Author Description

Travelling the streets of the world’s major cities for a quarter of a century, Gilbert Duclos has created a singular universe where the represented figure appears more vivid in the photographer’s vision than in real life. Like Doisneau, Cartier-Breson and Robert Frank before him, Duclos’ street photography constitutes a powerful statement about the importance of artistic expression in the public sphere. Gilbert Duclos authored one of the world’s most important contemporary photographs - Célèbre inconnue (Famous anonymous) - the controversial reception to which brought him international attention in 1998. This superb limited edition is the first published collection of the oeuvre of Gilbert Duclos. Brief text in English and French.