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01 December, 2012
Le Corbusier by Willy Rizzo
Exhibition to present color and black-and-white images-portraits of Le Corbusier, at "Le Corbusier's Maison La Roche", in Paris. (until December 20th)
(Left) Atelier 35, rue de Sèvres, Paris, Devant la peinture murale, Femme et coquillages (1948) © Willy Rizzo, (Right) Appartement, 24 rue Nungesser et Coli, Boulogne-Billancourt Atelier. Peintures : Le Grand Ubu (1949), Taureau IV, Androuet (1953) © Willy Rizzo
The photographs were taken for the magazine Paris Match in 1953 by Willy Rizzo, a fashion photographer. They depict the then 66-year-old Corbusier in various spots about Paris: the Musée National d'Art Moderne, his apartment, in front of a blackboard (sporting a sketch of Unité d'Habitation)...
These photographs have not been published since.
(Left) Atelier, 35 rue de Sèvres, Paris, Au tableau noir, la "Ville radieuse" © Willy Rizzo, (Right) Appartement 24, rue Nungesser et Coli, Boulogne-Billancourt Cuisine © Willy Rizzo
(Left) Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, Exposition, 1953, Mural photographique : "Le Modulor" © Willy Rizzo, (Right) 24, rue Nungesser et Coli, Boulogne-Billancourt, Devant l'immeuble Molitor © WIlly Rizzo
Location: "Maison La Roche", Paris
Duration of exhibition: until December 20th
Photos : http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com
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- The 5 points and the voyage to the east ( 12 October, 2011 )
- L'Italia di Le Corbusier ( 15 February, 2013 )
- Construire l'image: Le Corbusier et la photographie ( 11 December, 2012 )
- Moment - Le Corbusier's Secret Laboratory ( 02 April, 2013 )
