Photographing Monet's Gardens.
Five Contemporary Views

Exhibit 2015 in Giverny France, Museum of Impressionisms

From July 31st through November 1st, 2015

Stephen Shore Giverny France, 1982
Chromogenic color print, 91,4 × 114,3 cm
© Stephen Shore, par l’intermédiaire de la 303 Gallery, New York

Exhibition of contemporary photographs : Darren Almond, Elger Esser, Henri Foucault, Bernard Plossu, Stephen Shore

Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny is probably one of the most photographed subjects in the world.

This exhibition offers an unprecedented look at this mythic place through the works of five internationally renowned contemporary photographers.

Elger Esser Combray (Giverny V), France (Haute-Normandie, 27 Eure), 2010
Héliogravure sur papier fait main, 117 × 133 x 6 cm
Collection particulière © Elger Esser 2010

The works of Stephen Shore
record the restoration of Monet’s garden
between 1977 and 1982.

Darren Almond Fullmoon Impression, 2011 C-print, 121 × 121 cm
Darren Almond par l’intermédiaire de la galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin / Matthew Marks
Gallery, New York / Jay Jopling, White Cube, Londres © Darren Almond

More recently,
artists Darren Almond,
Elger Esser,
Henri Foucault
and Bernard Plossu
each appropriated the garden,
contemplating the magic of the place,
with its ephemeral and ever-changing beauties.

Henri Foucault, Vibration Exposition Giverny 2015

A source of inspiration,
the garden became a space of experimentation for these artists,
and their photographs invite viewers
to reconsider our individual perception of time.

Bernard Plossu Jardin de Claude Monet, Giverny, juin 2011
Tirage fresson, 30 × 44,8 cm Collection de l’artiste © Bernard Plossu

The exhibition brings together
approximately one hundred photographs
of small, medium, and large format.