Polka Galerie
"American families"
Group show
© Marianna Rothen, Courtesy Polka Galerie. / © Peggy Levison Nolan, Courtesy Polka Galerie. © Shelby Lee Adams, Courtesy Polka Galerie. / © Meryl Meisler, Courtesy Polka Galerie.
The history of family photography has been marked by the rise of the reflex camera and 35mm film reel as common consumer objects. Four American photographers have used it as the matrix of their work, blending long-term documentary reportage, chronicles of everyday life, and bittersweet fables.
In a collective show titled ‘American Families,’ Peggy Levison Nolan, Shelby Lee Adams, Meryl Meisler & Marianna Rothen come together, from March 22nd to May 25th, showcasing their works on the gallery walls. We are delighted to welcome them as represented artists.
From March 22nd to May 25th, 2024
Event: Meeting with a screening of the film about his work, the work of a lifetime.
Rendez-Vous
Saturday 25 May 2024 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Meeting and signature with Shelby Lee Adams
Sunday 26 May 2024 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Guided tour with Shelby Lee Adams
Sunday 26 May 2024 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Book signing event with Olivier Laban-Mattei & Lisandru Laban-Giuliani for the book ‘Neige Noire’
75003 Paris, France 01 76 21 41 30 www.polkagalerie.com
The gallery
Founded in 2007 by Adélie de Ipanema and Edouard Genestar, Galerie Polka is located in the Marais district of Paris. Its space hosts a program of ten exhibitions per year and a photography bookstore offering monographic or thematic works as well as rare signed editions. The gallery represents the work of 35 photographers, both French and international, and around thirty associated artists.
Polka also publishes Polka Magazine, overseen by Alain Genestar.
Gallery artists
Jacob Aue Sobol, Laurent Elie Badessi, Nick Brandt, Bernard Cantié, Philippe Chancel, Nicolas Comment, Paul Cupido, Edouard Elias, Elliott Erwitt, Joakim Eskildsen, Franco Fontana, Mario Giacomelli, Bruce Gilden, Stanley Greene, Alexander Gronsky, Philippe Guionie, Matt Henry, Françoise Huguier, Miho Kajioka, William Klein, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Shelby Lee Adams, Lek & Sowat, Sze Tsung Nicolás Leong, Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre, Steve Mccurry, Meryl Meisler, Joel Meyerowitz, Daido Moriyama, Manfred Thierry Mugler, Janine Niépce, Peggy Levison Nolan, Claude Nori, Kosuke Okahara, Jean-Marie Périer, Marc Riboud, Marianna Rothen, Sebastião Salgado, Toshio Shibata, Donata Wenders
