Léon Gimpel, Sodium Hyposulfite, microphotograph in polarized light, 1912

Color is light.

Le Point du Jour, art center / publisher

At the end of the 19th century, the conquest of color in photography resonated with the Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist movements. By creating a dialogue between heritage images and contemporary works, the exhibition invites visitors to discover how a technical invention resonates in current artistic creation.

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