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Jean-Baptiste Huynh, a photographer born in Châteauroux in 1966, has chosen the human gaze, the play of light, and timelessness as the themes of his work. The result is a pared-down photography, often in black and white, arranged in series: Portraits, Nudes, Mirrors, Fire, Sunsets, Nature. His work has been exhibited in a number of museums and galleries around the world. In France, in 2006, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris organised a retrospective of his work and in 2012, the Musée du Louvre invited him to show Rémanence, an exhibition of his photography inspired by the Museum’s collections.

For his first exhibition at Galerie Lelong, the artist has chosen to present two themes that have been the focus of his efforts for some 20 years, around the world: images of women and of the plant world. This relationship between nudes and plants had its first manifestation in the Grand Palais during Paris Photo in November 2015, and will also be presented during the season of art exhibitions at the Domaine of Chaumont-sur-Loire from 2 April 2016. Meanwhile, in July, in Vietnam, an exhibition on Vietnamese woman will be organised at the Museum of Beaux-Arts in Hanoi, while the Institut Français will host a retrospective of his work on Vietnam since 1997.

To be published in March 2016: Nature by Jean-Baptiste Huynh. A book about the image of women and the plant world. Prefaced by Siri Hustvedt with texts by Henry-Claude Cousseau, Emanuel Ungaro and Antonio Damasio. Editions du Cil & Editions du Regard. €65

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About the Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huynh was born in Châteauroux in 1966, of a French mother and a Vietnamese father. As an autodidact, he taught himself photographic, lighting and printing techniques, which he mastered to the point of developing a pure and personal style. The individuality of his photography is recognisable in a large body of work that includes portraits, nudes and still-life projects and is well in evidence in his most recent series: ‘Mirrors, Fire’ and ‘Twilights’.

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About the Gallery
Galerie Lelong is located in Paris and New York. It was founded by Jacques Dupin, Daniel Lelong and Jean Frémon.

The Paris gallery has been exhibiting recent works from artists of international standing since 1981. The 1980s were notable for artists who went on to become household names, including Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, Paul Rebeyrolle, Pierre Alechinsky, but also for the next generation of artists: Konrad Klapheck, Jan Dibbets, Donald Judd, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Nicola De Maria and Jan Voss.

In the 1990s, the gallery hosted artists who represented major movements in contemporary art: Sean Scully, Günther Förg, Andy Goldsworthy, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Antonio Saura. The gallery also increased international recognition of the work of Ana Mendieta.

Since the turn of the century, Galerie Lelong has accentuated the geographical and expressive diversity of its artists: from sculpture and objects by Jaume Plensa, David Nash, Wolfgang Laib, Kiki Smith, Rebecca Horn, Barry Flanagan to installations by Barthélémy Toguo and Lin Tianmiao, without forgetting painting, namely David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Kate Shepherd, Nalini Malani, Nancy Spero, Juan Uslé, Leon Kossoff.

Galerie Lelong has a large publishing department which produces and distributes engravings, lithographs, digital prints and multiple objects, and collates these works in catalogues raisonnés.

It produces monumental sculptures to order for public spaces and private clients.

The gallery is present at the leading international contemporary art fairs (Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Hong Kong, Fiac Paris, Frieze London, Frieze New York, Arco Madrid, Art Brussels, Expo Chicago...).

The directors of the gallery are Jean Frémon, Daniel Lelong and Patrice Cotensin in Paris and Mary Sabbatino in New York.
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