François Halard

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1961年フランス生まれ。ロバート・ラウシェンバーグ、サイ・トゥオンブリー、ルイーズ・ブルジョワから、近年ではルイジ・ギッリやリチャード・アヴェドン、ジョン・リチャードソンといったアーティストの自宅や有名建築など、自らをインスパイアさせる場所を撮影している。アメリカ版ヴォーグやヴァニティ・フェア、ニューヨーク・タイムズ、AD（Architectural Digest）やアパルタメント・マガジンなどで活躍し、世界で最も著名な建築写真家と称されている。建物の歴史、インテリアや展示空間の小さなディテール、光と影によって作られる雰囲気、ポートレイトを撮っている最中のアーティストのふとした眼差しなどを捉えた作品は、多くの写真集や世界中のギャラリーや美術館の展覧会などで展開されている。

Between his Greenwich Village apartment and his XVIIIth century hotel particulier in the South of France, François Halard circles the world to portray the houses, gardens and ateliers of singular personalities. From artists such as Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Louise Bourgeois and recently Luigi Ghirri or John Richardson, to magical premises, like Casa Malaparte, Villa Noailles or La Maison de Verre, Halard captures places that inspire and mold him as an artist. His strength also comes from the portraits he executes. From his masters, to the most influential individuals of the contemporary world. His style, both bohemian and regal, sets him, according to the international press, from AD to Appartamento, as one the most prominent decoration photographer in the world.
Looking through more than 20 years of editorial work, for the Condé Nast publications or the New York Times and exhibition catalogs for Actes Sud or the Fondation Lambert, François Halard delivers his photographic understanding of spaces that discloses his unique sensibility and personal history. The history of a building, a tiny detail on furniture or an art piece, shadows playing with light setting an atmosphere, the blunt glance of an artist he’s been portraying, François Halard has been showcasing his work through prestigious publications : Visite Privée (Actes Sud), Francois Halard (Rizzoli), Casa Ghirri (Kehrer) and through exhibitions in galleries and museums around the globe.