From Paris to Turin, Seoul and New York, Women In Motion supports the Vivian Maier retrospective
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From Paris to Turin, Seoul and New York, Women In Motion supports the Vivian Maier retrospective
Since 2021, Women In Motion has supported the retrospective dedicated to American photographer Vivian Maier. From Paris to Shanghai via Turin, Seoul, and New York, this exhibition offers the opportunity to discover this major 20th-century photographer, whose work and life long remained unknown to the general public. By supporting this series of exhibitions, Kering continues its commitment to shining a light on female talent in the arts and culture.
Vivian Maier in New York
Finding Vivian Maier
Born in 1926 in New York City, Vivian Maier observed American society in the 1950s, capturing its major social and political changes, the rise of the American dream and modernity through the lens of her ever-ready Rolleiflex. Yet, her photographs—mostly shot in the streets of the New York City and Chicago, where she worked as a governess —had never been shown before. In fact, due to a lack of financial means, Vivian Maier developed very few photographs during her lifetime, instead storing negatives in boxes piled up in storage. Reserved and private by nature, Vivian kept her passion to herself, apparently never attempting to make a living from her photographs.
Maier’s work therefore remained largely unknown to the public until 2007, when her assets were auctioned for non-payment on the unit in which they were stored. One of the buyers, John Maloof, recognized the value of the negatives and digitized them. He then published the book Vivian Maier, Street Photographer, which caught the attention of the American media. Starting in 2011, exhibitions dedicated to Vivian Maier’s work made her a star posthumously. In 2021, the Musée du Luxembourg organized the first worldwide retrospective devoted to the photographer.
Vivian Maier exhibitions supported by Women In Motion
Fotografiska Shanghai
To mark Vivian Maier's birth centenary (1926), the acclaimed exhibition travels to China with the support of Women In Motion. On show at Fotografiska Shanghai, it unveils the work of this long-unseen but legendary 20th-century photographer, enriched with selection of photos from Maier's travels to Asia, never before exhibited.
New York and Fotografiska
May 31 through September 2024
This first worldwide retrospective devoted to Vivian Maier will visit the United States via New York, the artist’s city of birth where most of her photographs were shot. Showcased at the Fotografiska New York, the new exhibition, Vivian Maier: Unseen Work spans approximately 200 works from the early 1950s to the mid-1980s, which provide a compelling insight into post-war America.
Seoul and Ground Seesaw Seongsu
August 4 to November 27, 2022
The exhibition moves to Asia, where Vivian Maier traveled in 1959, visiting Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and India. From August 4 to November 27, 2022, pictures from that trip will be shown at the Ground Seesaw Seongsu gallery in Seoul, South Korea. This is the first time Women In Motion has lent its support to an event in South Korea, marking the further development of initiatives and projects highlighting women’s contributions to the arts in that country.
Turin and Musei Reali
February 9 to June 26, 2022
Following the success of the Paris show, which drew more than 200,000 visitors, the exhibition moved to the Chiablese wing of the Royal Museums of Turin. A portion of this exhibition was devoted to Vivian Maier’s trip to Italy, featuring never-before-seen shots of Turin and Genoa. This retrospective also marked the first event supported by Women In Motion in Italy, a country of special importance to Kering and its brands.
Paris and the Musée du Luxembourg
September 15, 2021 to January 16, 2022
In 2021, the Musée du Luxembourg held a retrospective of Maier’s work, with support from Kering through its Women In Motion program. The exhibition, curated by Anne Morin, revealed the complexity and variety of Vivian Maier’s work and aesthetic. The retrospective showcased never-before-seen photographs discovered in 2007, among them vintage prints by the photographer herself, Super-8 footage that had never been shown publicly, and audio recordings.
Selection of works to discover
The exhibitions in figures
Going beyond
Women In Motion is committed to supporting the arts and culture by putting women in the spotlight. The program organizes exhibitions, studies and publications in an effort to shift perspectives and advance the cause of gender equality. Discover all the projects supported by the Women In Motion program on the Supporting initiatives for change page.
