Karlheinz Weinberger, Zürich, 1962 © P. Schedler, Warth ( CH ), courtesy Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne
[CONTRE]CULTURE / CH
The Musée de l'Elysée offers an original exhibition on the theme of the counter-culture in Switzerland, expressed through photography and the visual arts from 1950 to the present day. The exhibition is a contextualization of the...More
Ocean Warwick Oil Platform, Dauphin Island, Alabama, 2005 © Black River Productions, Ltd./Mitch Epstein. Courtesy Thomas Zander, Cologne
Mitch Epstein, American power
The Musée de l’Elysée presents the latest project by Mitch Epstein, American Power. This series of 63 photographs taken between 2003 and 2008 examines the production and consumption of energy in the United States, and its impact...More
Frank Schramm, 28 September, 2001 (#4) © Frank Schramm. Courtesy Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne
Frank Schramm, Stand-ups – Reporting Live from Ground Zero
To mark the 10th anniversary of September 11th, the Musée de l’Elysée presents an unseen series of photographs by Frank Schramm, Stand-ups - Reporting Live from Ground Zero. No shots of the destroyed twin towers, piled up...More
Saul Leiter, Through Boards, 1957 © Saul Leiter, collection Aforge Finance. Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
Saul Leiter, Early color
Born in Pittsburgh in 1923, to a Polish family with a rabbi father, Saul Leiter was expected to study theology but, at the age of 23, he decided to give up his studies at the theological college in Cleveland and to move to New...More
Federico Fellini, March 1955, Private Collection
Fellini, la Grande Parade
Curator : Sam Stourdzé
The new exhibition of the Musée de l’Elysée reveals the sources of Fellini’s inspiration. Focussing on Fellini’s work through his obsessions by presenting the images that inspired him, those of which he...More
Hans Steiner. Chronique de la vie moderne
A major figure in Swiss photography, Hans Steiner was part of the golden age of Swiss photojournalism (1930s and 1940s). The Musée de l’Elysée wishes to restore the reputation of this great but unjustly forgotten photographer,...More
Gilles Caron, Anti-Catholic demonstration by the Orange order. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, August 1969. © Fondation Gilles Caron
Gilles Caron - Projections
THE GILLES CARON FOUNDATION DONATES 144 OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PRINTS TO THE MUSEE DE L’ELYSEE
The Musée de l’Elysée is proud to welcome into its collection 144 prints by the French photographer Gilles Caron. Donated by the...More
Irving Penn, "Pompier" (Fireman), Paris, 1950 © by Les Editions Condé Nast S.A.
Irving Penn - Small Trades
For more than 60 years, Irving Penn has left his mark on the world of photography through his images of fashion, still lifes and portraits. The Musée de l'Elysée pays tribute to this 20th century master of photography. Fashion...More
"Bernhard und Hilla Becher. Anonyme Skulpturen". Kunst Zeitung n°2. Verlag Michelpresse, Düsseldorf, Allemagne. Janvier 1969
Bernd & Hilla Becher - In Prints 1964-2010
Since the late 1950s, the photographic work of Bernd and Hilla Becher has been dedicated to industrial landscapes and buildings, including factories, water towers, blast furnaces, head frames, coal silos, etc., usually abandoned....More
Photomontage. ©JR ©Estate of Helen Levitt. Courtesy Laurence Miller Gallery, New York
JR - Unframed Festival Images 2010, Vevey
Unframed
Co-produced by the Festival Images (Vevey) and the Musée de l'Elysée (Lausanne), Unframed is an unprecedented urban project created for the city of Vevey, with images from the collection of the Musée de l'Elysée. The...More
