Sarah Moon

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Sarah Moon, “Suzanne aux Tuiléries”

Sarah Moon

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Sarah Moon

Sarah Moon is a self-taught artist: On completing her art studies, she acquired her photographic skills while working as a model in haute couture. In 1968, she finally turned from acting in front the camera to taking pictures herself and was instantly successful due to the inimitable style of her photographs. That same year, she took part in a group exhibition on avant-garde fashion photography in the Galerie Delpire in Paris. This was to be the starting point for an extraordinary carrier, which culminated in the publication of Moon’s photos in leading fashion magazines like “Marie-Claire”, "Elle" and “Vogue”. Today, Sarah Moon is one of the most renowned fashion photographers worldwide. Her poetic, often dreamlike imagery is sustained in motifs from outside the fashion world and in her film work since the 1990s. 

There is a borderline between truth and fiction, which frequently manifests itself in Sarah Moon’s work. Even though her photos seem very poetic, she is always looking for a touch of reality: the moment however fleeting, the boundary between birth and death, the magic of a single second. She invites the viewer of her scenic photographs to search for the magic of these inspired moments. At the same time she frees each motif from its historic context, in a way separates it with her camera from the present. Her photos often seem to come from a different age, much like visual anachronisms, albeit with remarkable intimacy – as though allowing the viewer for a brief moment to peep through a keyhole. 

The artist’s liking for the mysterious is reflected in her often blurred motifs, which create a dreamlike, ghostly-type atmosphere. Her coloured photographs project a similar effect: Colour for a sceptical Sarah Moon is only of interest, when it elicits alienation and exaggeration. Where the dazzling visuals give way to a muted, darker coloration, the surreal scene assumes a melancholic undertone. Even the occasionally sprinkled stains in her black-and-white photos create the impression of nostalgic detachment from the world. Little wonder that Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”, Samuel Beckett or the legendary fairy-tale tellers are so often seen as the source of inspiration for Sarah Moon. 

- Paulina Szczesniak

„Photography is the soul of all moments, the soul of the moment before it nears its end.“
Sarah Moon

Sarah Moon is born in Vernon, France in 1941. 

EXHIBITIONS

2023“The Photography Show”, AIPAD Art Fair, Michael Hoppen Gallery, New York;

 Art Genève, Michael Hoppen Gallery, Genf

2022“At the still point”, Fotografiska Tallinn, Tallinn;

 Art Cologne, Galerie Commeter, Köln;

 Paris Photo, Michael Hoppen Gallery, Paris;

 Masterpiece London, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London;

 AIPAD Art Fair, Michael Hoppen Gallery, New York;

 Munich Highlights International Art Fair, Galerie Commeter, München;

 Art Genève, Michael Hoppen Gallery, Genf;

 “Elsewhere Is What Happens”, Multimedia Art Museum Moscow (MAMM), Moskau;

 International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, International Photography Hall of Fame – Award, St. Louis

2021Fotografiska Museum, New York

 Photo London, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London

 Art Génève, Michael Hoppen Gallery, Genf

 “One day somewhere, but not here”, Multimedia Art Museum, Moskau

 Munich Highlights International Art Fair, Persiehl & Heine, München

 Cologne Fine Art & Design, Persiehl & Heine, Köln

 AIPAD Art Fair, Michael Hoppen Gallery, New York

2020“Past Present”, retrospective Sarah Moon, Paris Musée d´Art Moderne, France

 Munich Highlights International Art Fair, Galerie Commeter, München

 photobasel, Basel, Persiehl & Heine

 Photo London, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London

 "Fragments d´un Paradis", Galerie CAMERA OBSCURA, France

2019photo basel, Persiehl & Heine

 Cologne Fine Art, Persiehl & Heine

2018“From one season to another”, Armani Silas, Italy

 Cologne Fine Art, Persiehl & Heine

 “Time at Work”, Fondazione Sozzani, Italy

 “D'un jour à l'autre”, Chanel Nexus Hall, Japan

 photo basel, Persiehl & Heine

 art Karlsruhe, Persiehl & Heine

2017“From one season to another”, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow

  Cologne Fine Art, Persiehl & Heine

2015“Now and then” im Haus der Photographie in den Deichtorhallen, Hamburg

2013“Alchimies”, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris

2012The Black Hood, Multimedia Art Museum/Moscow House of Photography

2011“12345”, Fotografiska, Stockholm

 Théâtre de la Photographie et de l’Image Charles Nègre, Nizza

2008Prix Nadar für die Arbeit/ Publikation 1.2.3.4.5.

 Cirkus, Leica Gallery, Prag

2004Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokio

2003Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris

1993Stanley-Wise Gallery, New York

1983Center of Photography, New York City

1980Fashion festival de photographie, Arles

Aperçu

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“Gianfranco Ferré for Dior” 2022, platinum palladium print, 19 2/3 x 15 3/4 in, edition of 15

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“Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior” 2022, platinum palladium print, 15 3/4 x 19 2/3 in, edition of 15

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SM_F_174.001

“John Galliano for Dior” 2022, platinum palladium print, 19 2/3 x 15 3/4 in, edition of 15

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202104Q001 la robe dorée

“La robe dorée” 2021, colour pigment print, 29 1/4 x 22 2/5 in, edition of 15

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202103Q002 Mimosa

“Mimosas” 2021, colour pigment print, 29 1/4 x 22 2/5 in, edition of 15

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“Honor pour NY Times” 1994, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“Djanice” 2018, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“Backstage” 2014, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“Les roses” 1998, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“Le chapeau grenat” 2016, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“L’autre pivoine” 2011, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“Fashion 12, Iris” 2016, colour pigment print, 29.1 x 22.4 in, edition of 15

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“C’est à Hambourg 1” 2015, toned silver gelatine print, 15 x 19 in, edition of 20

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“C’est à Hambourg 2” 2015, toned silver gelatine print, 15 x 19 in, edition of 20

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“Codie” 2011, toned silver gelatine print, 23 x 19 in, edition of 20

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“Femme voilée II” 2011, toned silver gelatine print, 23 x 19 in, edition of 20

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Sarah Moon, 12345, Neuauflage 2010 von Delpire, 
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