La Seine, La Seine at Quai de la Photo
QUAI DE LA PHOTO LA SEINE, LA SEINE
What could be a better venue for a photo exhibition tracing the history of Paris’ iconic river than a custom designed, permanently docked barge hosting a gallery, photo bookstore, bar, plus indoor and outdoor restaurant spaces on the banks of the Seine?
Two current exhibits:
RIVE DROITE, RIVE GAUCHE - Agence Roger-Viollet
Running through September 8 and open daily, the exhibit La Seine, La Seine examines two distinct lives of the river. The first segment, Rive Droite, Rive Gauche, displayed in the interior gallery, is comprised of 80 archival photographs from the mid-19th century through the 1960’s, documenting the commercial, working, and social lives of the laborers whose livelihoods depended upon the river. The Seine was a major artery that enabled French wines and other merchandise to be warehoused and shipped worldwide, while its banks provided outdoor workspaces for the messy organic trades: wigmakers and animal groomers, sheep…
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