Dagatas photographs are not the result of a search for images but the consequence of his arduous and radical quest. As an artist, he is most widelyknown for his graphic and intense images some of which can be seen above. Antoine dagata has traveled the worlds darkest corners collecting images of characters from the nights furthest edges. It is the recording of the obsessions and sensitive experiences of the artist. Everyone looks for pleasure to fill the void inside themselves, says liza, a tbilisi stripshow dancer who is one of the subjects of magnum photographer antoine dagatas bold and seductive new exhibition eclipse which premieres at this years tbilisi photo festival. He is the author of six books of nonfiction, including the next american essay 2003, the lost origins of the essay 2009 and the making of the american essay all part of the trilogy of essay anthologies called a new history of the essay. Atlas brings together antoine dagata s most recent work. In short, it is a nonfiction account of the yucca mountain near las vegas chosen as a waste repository for nuclear waste. The title of this series paradigmes, which is part of the bigger body of work that constitutes atlas, is a testimony of the different worlds he explored and reinvented.
Between a book and a portfolio, published in a big size limited edition, not paperbacked, printed on a high quality paper, each issue is dedicated to a great. Destroying the line between living and making art, his images are autobiographical, animalistic, and as horrifying as they are beautiful. The exhibition is conceived as an integral part of a cinematographic and artistic project begun in 20 with the release of the film atlas. He has published more than a dozen books and three films. Atlas gathers all the recent works of antoine dagata. The exhibition is conceived as an integral part of a cinematographic and artistic project begun in 20. Offering a reflection on the work of the antoine dagata by several countries and publishers, in a dialogue that opens new perspectives in the ways of making photobooks. Antoine dagata left france in 1983 and remained overseas for ten years. Berlin, katowice, oswiecim, stages of an improvised itinerary.
An interview with antoine dagata photographs by and. Oscurana is a collaborative project developed amongst 6 publishers from different countries. It is a passage to the act of writing, to the verge of extinction, enjoyment and death. Covering antoine dagatas work for the last 5 years, the book combines pictures and texts in a disturbing testimony, showing the commitment of a photographer documenting druggenerated fictions. In 2001 he won the niepce prize for young photographers. Atlaswhite noise screening of antoine dagatas latest film. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Magnum photos is a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer members. Antoine dagata pens a reflection on the town best known as the location of the auschwitz concentration camp. From this project, antoine dagata published a book of the same name to be released next october by. Antoine dagata is a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Most of you seem to like the conversations i have with editors, curators, and photographers. Antoine dagata will be with us on thursday 29 and friday 30 march, 2018. Atlas paradigmes galerie les filles du calvaire artsy. From this project, antoine dagata published a book of the same name to be released next october by editions textuel. Multiplicity as a growing conceptual and technical approach in antoine dagata s work. In 1990 he studied photography with larry clark and nan goldin in new york. Phnom penh, bangkok, damascus, istanbul, new york, marseille, san. Antoine dagata, atlas the eye of photography magazine. Antoine dagata, the enfant terrible, at leffest news.
Antoine dagata france, 1961 is a magnum photographer exploring the darkest sides of life, with drugfuelled sex binges bleeding over the edges of depravity. Fascinated by the marginality, he had shared total experiences with whores, junkies, thugs. Containing striking images of people living on the fringes of society, antibodies is a challenging and captivating collection from one of the most renowned photographers working today. Antoine dagata ice french edition 9782849952054 by antoine dagata and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Aug 01, 20 for those who dont know him, antoine dagata is french with sicilian origins. He has won many awards, including the niepce prize in 2001, and exhibits regularly in different museums around the world.
In december 2007, antoine dagata arrives in phnom penh and falls in love with ka, a vietnamese prostitute a dealer also. This is antoine dagata antibodies by matej sitar on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. But during a brief sitdown with lensculture managing editor alexander. Nov 15, 2016 atlas gathers all the recent works of antoine dagata. Antoine dagata atlas exhibition from october 28th to november 26th, 2016 opening on thursday, october 27th. Responding to dagata s exasperation with the factchecking process, fingal retorts, you know, confirming factual. Antoine dagata has traveled the worlds darkest corners collecting images of prostitutes, addicts, wartorn communities, and the homeless. About a mountain by john dagata goodreads share book. His work has been shown in exhibitions all over the world. Antoine dagata has been refining an incisive visual technique over recent years.
Since then, he has been making photos about drug abuse, sex, personal obsessions and prostitution. Antoine dagata atlas les filles du calvaire gallery. Hamburg triennial of photography masterclass and workshop. Antoine dagata new york 198993 english and french edition by antoine dagata mar 1, 2017. A chaotic compendium of the worlds depravity hyperallergic. He studied photography at the international center of photography in new york. Atlas brings together antoine dagatas most recent work. Antoine dagata france, 1961 travelled around the world between 1983 and 1993. After his return to france in 1993 he took a fouryear break from photography. Antoine dagata atlas textuel, 2016 copy of the press service signed by antoine dagata stamp.
Antoine dagata has 15 books on goodreads with 120 ratings. Antoine dagata, paradigmes the eye of photography magazine. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video discovery system. He has been using procedural methods in the production of his works, presenting them through gridded formations of a series of consecutive, almostrepeated images. It reveals a new formal approach at the crossroad between photographic and cinematographic practice. Finding himself in new york in 1990, he pursued an interest in photography by taking courses at the international center of photography, where his teachers included larry clark and nan gol. Contamination, by antoine dagata the eye of photography. Finding himself in new york in 1990, he pursued an interest in photography by taking courses at the international center of photography, where his teachers included larry clark and nan goldin. Born in marseilles, antoine dagata left france in 1983 and remained overseas for the next ten years. I must share this, maybe its too long for this times i dont know, with sound and all, totally unedited, but i love it just like that. Dagata moves to las vegas after helping his mother join a retirement community there and hearing about the project. Built on the model of the magazine acephale directed by georges bataille from 1936 to 1939, this book brings together recent work by photographer antoine dagata. Between a book and a portfolio, published in a big size limited edition, not paperbacked, printed on a high quality paper, each issue is dedicated to a great photographer.
Antoine dagata, antibodies photograph of the book by the author for hyperallergic. Antoine dagata new york 198993 new york photobooks. Past show featuring works by antoine dagata at galerie les filles du calvaire paris, 17 rue des filles du calvaire oct 28th nov 26th 2016. Odysseia assembles texts, photos and videos in a single installation. Turning points, the april 2020 square print sale in collaboration with the everyday projects, brought together a selection of over 100 images by international visual artists. Atlas antoine dagata the bodies of junkies and whores are transformed into beautifully lit sculptures in this guided tour of the underworld by french magnum photographer antoine dagata, reminiscent of a mix between caravaggio and pedro costa.
Bill hunt was our last conversation still up and jim estrin from the new york times lens blog will be next. Antoine dagata published a book of the same name to be released next october by. An installation, white noise, based on the film, is currently on view at. Mar 21, 2014 containing striking images of people living on the fringes of society, antibodies is a challenging and captivating collection from one of the most renowned photographers working today. Finding himself in new york in 1990, he pursued an interest in photography by taking. The series featured at the gallery is his last one entitled paradigmes.
Finding himself in new york in 1990, he pursued an interest in photography by taking courses at the international center of photography, where he met larry clark and nan goldin. John dagata born 1975 on cape cod, massachusetts is an american essayist. Antoine dagata is a french photographer born in marseilles in 1961, where he spent his teenage years in violent combats for political militancy. Atlas, paradigmes wall street international magazine. This exhibition is the fruit of a cinematographic and artistic project started in 20 with the release of the movie entitled atlas. Anticorps french edition by dagata, antoine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Antoine d agata atlas textuel, 2016 copy of the press service signed by antoine d agata stamp. No moral attitude there, no judgment, but the need to explore some universes, share them through, without any precautions. The renowned antoine dagata, again and always, uses his sublime camera and whole being to reveal a parallel world of prostitution and drugs, punctuated by exhausted bodies and lost souls in cambodia, russia and india. With powerful individual vision, magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Antoine dagata left france in 1983 and remained overseas for the next ten years. He studied photography at the international center of photography in new york, where his teachers included nan goldin and larry clark. Antoine dagata celebrity profile check out the latest antoine dagata photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Agata marseilles 1961 is a photographer and film maker.
His work deals with topics that are often considered taboo, such as addiction, sex, personal obsessions, darkness, and prostitution. His images are an attempt at a new type of representation, in which the artist tries to free himself from a set of photographic rules and preconceived ideas compositions, layout etc. A nomad himself, dagata tackles subjects often left untouched, unnoticed, or ignored. Going from one continent to another, antoine dagata tells us a troubling and murky story about prostitutes he met and places he visited. Since 2008 he is part of the international photo agency magnum. Antoine dagata new york 198993 published in 2016 by andre freres editions 8vo, softcover with rigid dust jacket new york 198993is a biographical photobook, part of a series of 12 books, which main purpose is to give readers a general perspective of antoine dagatas wanderings, experiences and encounters during different periods of his life. The work is signed and numbered by antoine dagata, it is presented in a metal box and contains an original print signed and. These highly charged images by french photographer and director antoine dagata unveil a world of sex, drugs and decay for his book insomnia. Acts political presence is a book organized into five parts is as a plural space offered to the reader viewer to continue to see and think the work of antoine d agata, a photographer whose artistic gesture and movement life is bound in an eminently political purpose and it seems urgent to mean. This monumental collection of dagatas controversial work is a cult classic an.
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