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Saint Laurent x Magnum Photos

Saint Laurent entrusted the Magnum agency with the seventh edition of its Self project. Six photographers including three from the agency and three guests, were invited to celebrate the spirit of the House. A way to compare different 'artistic commentaries' on our contemporary societies. Their works were exhibited simultaneously in different cities with the aim of connecting the world in an intangible way.

Six exhibitions take place at once, in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai, blending creative disciplines across art and fashion through the eyes of Harry Gruyaert, Olivia Arthur, Alex Webb, Takashi Homma, Daesung Lee and Birdhead.

Olivia Arthur

London

"'SO NOT SO' is a series that explores the human relationship with our bodies, our own physicality and the importance of touch and connection. An exploration of the physical world in natural and unnatural forms is also key for me in showing the limits of our physicality."

Alex Webb

New York

"City streets are alive with vibrant color, bold geometry, layers of light and movement, and rich diversity. They are the dynamic meeting places where the many worlds of the city cross paths, often in surprising and surreal ways. As a street photographer, I've long been drawn to the brilliant color, searing light and intensity of life that I first encountered in the streets of latin America and the Caribbean."

Harry Gruyaert

Paris

"I've always been fascinated by airports. They're places that concentrate everything that usually catches my eye as a photographer: the play of light, transparency and reflections, the effects of superimpositions that create a loss of reference points and give that very strong impression of being between two worlds. And then there are the signs - arrows, numbers, letters - that mark out the frame."

Daesung Lee - Magnum's Guest

Séoul

Birdhead - Magnum's Guest

Shanghai

Takashi Homma - Magnum's Guest

Tokyo

Saint Laurent x Magnum Photos

Saint Laurent entrusted the Magnum agency with the seventh edition of its Self project. Six photographers including three from the agency and three guests, were invited to celebrate the spirit of the House. A way to compare different 'artistic commentaries' on our contemporary societies. Their works were exhibited simultaneously in different cities with the aim of connecting the world in an intangible way.

Six exhibitions take place at once, in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai, blending creative disciplines across art and fashion through the eyes of Harry Gruyaert, Olivia Arthur, Alex Webb, Takashi Homma, Daesung Lee and Birdhead.

Olivia Arthur

London

"'SO NOT SO' is a series that explores the human relationship with our bodies, our own physicality and the importance of touch and connection. An exploration of the physical world in natural and unnatural forms is also key for me in showing the limits of our physicality."

Alex Webb

New York

"City streets are alive with vibrant color, bold geometry, layers of light and movement, and rich diversity. They are the dynamic meeting places where the many worlds of the city cross paths, often in surprising and surreal ways. As a street photographer, I've long been drawn to the brilliant color, searing light and intensity of life that I first encountered in the streets of latin America and the Caribbean."

Harry Gruyaert

Paris

"I've always been fascinated by airports. They're places that concentrate everything that usually catches my eye as a photographer: the play of light, transparency and reflections, the effects of superimpositions that create a loss of reference points and give that very strong impression of being between two worlds. And then there are the signs - arrows, numbers, letters - that mark out the frame."

Daesung Lee - Magnum's Guest

Séoul

Birdhead - Magnum's Guest

Shanghai

Takashi Homma - Magnum's Guest

Tokyo

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