Kiki of Paris

Kiki of Paris is the pseudonym for a French photographer and artist born in Paris in 1945.

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Biography

Kiki studied humanities and social sciences before turning towards drawing and painting. In Montparnasse, he was introduced by the actor Michel Simon to Henry Miller who advised him to devote himself to photography. He then worked with the ethnologist Robert Jaulin and traveled through Asia, Central Europe, Cuba, Jamaica, and the United States. In the early 90's he joined the humanistic photography movement, associating with Willy Ronis. Since 2000, Kiki of Paris is a member of the ADAGP.

Kiki of Paris Committee

The Kiki of Paris Committee was created in 2006, to promote his work and to provide certificates of authenticity.

Notable works

Critical reception

«Demanding and opposed to ckichés, your photographic work has the seduction of poetry. By seeking to reveal imaginary , your eye transcends the reality and daily life and leds to the emergence of images of great creativity » – Bertrand Delanoë (Mayor of Paris)[1]

Main exhibitions

Publications

External links

References

  1. ^ Delanoë, Bertrand (2003-06-10), Correspondance 
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