Charles Negre – Sidewalk Stills _alt_Ensemble × Arches Gilles Pourtier se libère d’une

Gilles Pourtier se libère d’une histoire douloureuse

but from an early age

Their rightful place is in the centres of conflict

This publication is part of an ongoing study of her work and documents her exhibition at MACRO

Charles Negre – Sidewalk Stills _alt_Ensemble × Arches Gilles Pourtier se libère d’uneFollowing in the great tradition of a noble and ancient genre, Charles Negre presents a series of ultra contemporary still lifes he created at the end of the Parisian markets. The artist moves his camera out into the field, capturing abandoned remains in situ. Playing on the codes of advertising, the book Sidewalk Stills explores the visual charge of seemingly innocuous, disposable subjects, creating images that at once shock, delight and make visible