PhotoSaintGermain - William Wegman, Portraiture

William Wegman, William Wegman, Portraiture

The next exhibition of William Wegman at Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois will center around the figure of the dog Flo, the artist's latest muse. For over fifty years, Wegman has chosen his Weimaraners as the primary source for his photographs.

In this recent series, the artist's prints take on unusual dimensions, like ancient portraits of family members: these are the photos published in an article in the New York Times, where Flo appears dressed in the finery of a respectable ancestor, with the quaint charm of posed family photographs.

At the same time, pop, smooth, glossy photos evoke fashion photography and haute couture aesthetics. Flo always appears in majesty, the latest born of a long line of canine models paying a mock tribute to the practices of portraiture, professional photography, fashion, and advertising.

This exhibition takes place within the framework of the PhotoSaintGermain festival. Organized in the heart of Paris, in the iconic Saint‐Germain‐des‐Prés neighborhood, PhotoSaintGermain is an annual festival dedicated to promoting photographic creation.

PhotoSaintGermain offers a free and freely accessible exhibition tour across a selection of museums, cultural centers, galleries, and bookstores on the Left Bank. This tour highlights a sharp and eclectic program designed by associated galleries, as well as several original exhibitions and novel projects imagined and produced by the festival.