American artist Hugh Weiss (1925-2007). In 1952, she joined the Rapho photo agency, subsequently working for numerous French and international magazines. Her early black-and-white oeuvre has been increasingly rediscovered since the 1970s, accompanied by new works created on her many travels around the world. In 2017 the photographer, who has long since become a French citizen, was honoured by the Swiss Photo Academy for her life’s work. More
Porte de Saint-Cloud, Paris, 1950
© Sabine Weiss
Fèlix Labisse, pittore decoratore, Neuilly, 1952
© Sabine Weiss
Porte de Vanves, Paris, 1952
© Sabine Weiss
Selbstporträt, 1953
© Sabine Weiss
L'uomo che corre (Hugh), Paris, 1953
© Sabine Weiss