Beyond Borders - Au-Delà Des Frontières

There are many words you could use to describe the work of these 17 artists, portraitists and fashion photographers. But they all have one thing in common: Quebec. Whether they?re from Tunisia or Iran, the Laurentians or Montérégie, whether they?re being discovered or rediscovered, they?ve developed their singular creativity and aesthetic vision in Quebec, before exporting their work and establishing them-selves as essential players on today's international scene. For some, Quebec's photography schools and then its fashion and publishing microcosm have been a springboard to major capitals like New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles and Tokyo, and from there their images have made their way into the most prestigious magazines.Through their respective lenses, these photographers have capture moments in our history and popular culture over the last three decades. Their gaze has focused not only on prominent figures, from Leonard Cohen, Céline Dion and Lady Gaga, to Oscar-winning stars and the Dalai Lama, but also on anonymous models. They have captured intimate images that embody a humanist sensibility, revealing frag-ments of our society, our identity and our shared values through poetic and thematic approaches. In an age when images are moving from glossy paper to our screens, this exhibition takes us on a photo-graphic journey across landscapes, fleeting moments and portraits of icons and celebrities who have forged our cultural landscape, through images that are at times surreal or even hyper-realistic. They also reveal a broadening of the field of representation, with a greater diversity of models. Displayed outside their editorial or commercial context, the prints gathered in the exhibition and in this book ? the first devoted to this subject ? illustrate the decompartmentalization between art and fashion photography, between personal and commissioned work, which these Quebec photographers operate with boldness, ease, imagination and talent.

Author: Thierry-Maxime Loriot, Anne Eschapasse
Publisher: Musee McCord Stewart Museum - BT Publishers
Published: 05/31/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
ISBN: 9781738924721
Language: French

About the Author
Thierry-Maxime Loriot curated the internationally acclaimed exhibitions The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, Love Is Love: Wedding Bliss for All à la Jean Paul Gaultier, and JPG From A to Z, presented at the French pavilion at the 2022 World Expo in Dubai, for a total of 17 exhibitions devoted to the enfant terrible of French fashion. He also curated the international exhibitions Peter Lindbergh: A Different Vision on Fashion Photography, two editions of Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists, Thierry Mugler Couturissime, and Viktor & Rolf Fashion Statements, whose tour kicks off in February 2024 in Germany, and authored the catalogues that accompany each of these projects. In 2019, he received the CAFA (Canadian Arts and Fashion Award) Vanguard Award for his significant contributions to the arts and fashion industries. To date, over 5 million people have visited the exhibitions he has designed and organized.Thierry-Maxime Loriot curated the internationally acclaimed exhibitions The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, Love Is Love: Wedding Bliss for All à la Jean Paul Gaultier, and JPG From A to Z, presented at the French pavilion at the 2022 World Expo in Dubai, for a total of 17 exhibitions devoted to the enfant terrible of French fashion. He also curated the international exhibitions Peter Lindbergh: A Different Vision on Fashion Photography, two editions of Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists, Thierry Mugler Couturissime, and Viktor & Rolf Fashion Statements, whose tour kicks off in February 2024 in Germany, and authored the catalogues that accompany each of these projects. In 2019, he received the CAFA (Canadian Arts and Fashion Award) Vanguard Award for his significant contributions to the arts and fashion industries. To date, over 5 million people have visited the exhibitions he has designed and organized.