"It was a very interesting blend of a somewhat formal, highly graphic image. Yet, at the same time, very human." - Bruno Barbey
Designed from the archives of the artist, whose conservation the Photo Elysée museum manages for the René Burri Foundation, this new exhibition reveals for the first time the diverse creative activities of one of the most significant photojournalists of the second half of the 20th century.
The exhibition René Burri. Explosion os sight was presented at Photo Elysée from March 18 to June 18, 2023.
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