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visual artist, director & writer
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Serendipity.
New-York, 2024. I don’t know if we need to see a symbol here, whereas it’s a very very mad world… You may also imagine a fight for poetry - or something like that.
No Photoshop, of course not, no IA. Not my style ;-) … Just an observation, with a camera.
Privilege to see my lith-printed photograph from 1998, “Mystères”, used for the official poster of the exhibition by Musée Réattu in Arles, France. Until October 1st 2023.
NEW STEP : COLLAGES
I had these collages in my body and soul for almost 10 years. I finally preserved some precious time to work hard on materializing them. The confinement in 2020, with a strange irony, just extended what has been a voluntary isolation period from October 2019 to early March 2020. Overall, I spent 99% of my time on my collages for 9 months. Necessary time for a delivery, you may say: exactly.
This is the very first collage I presented to an audience for the AVALANZ project on February 29th 2020.
Mixed media, including a cyanotype (2000, with Michele Hicks) and a photograph (2017, with Adam Russell-Jones) - size 92x65cm
Souvenir from my office.
Watercolor 1994 & cyanotype - Carmen Kaas at McQueen - 1997.
Now creating in my studio.
One day at a time.
10 years later : beautiful silver print by Hervé Caté. Leica photography.
APRIL 2019: Angel bowing to Teodor Currentzis, and vice-versa, just after the Requiem by Verdi in Vienna.
NYC, 2017 © Ann Ray
“Room N°10” © Ann Ray 2018
About the exhibition :
“Portraits-La Collection Florence et Damien Bachelot”
One photograph by Saul Leiter from the exhibition “Saul Leiter”
“Mystères”, 1998, Ann Ray in “Portraits, la collection Bachelot au Musée Réattu”
“Mystères”, 1998, Ann Ray
“Mystères”, 1998, Ann Ray
Exhibition : June 9 to July 30 2022
Book : Available in the Art section or at Yvon Lambert Bookshop, Paris
At Galerie Sabine Knust - Matthias Kunz, Munich.
October 15th until December 15th 2020.
Photography, film & collages.
New review in V Magazine - to coincide with RENDEZ-VOUS exhibition in Saint-Louis, USA
Ann Ray & Lee McQueen
To be seen at Barrett Barrera projects in Saint-Louis, USA
A 15 years body of work : portraits of overwhelming artists with the eyes closed. Revealed for the first time in 2019 at Ca Pesaro Museum, Venice, Italy, with a selection of 49 photographs - to be continued in 2020 in its full version: Photography, film & publication.
her & Now : See you in Venezia !
More at Ca Pesaro Museum page
Starting April 24th 2019. See you there !
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More information : Galerie de la Beraudière
Ann Ray is obsessed with transmission, and therefore is delighted to give her first Masterclass at Venezia-Photo in April 2019.
Join her for art & fun in an exquisite location : the island of San Servolo.
April 25th-28th 2019
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More information : Venezia-Photo
12 pages in INDIE magazine, Berlin.
In-depth review by Claire Guillot in LE MONDE
5th/6th of August edition.
Please listen full interview on RFI
6th of August 2018, full reading on W Magazine
5th of July - to be listened to on France Inter
With Sam Stourdzé, Director of the Rencontres d’Arles, Raymond Depardon, photographer, Prune Nourry, artist & Ann Ray.
Full article on ID-vice site.
The E-xhibition about art & craftsmanship at 21 Place Vendôme, Paris.
21 photographs © Ann Ray, January 2018 for Schiaparelli.
Carmen Kaas - © Ann Ray 2002
Lee McQueen AKA Alexander McQueen
© Ann Ray, 1999
About Lee Alexander McQueen…
The whole story :
Friendship & photography, from 1997 until 2010 - When Lee McQueen took his own life.
I miss my friend, as I miss an Artist of high caliber. Visionnaire, witty, without any limit.
Analogue photography only : Art for Art.
* Please note : 169 of these photographs taken over 13 years have been exhibited in the Rencontres d’Arles in 2018 : it was “Les Inachevés” (the unfinished).
Since 2022, the exhibition “Rendez-Vous / Lee Alexander McQUeen & Ann Ray” has been touring in Museums in the USA. “Rendez-vous” is produced by Barrett Barrera Projects.
Unfallen Angels, McQUeen, 2009.
Collection : Fondation Carmignac
Series of 5 portraits of Lee McQueen, 2000.
Collections :
Yvon Lambert
Maya Hoffman
Collection :
Victoria & Albert Museum
Collection :
Victoria & Albert Museum
This video was published on the opening of “Rendez-Vous” in Frist Art Museum in Nashville, USA.
Collection :
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
I love the fact that the negative was damaged, which gives these white marks that participate in the composition of the image. I know that Lee McQueen would have loved that, that magic trace, touching, tangible.
I chose this image on purpose, whereas there was another one which was impeccable.
I do believe in the strength of accidents. Raw Beauty.
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Private Collections
Sometimes people tell me that I am a surrealist, in many ways. This makes me very happy, even if sometimes I dont know why they say that. And sometimes, I understand.
As all the images here, this was done in a few seconds, in a frantic atmosphere the day of the McQueen performance.
I took this photo more than 25 years ago, so I can step back enough to say that only Lee McQueen pushed me in areas that I ignored before I met him. I feel an immense gratitude. He pushed me towards the Truth, the Beauty, and that feeling that nothing is impossible. I became fully who I am because there was so much trust.
The human factor.
Guillaume Diop, Principal Dancer at Paris Opera
The first session.
Hand-painted silver print © Ann Ray
Hand-painted Silver Print
© Ann Ray
© Ann Ray
© Ann Ray
Adam Russell-Jones © Ann Ray
Lee Alexander McQueen © Ann Ray 2000
Re-garder = keeping twice
Not about how you move - but why ?
With Adam Russell-Jones
Principal dancers at Paris Opera
Principal dancer at Paris Opera & Director of Paris Opera Ballet
Choreographer © Ann Ray 2015
© Ann Ray 2018
© Ann Ray 2017
Mats Ek, choreographer.
Alice, Principal Dancer at Paris Opera, rehearsing “Bella Figura” by Jiri Kylian.
© Ann Ray 2016
© Ann Ray 2017
© Ann Ray 2014
Timeless session in the Blue Room
with Adam Russell-Jones.
Analogue photography
Digital photography
Movie
5 photographs : Adam Russell-Jones - © Ann Ray 2017
IMAGES
15 years project - work in progress - exhibition 2019
© Ann Ray 2013
