Over the past few years, Les Rencontres d’Arles have been on the forefront of contemporary photography. The 2017 edition doesn’t miss a beat, and the program offers interested visitors an insightful overview of innovative, original photographic practices. L’Oeil de la Photographie invites you to spend a day meandering through the shaded maze of the streets of Arles exploring the exhibitions.
... Round the corner, you can step into the Archbishop’s Palace and immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring oeuvre of Masahisa Fukase with his first European retrospective. The Japanese photographer’s raw compositions, in which performance and theater play a key role, attest to the extreme originality of his photographic practice. Fukase works in both black and white and in color, with original prints, magazine covers, as well as calligraphy. His photography is potent and groundbreaking.
