Introducing Raymond Depardon Solo Show - The Art of Photojournalism at Triennale Milano

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Simona Cochi introducing Raymond Depardon's Solo Show at Triennale Milano (The Art of Photojournalism) Through several of his most iconic series, the show exposes how much Italy is present in his work.
Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain present La Vita Moderna, a solo exhibition by French photographer and filmmaker, from October 15th, 2021 until April 10th, 2022.
Three hundred photos were gathered for this project.
La Vita Moderna is the largest show, with four rooms and two films displayed in the outstanding spaces of Triennale.
During the 1970s, the artist who has radically revitalized the current picture world is a fascinating place to visit.
Under the general direction of Hervé Chandès, La vita moderna has been conceived with the participation of the artist Jean-Michel Alberola and a scenographic backdrop designed by Théa Alberola

Sharing the common vision of creation and the desire to transform the exhibition
space into a place of reflection on the great challenges of our time, the two institutions have chosen, for the third exhibition in the programme, to dedicate over 1300 m2 of exhibition space to the work of a photographer-filmmaker who travels the world, through cities and countryside, giving a voice to their inhabitants and casting a humanist gaze on the world.
Constantly searching for the ideal distance from them, Raymond Depardon approaches his subjects with discretion and humility, patiently building a relationship with people or places, giving a voice to those who have none, showing each landscape as
the site of a human experience through the lens of a camera or
camcorder. His first images took him to Chad and Lebanon, from
the north of the American continent to the south, to deserts and
countries at war, when photojournalism was his way of travelling
the world and engaging with reality. As a young reporter with the
Dalmas agency, he was one of the co-founders of the legendary
Gamma photo agency in 1966 and, a decade later, began working
with Magnum, of which he is still a leading member today.
Presenting himself as “a passenger of [his] time”, he experiments
with different ways of approaching the world – first with photography,
then filmmaking – placing the image, whether still or animated,
at the service of a simple, unique, often direct narrative.