#3 CURATED BY JONAS CUÉNIN: IMAGES D'AMÉRIQUE
FROM JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 26
"America is my adopted home. It was in New York that I discovered photography, where it became my greatest passion, and where I met some extraordinary photographers. I could only respond to L'Inaperçu's invitation with a selection of photo books retracing the history of photography in the United States, by American photographers. It reflects what we cultivate most here: diversity. You'll find all the genres here, without them really standing out, without styles really being identifiable. It's a way of paying tribute to the American cultural melting pot, which I believe represents this country's greatest human and artistic achievement."
Jonas Cuénin
Jonas Cuénin has brought together for L'INAPERÇU some fifty rare reference books on the theme of American photography. You can discover this ephemeral selection in the L'INAPERÇU kiosk. We invite you to come and discover works by artists such as Stephen Shore, Jill Freedman, Alec Soth, Jamel Shabazz, Robert Adams, Susan Meiselas, Nan Goldin, Saul Leiter, William Eggleston and many others...
About Jonas Cuénin :
Jonas Cuénin is a French journalist and photographer, born in Castres in 1984. He lives in Paris, and works as director of Blind Magazine.
After graduating from the École publique de journalisme in Tours in 2009, he joined France-Amérique magazine in New York, before becoming a self-taught photographer and journalist specializing in photography. During his 10 years living in the United States, he was nourished by American visual culture and his encounters with great photographers. In 2014, he became editor-in-chief of Camera magazine, then in 2016 editor-in-chief of L'Œil de la Photographie. His articles have also appeared in various international magazines, including Aperture, IMA and Polka.
In parallel with his activities as a journalist, Jonas Cuénin has been a photographer for the press, publishing his portraits in Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Figaro, Mediapart, La Tribune de Genève and Elle. A lover of intimate photography, he continues to practice photography as a vehicle for memories, which fuels his passion for the images and styles of all other photographers.