Agence Vu' (stylised as Agence VU and Agence VU') is a photography agency established in 1986 that has headquarters on Rue Saint-Lazare in Paris. It works with both photojournalists and art photographers, not specialising in one field of photography.[1][2] It sells photographs, produces books, exhibitions and has a gallery called Gallery Vu (stylised as Gallery VU'). Xavier Soule is its president and director.[3]

History

Agence VU was established by fr:Christian Caujolle[4] and fr:Zina Rouabah[1][2] in 1986. It is named after France's first illustrated magazine, Vu (stylised as VU), of the 1920s.[5] It was sold in 1997 to Abvent group.

Members

Agence Vu has a gallery, Gallery Vu' (stylised as Gallery VU'), at the same location as the agency. It opened in 1998 and has six exhibitions each year.

Publications

Books

  • Agence VU, 15 ans. Martinière, 2001.
  • VU' à Paris. Panini, 2006. ISBN 978-2-84538-712-6. French text. Preface by fr:Christian Caujolle, text by Magali Jauffret, photographs by 18 Agence Vu photographers.
  • VU' à Orsay. Panini; Musée d'Orsay, 2006. ISBN 978-2-905724-69-4. English and French text. Introduction by Serge Lemoine, text by Christian Caujolle, photographs by Gabriele Basilico, Rip Hopkins, Richard Dumas, Juan Manuel Castro-Pietro and Stanley Greene.
  • 80+80 Photo_Graphisme. Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2006. ISBN 978-2-350460-69-7. With Anatome graphic design agency.
  • Agence VU' Galerie. Arles, France: fr:Actes Sud, 2006. ISBN 978-2-7427-6068-8. Photo Poche No. 107.
  • Circonstances particulières. Arles, France: Actes Sud, 2007. ISBN 978-2-7427-6873-8. By Christian Caujolle.
  • VU MAG. Aman Iman, 2009. ISBN 978-2-7324-2925-0.

VU' Mag

  • VU Mag. Paris: Filigranes, 2008. ISBN 978-2-35046-132-8. Text by Eric Audinet, Christian Caujolle, Naxto Checa, Catherine Coleman, Gösta Flemming, Hélène Pinet and Cédric de Veigy.
  • VU Mag 2: Japon. Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2008. ISBN 978-2-35046-148-9. Text by Anne Biroleau, Irène Attinger, Marc Feustel, Claude Leblanc, Manfred Heiting and Antonin Potoski.
  • VU Mag 3: au Cinéma. Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2009. ISBN 978-2-9533910-0-8. Text by Serge Daney, Serge Toubiana, Dytivon, David Marcilhacy, Christian Caujolle, Benoît Rivero, Richard Dumas and Stéphane Raymond.
  • VU Mag 4: émergence. Agence et Galerie VU'; Aman Iman, 2009. ISBN 978-2-9533910-1-5. Text by Amin Maalouf, Mustapha Chérif, Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh, Atiq Rahimi, Michael Onfray, Jean-Claude Carrière and Isabelle Eshraghi.
  • VU Mag 5 Collections. VU' Editions; Aman Iman, 2010. ISBN 978-2-9533910-4-6. Text by Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Philippe Vayssettes, Aline Pujo, Pascal Ordonneau, François Lapeyre and others.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prestigious appointment for photography graduate". University of Brighton. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Une agence de photographes plus qu'une agence de photo. (Agence Vu)". Libération. 15 December 1995. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Lens Culture Exposure Awards 2014". LensCulture. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ Ruka, Elīna (20 August 2012). "Interview with Christian Caujolle". Contemporary culture centre KultKom, society. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Photographers Agency". Agence Vu. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Photographers". Agence Vu. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ^ Walt, Vivienne (18 November 2011). "Lashkars in Pakistan by Massimo Berruti". Time. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Chute du mur de Berlin : Stéphane Duroy, photographe à l'agence Vu, se souvient". Euronews. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. ^ Herman, Elizabeth (23 October 2012). "Cédric Gerbehaye's Belgium: A Country in Flux". Time. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ^ Gerbehaye, Cédric (10 October 2013). "Broken Hopes in the West Bank". Time. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. ^ Iuncker, Steeve (10 April 2013). "Yakutsk: The Coldest City on Earth". Time. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. ^ Sanburn, Josh (13 June 2013). "Cremation: The New American Way of Death". Time. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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