SUMMER AS A GIFT

SUMMER AS A GIFT

This year the Rencontres d'Arles is collaborating with the world music festival Les Suds in Arles to offer a limited series combined passes exhibition + an evening at Les Suds in the Antic Theater.
Also, the Rencontres is offering reduced-price all-exhibition passes for the next festival! 
All offers here

AGENDA

Thursday 5 July

9:45 AM - 1:00 PM

WORKSHOPS: 1968-2018, TAKING THE FLOOR/TAKING PICTURES

1968: ENLISTING IMAGES IN THE SERVICE OF STRUGGLES

1968-2018, Taking the floor / taking pictures
Conversations and projections with Bernadette Caille, Guillaume Blanc, Sébastien Layerle, Jean-Denis Bonan and Nicole Fernández Ferrer, on a proposal from Tënk.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-E Théâtre d'Arles
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

HOPE, A COLLABORATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Exhibition tour
Exhibition tour by Nicolas Havette, general curator, with the artists in attendance.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-7 Fondation Manuel Rivera-Ortiz - access stairs
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

THE WINNERS COMMENTED ON BY THE JURY

VR Arles Festival lecture
Debate with the VR Arles Festival jury and questions from festival-goers (adults and children).
  • Pastille2018-19 Couvent Saint-Césaire
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

SIMON BAKER

Les Rencontres Olympus
Conversation led by Natacha Wolinski.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-A Cour Fanton
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A PILLAR OF SMOKE

A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY TURKEY

Exhibition tour
Exhibition tour by Ilgin Deniz Akseloğlu and Yann Perreau, curators.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-21 Maison des peintres
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

LA PLAGE ÉLECTRIQUE

Café, bar, lounge
The Plage électrique, a pop-up guinguette with music, food and feet in the sand on the program, is the place to be at the Rencontres d'Arles!
DJ set : Frantz (coquelicot records) + Backhill (coquelicot records).

Until 7:15pm: access via La Grande Halle.
From 7:15pm: access via 11, chemin des minimes.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-28 Magasin Électrique
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

RAYMOND DEPARDON

DEPARDON USA, 1968-1999

Exhibition tour
Exhibition tour by Raymond Depardon.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-1 Espace Van Gogh
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

THE EYES TALKS

The nonante-neuf Talks / Pro Helvetia
Dedicated to Les Filles de la photo with Florence Moll, Caroline Stein, Taous Dahmani and Audrey Bazin. 
  • Pastille lieux 2018-F Mistral
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

EXPLORING THE IMAGE

Youth Workshops
Experimentation with the festival’s teaching tools, presentation of workshops and the 2018 Clicks and Classes operation.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-21 Maison des peintres
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

FUGITIVE, WHERE ARE YOU RUNNING?

1968-2018, Taking the floor / taking pictures
Preview of the film by Nicolas Klotz and Elisabeth Perceval, with the filmmakers in attendance, as part of the “1968-2018, Taking the Floor/Taking Pictures” workshops based on a proposal by Tënk.
A Shellac Sud production in association with ARTE France La Lucarne, 70mn, 2018, in French.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-E Théâtre d'Arles
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

VIRTUAL REALITY TO TELL STORIES ABOUT OUR TIMES

EMERGENCE OF NEW STORIES?

VR Arles Festival lecture
  • Pastille2018-19 Couvent Saint-Césaire
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Let us not fall aslepp while walking

Guided exhibition tours
  • Pastille lieux 2019-7 Fondation Manuel Rivera-Ortiz - access stairs
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

WORKSHOPS: 1968-2018, TAKING THE FLOOR/TAKING PICTURES

ALTERNATIVE VISUAL PRACTICES IN CONFLICT-TORN AREAS

1968-2018, Taking the floor / taking pictures
Conversations and projections with Elisabeth Perceval, Nicolas Klotz, Caroline Zéau, Elisa Larvego, Gilles Raynaldy, and Louis Matton, on a proposal from Tënk.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-E Théâtre d'Arles
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Writing on photography: new formats and disseminations

The nonante-neuf Talks / Pro Helvetia
Panel #3/4 with Federica Chiocchetti, Tim Clark, Matthieu Gafsou, Nadine Wietlisbach, led by Danaé Panchaud.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-F Mistral
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Christian Lutz

ANATOMIES OF POWER

Exhibition tour
Venue: Collection Lambert, Avignon.
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

JANE EVELYN ATWOOD

Les Rencontres Olympus
Conversation led by Damien Sausset.
(initially planned on Tuesday, July 3rd at 10:30 am)
  • Pastille lieux 2018-A Cour Fanton
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

THE PRIX PICTET
CELEBRATES ITS WINNERS

Exhibition tour
Exhibition tour by Michael Benson, Prix Pictet director, and the artists.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-20 Croisière
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

CRISTINA DE MIDDEL & BRUNO MORAIS

MIDNIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS

Exhibition tour
Exhibition tour by Cristina De Middel, Bruno Morais and Claudi Carreras Guillén, curator.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-20 Croisière
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

THE POTEMKIN VILLAGE

Round table
Round table with Gregor Sailer, Joerg Bader and Pascal Beausse.
Venue: Auditorium de l'ENSP.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

AFTER PHOTOGRAPHY: VIRTUAL REALITY, OR THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW REAL

Les Rencontres/Le Point
With Benoît Baume, Michel Huneault and Mélanie Courtinat, led by Christophe Ono-dit-Biot.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-F Mistral
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

BOOK SIGNINGS

Signings
With Michael Christopher Brown, Matthieu Gafsou, Olga Kravets, Maria Morina, Oksana Yushko and Baptiste Rabichon.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-A Cour Fanton
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

LE MAG DE L’ÉTÉ

Recording
Live public recording of Julia Molkhou’s France Inter show with Raymond Depardon and Sam Stourdzé.
  • Pastille lieux 2018-A Cour Fanton
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

TODD HIDO

DARK LIGHT

Les Befores d'Olympus
Exhibition tour and meeting with Todd Hido and Fannie Escoulen, curator, followed by a book signing.

  • Pastille lieux 2018-16 Palais de Luppé
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

KOURTNEY ROY

Louis Vuitton pop-up bookshop - Le buste et l'oreille
Signing of Louis Vuitton Fashion Eye California.


  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour

  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering

  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture