The 2 nd biennial festival of non-Western contemporary photography 22/09/09 - 22/11/2009 Artistic direction: Anahita Ghabaian Etehadieh Scenography: Patrick Jouin M U S É E D U Q U A I B R A N L Y C O N T A C T S Communications Department Nathalie Mercier, Communications Director 33(0)1 56 61 70 20 •
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[email protected] www.quaibranly.fr / www.photoquai.fr CONTENTS Preface by Stéphane Martin, President of the musée du quai Branly page 3 Preface by Anahita Ghabaian Etehadieh, Artistic Director of PHOTOQUAI page 4 I. Presentation of PHOTOQUAI 2009 page 7 II. Organisation of PHOTOQUAI 2009 page 8 III. Selection of works - PHOTOQUAI , the exhibition on the quai Branly page 10 - 165 years of Iranian photography at the musée du quai Branly page 28 - Portraits croisés (comparative portraits) , at the Pavillon des Sessions page 29 IV. The photographic collection of the musée du quai Branly page 30 V. Meetings, screenings, debates page 33 - Meetings with the photographers - Fridays at PHOTOQUAI - PHOTOQUAI School: « Regards croisés » (comparative views) - PHOTOQUAI Forum VI. PHOTOQUAI’s partners page 36 VII. Patrons and sponsors page 48 VIII. Media partners page 49 IX. Annexes - Catalogue page 50 - Curators' biographies page 51 - Photographers’ biographies page 54 - Practical information / Press contacts page 60 www.quaibranly.fr / www.photoquai.fr * PREFACE BY STEPHANE MARTIN Stéphane Martin © musée du quai Branly, photo Greg Semu In 2009, the musée du quai Branly was three years old.