The Israel Museum presents “As Paris Was”: an exhibit displaying the works of Eugene Atget.
March 23, 2012-June 30, 2012
Location: Ticho HouseArtist: Eugene AtgetCurator: Nisan PerezMedia: Photography
The photographic oeuvre of Eugene Atget (1857-1927) has become a landmark in the history of the medium, and his works are recognized as an integral part of the canon of documentary photography. His subject matter was Paris with its houses, streets, parks, and castles – interior and exterior details of architecture being transformed by modernity. His fame came decades later; however his enduring legacy in the field is still discernible worldwide. This exhibition of Atget’s photographs of Paris, the first ever in Israel.