An installation, white noise, based on the film, is currently on view at. Antoine d agata, magnum photographer since 2004, is in phnom penh, cambodia, where his artistic trail seems to reach an utmost point. Signed up by the magnum photo agency in the period when they started to realise there was little money in photojournalism, his works brutal and selfdestructive content has a habit of upsetting people. From antoine dagata s perspective, life is most intense when lived in close proximity to death. This monumental collection of dagatas controversial work is a cult classic an. See more ideas about magnum photos, photographer portfolio and photography. Antoine dagata, atlas the eye of photography magazine. His latest work focuses on body and flesh, in a narrow room. A nomad himself, dagata tackles subjects often left untouched, unnoticed, or ignored. 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. His work deals with topics that are often considered taboo, such as addiction, sex, personal obsessions, darkness, and prostitution.
In 1991 in new york, he studied photography under the mentorship of nan goldin and larry clark. An interview with antoine dagata photographs by and. Antoine dagata, daido moriyama, koji taki, osamu kanemura, shomei tomatsu, takahiko okada, takuma nakahira, yutaka takanashi 4 comments this is part two of of my essay yutaka takanashi towards the city for the yutaka takanashi exhibition catalogue, accompanying the show at the fondation henri cartierbresson. Antoine talks about his life, magnum, his family and. These are words of photographer antoine dagata who travelled to cambodia in order to find the limits of his own morality, with unconsciousness and desire being the main themes. Mar 17, 2014 antoine dagata has traveled the worlds darkest corners collecting images of prostitutes, addicts, wartorn communities, and the homeless. Mar 26, 2016 explore robdavies1291s board photography. Jan 01, 20 french photographer antoine dagata s work is dark, introspective and shockingly bold. Interview with photographer antoine d agata youtube. Aug 01, 20 for those who dont know him, antoine dagata is french with sicilian origins.
It allows me to face reality antoine dagata, interview on dazed. Mexico 19862016 published by editorial rm is a beautiful book. These are words of photographer antoine dagata who travelled to cambodia in order to find the limits of his own morality, with. Master photographer antoine dagata talking about his. The making of the american essay completes a series on the subject and brings the achievement of all three books into focus. Dagata je radnym clenem umelecke skupiny magnum photos. Antoine dagata has traveled the worlds darkest corners collecting images of prostitutes, addicts, wartorn communities, and the homeless. The exhibition is conceived as an integral part of a cinematographic and artistic project begun in 20 with the release of the film atlas. Dec 11, 2016 interview with photographer antoine d agata is recorded in tbilisi, georgia 2016. As an artist, he is most widelyknown for his graphic and intense images some of which can be seen above.
Antoine dagata left school at 17 years old and during twelve years, he lived and travelled in a dozen countries. French photographer antoine dagata was born in marseille in 1961. These highly charged images by french photographer and director antoine dagata unveil a world of sex, drugs and decay for his book insomnia. An interview by alessia glaviano with antoine dagata, on show at fondazione forma until the 1st of september 20.
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. Apr 25, 2012 antoine dagata will arrive in san francisco aug 23rd sep 2nd. Antoine dagata france, 1961 is a magnum photographer exploring the darkest sides of life, with drugfuelled sex binges bleeding over the edges of depravity. Magnum photographer antoine dagata on the subject of home in collaboration with fujifilm, magnum photos is on a major new project exploring the subject of home. This is antoine dagata antibodies by matej sitar on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. See more ideas about magnum photos, photographer portfolio, photography.
John jeremiah sullivan please, if the world gets blown to smithereens tomorrow, let this series be the one that tells the next civilization all that we thought and dreamt and said. John dagata is the author of halls of fame, about a mountain, and the lifespan of a fact, as well as the editor of the 3volume series a new history of the essay. With powerful individual vision, magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Subscribe now for full access to the eye of photography. His most recent book, the lifespan of a fact, presents dagatas arguments by way of example.
Antoine dagata, magnum photographer since 2004, is in phnom penh, cambodia, where his artistic trail seems to reach an utmost point. Apr 14, 2020 french photographer antoine dagata was born in marseille in 1961. No moral attitude there, no judgment, but the need to explore some universes, share them through, without any precautions. The content of this post presents strong impact images. Contamination, by antoine dagata the eye of photography. V roce 2001 ziskal niepceovu cenu pro mlade fotografy. Born in marseilles, antoine dagata left france in 1983 and remained overseas for the next ten years. An interview with antoine dagata posted on may 9, 2017 june 4, 2018 author katherine oktober matthews antoine dagata b.
Antoine is seeking contacts that can help locate willing participants to be interviewed andor filmed for the project. Atlas brings together antoine dagata s most recent work. He also wrote the lifespan of a fact, halls of fame, and about a. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. During his time in new york, in 199192, dagata worked as an intern in the. Antoine dagata will arrive in san francisco aug 23rd sep 2nd. After devoting himself to depicting desolated landscapes and borderline realities, dagata focuses his art on his intimate human relations. If you do not agree with seeing images of sex and violence avoid to continue the vision. His work deals with topics that are often considered taboo, such as addiction, personal obsessions, and darkness.
Thats thousands of images and articles, documenting the history of the medium of photography and its evolution during the last decades, through a unique daily journal. Destroying the line between living and making art, his images are autobiographical, animalistic, and as horrifying as they are beautiful. Each page of the book features a block of text from the essay that dagata originally submitted, surrounded by, in the margins, fingals factchecking notes and excerpts from the pairs e. Magnum photos is a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer members. But during a brief sitdown with lensculture managing editor alexander. In 2001 he won the niepce prize for young photographers. Apr 17, 2012 while john dagata is a passionate advocate and practitioner of the essay, he is also polite, wellspoken, and reasoned in his defense of manipulating facts and eschewing the label of nonfiction. After devoting himself to depicting desolated landscapes and borderline realities, d agata focuses his art on his intimate human relations. He studied photography at the international center of photography in new york city in 1990, under the tutelage of larry clark and nan goldin. Antoine dagata has traveled the worlds darkest corners collecting images of characters from the nights furthest edges. Dagata doesnt try to show us the state of the world but instead, he gives us his world, the one he explores.
For this reason hes chosen to make most of his photographic and film work at the margins of society. Apr 12, 2012 these are words of photographer antoine d agata who travelled to cambodia in order to find the limits of his own morality, with unconsciousness and desire being the main themes. Antoine d agata magnum photos plus, new york megagallerist david zwirner is hosting a group of l. 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. He will be finalizing a short video project that will accompany his latest book release in france 20. In december 2007, antoine dagata arrives in phnom penh and falls in love with ka, a vietnamese prostitute a dealer also. Our editorinchief, manik katyal caught up with antoine in siem reap, cambodia during the angkor photo festival in december 2012. Born in marseilles in 1961, dagata left france in the early 80s.
Apr 24, 2014 from antoine dagata s perspective, life is most intense when lived in close proximity to death. See more ideas about photography, magnum photos and photographer portfolio. While john dagata is a passionate advocate and practitioner of the essay, he is also polite, wellspoken, and reasoned in his defense of manipulating facts and eschewing the label of nonfiction. Antibodies by antoine dagata meet your next favorite book. Antoine dagata left france in 1983 and remained overseas for ten years.
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