25 years - 1 nuit de l`élysée 4 exhibitions - 2

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NUIT DE L’ÉLYSÉE
18TH JUNE 2010 6PM TO MIDNIGHT
25 YEARS - 1 NUIT DE L’ÉLYSÉE
4 EXHIBITIONS - 2 SITES
85 PHOTOGRAPHERS
Le Musée de l’Elysée is delighted to invite the general public to celebrate its 25th anniversary in
the gardens of the Elysée.
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4 exhibitions to discover on two sites: reGeneration : Photographes de demain at the Musée de
l’Elysée which includes Les lauréats du Prix Pictet, Raphaël Dallaporta – Protocole and Le Musée
de l’Elysée en affiches at Espace Arlaud.
85 photographers present their work from June 18th and will be there to celebrate this anniversary together with the team from the Musée de l’Elysée who have organised for the occasion a
festive Nuit de l’Elysée. Here is the programme:
NUIT DE L’ELYSÉE – 18TH JUNE 2010
PROGRAMME
Espace Arlaud
6pm – 8pm
Visit to Espace Arlaud with the photographers present
Musée de l’Elysée
8pm
Opening of the exposition reGeneration2: photographes de demain
(Photographers of Tomorrow) with the 80 photographers present
8:30pm
Official opening
9pm
Drinks with music from the Aklak Quintet and Thai food provided by
Pla-Tu-Thong of Lausanne
10:30pm – 00:30am
Screenings with music
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Jean Mohr, photographies pour un été (Photographies for one summer)
10 min
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Travel through the collections of the Musée de l’Elysée 13 min
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reGeneration2 : photographes de demain
15 min
Announcement of the 12 photographers nominated for the Lacoste
Elysée Prize 2010
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Prix Pictet (Pictet Prize)
12 min
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Kathy Ryan, New York Times Magazine
15 min
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Strates, Photomoton
10 min
MUSÉE DE L’ÉLYSÉE
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UN MUSÉE POUR LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
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18, AVENUE DE L’ÉLYSÉE
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CH–1006 LAUSANNE
WWW.ELYSEE.CH
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NEAR - Helvéties
JR, Women are heroes
10 min
THE SCREENINGS
Jean Mohr, Photographies pour un été (Photographies for one summer) is a tribute to the
famous Geneva photographer, whose estate has just been donated to the Musée de l'Elysée by
the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation. The selection of images shows an overview of nearly half a century of commitment to the photographic medium throughout the world. It reflects the large diversity of interests of the photographer and the effectiveness of his style.
Travel through the collections of the Musée de l’Elysée offers a journey through the most
beautiful images that the Musée de l’Elysée has collected since its founding in 1985. A geographical and historical voyage, where old images interact with contemporary photographs.
reGeneration2 : Photographes de demain (Photographers of Tomorrow)
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reGeneration showcases the creativity of 80 emerging photographers from 30 countries. Their
work covers topics as diverse as urban space, globalization, identity and memory through practices that are often hybrids and that more than ever blur the lines between reality and fiction.
Prix Pictet
www.prixpictet.com
This screening is in two parts. The first presents a selection of nominees for 2008 and 2009 editions of the Prix Pictet. Water was the theme of the 2008 and Earth in 2009. The second part
looks at the work of each of the four artists on display at Espace Arlaud - Benoit Aquin, Nadav
Kander, Ed Kashi and Munem Wasif.
THE GUESTS OF THE MUSÉE DE L’ELYSÉE
Kathy Ryan – New York Times Magazine
For over twenty years, Kathy Ryan has been head of the photography department of The New
York Times Magazine. She pioneered presenting projects that blend art and photojournalism.
Her editorial choices have won numerous awards and have influenced developments in contemporary photography. She showcases them in this presentation.
Strates Collective – Photomoton
www.strates.ch
Photomoton is a digital cadavre exquis. Totally random, it brings together through an IT script a
date and a photograph and composes a sentence from a set of words. The Musée de l'Elysée inth
vites Strates to celebrate its 20 anniversary. Created in 1990 by 3 friends, the group now includes 13 photographers, a graphic designer, collaborators and a collection of photographs.
NEAR - Helvéties
www.near.li
Switzerland is the raw material of many photographers of NEAR. In various approaches, they
draw from their country of origin issues that seem relevant and whose photographs represent a
composite whole. This screening proposed by
Pauline Martin presents a collective and diverse portrait of Switzerland. NEAR was created in
Lausanne in January 2009 to promote contemporary photography.
JR
www.jr-art.net
The Musée de l'Elysée invited JR to submit one of the movies based on his work Women
are Heroes. This unusual artist owns the largest art gallery in the world. JR exhibits freely in the
streets of the world, attracting the attention of those who do not visit museums. His work mixes
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art and action and processes of engagement, freedom, identity and limits. JR displays his work,
uninvited, on the buildings in the outskirts of Paris, on the walls of the Middle East, on the broken bridges of Africa or in the favelas of Brazil and soon to be seen in Vevey.
THE MUSICIANS
Aklak 5tet
Formed in 2009, Aklak 5tet is a band of varying size composed of young Swiss and French musicians from different musical origins but driven by the same love for jazz and improvised music.
The AKLAK musicians offer music rooted in tradition without neglecting the new trends in current jazz, influenced by their own experiences through multicultural collaborations.
Aklak will perform arrangements specifically created for the screenings of John Mohr and the
NEAR collective.
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Saxophone: Ganesh Geymeier
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Guitar: Thibault Leutenegger
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Vibraphone: Jean-Lou Treboux
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Bass: Jacques Beaud
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Drums: Maxence Sibille
DJ Claude Michel
Claude Michel is a DJ with a far reaching musical taste, ranging from chill-out, soul and jazz
sounds and rhythms cut for the dancefloor, mixing funk, disco, house and electro. For the Nuits
de l’Elysée, he will compose a specific mix for the screenings of reGeneration and NEAR.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Nuit de l’Elysée 18th June 6pm – midnight
Free entrance – Drinks available
Catering available (dishes CHF 15.-)
Espace Arlaud exhibitions from 18th June to 25th July 2010
Place de la Riponne 2bis
1005 Lausanne
Wednesday – Friday, Midday – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm
Musée de l’Elysée exhibition from 18th June to 26th September 2010
18 avenue de l’Elysée
1014 Lausanne
Tuesday - Sunday 11am – 6pm
Closed on Mondays, except for public holidays
Exhibition tickets, valid for both sites
Adults
AVS
Students / Apprentices / AC / AI
Children up to 16 years of age
Free entry first Saturday of the month
Press contact
Marie-Claire Mermoud
021 316 99 27
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Géraldine Piguet
021 316 99 03
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