L’observatoire, Paris, 1986 by Gerard Musy

Gérard Musy - Lustres & Lamées

Lustre and Lamées, the two series of the Swiss photographer Gérard Musy, plunge us back in the nights of the Sexy Eighties, tempting and fascinating. In his sophisticated black and white pictures, people, gender and classes merge into a cocktail of night energy.

In Paris, the Fashion scene was making the law between Le Palace and the Bains Douches, in New York bankers and taggers would finally meet in night clubs, and in London, Skin Two magazine introduced the world to Fetishism. Parties were all over the town, from bars to clubs, from cocktail parties to concerts in a euphoria of sex, drug and music.

Gérard Musy was there, photographing the creatures wearing leather, latex or glitter that owned the night. Women are the true stars of his pictures, seducers, friends, kinky or dominatrix. Top models or complete strangers, the photographer stands close to them and these queens of the night breathe a sensuality and a freedom that seems now long gone from clubs and bars.

If you are in or passing through Paris, make a detour to see this exhibition at Galerie Esther Woerdehoff. Since its inception, the gallery has been dedicated to the discovery and promotion of emerging talents in photography and video. Many artists such as Carolle Benitah, Loan Nguyen or Christian Tagliavini, exhibited for the first time at the gallery and are now on the road to international recognition.

Set in a stunning former artist's studio in Montparnasse, the gallery holds six to eight exhibitions every year and also has a regular presence at international art fairs, making the Galerie Esther Woerdehoff a must for collectors.

If you have the opportunity to visit this exhibition, let us know your thoughts on Gerard's latest exhibition and say hello from us!

Gérard Musy - Lustres & Lamées

From March 14th to April 20th, 2013

Tuesday - Sunday 2pm - 6pm

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
36 rue Falguière
75015 Paris - France
Tel : +33 09 51 51 24 50
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Links:

http://www.ewgalerie.com
http://www.gerardmusy.com

Previous Exhibitions:

2011
Leaves Wandering Days, Schwartzenbach Weinbau, ZürichLeaves Wandering Days, galerie NeC, Paris

2008
Lustre Fetish Nights, galerie NeC, Paris

2007
Projection de Lustre Fetish Nights au Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne

1994
Lustre, Fondation Ebel à « la Villa Turque » de Le Corbusier, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Exposition évènement aux Bains Douches, Paris

1991
Lustre, Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne

1986
City Limes, Halle Sud, Genève
Exposition Galerie Andata/Ritorno, Genève

1985
Le tout Genève en cartes postales, galerie Comestible, Genève

1978
A propos de La-Chaux-de-Fonds, galerie La Plume, La Chaux-de-Fonds

1977
Regards d'Espagne, Centre de Rencontres, La Chaux-de-Fonds