Text by Jean-Luc Monterosso, Director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Edouard Taufenbach and Bastien Pourtout continue their creative approach based on archives, here questioning a collection, that of a fixed passion, that of Pierre Passebon. Marlène Dietrich’s images are the object of this, forming the fertile medium for a renewed gaze that never…
Co-published by Steidl & Galerie du Passage, 2007. Exhibition organized by Pierre Passebon at Delorenzo Gallery, New York. “The mythology of ancient Greece has fascinated us for centuries, and for centuries the evolution of tastes and styles has continually brought the Greek world to life,” said Lagerfeld of his love for the era. “It represents…
Florent Barbarossa – Pierre Passebon From the idealized nudity of ancient Greek heroes, to the radical frontal portraits of the 1970s, to the intimate and sensual hyperrealistic paintings of French artist Jacques Sultana, the infinite possibilities of male body representation have fascinated collector Pierre Passebon for decades. This book highlights a strong, committed and sometimes…
On the occasion of the “Richard Peduzzi” Furniture and Lighting Collection exhibition, April – June 2025.
La collection Pierre Passebon “De la nudité idéalisée des héros de la Grèce antique aux portraits frontaux et radicaux des années 1970, et jusqu’aux peintures hyperréalistes, intimes et sensuelles de l’artiste français Jacques Sultana, les infinies possibilités de représentation du corps masculin fascinent le collectionneur Pierre Passebon depuis des décennies. Cet ouvrage met en lumière…