Please join Exhibiting KYOTOGRAPHIE artist Paolo Woods and the curator of the exhibition François Hébel for an inspired conversation. They will introduce the themes in "Happy Pills," and discuss works shown in the Kyoto exhibition.
Speakers
François Hébel
Independent Curator (Former Director of Rencontres D’Arles , Magnum Photo and Cartier Bresson Foundation)
Born in 1958. Hébel is a producer and curator of more than 1000 exhibitions, books, educational initiatives, slide and live shows on the five continents, and worked with photographers for 42 years. He was an early collaborator of now major artists such as Martin Parr, Nan Goldin, JR, Robert Doisneau, Wang Qingsong, Paul Graham, Raymond Depardon, Annie Leibovitz, Sebastiao Salgado, Harry Gruyaert, Alfredo Jaar, Zanele Muholi, Henri Cartier-Bresson and more, and has made many initiatives at early stages of
digital photography. Hébel was the Director at Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson (2017–2022), Initiator and art director of the fi rst Month of Photography of the Grand Paris (April 2017), art director / co-founder of the Biennale Foto/Industria in Bologna, Italy (2013, 2015, 2017) and art director of ‘French Protocol’ program at FIAF Gallery, New-York (2015–2018). He is also the former director of The Rencontres d’Arles (1986,1987 and 2001–2014), co-founder or advisor of photo festivals in Beijing (2010/2013) and New-Delhi (2010, 2011), former vice-president of Corbis Photo Agency (2000–2001), former director of Magnum Photos Paris and International (1987–2000), and former director of FNAC Stores galleries (1983–1985). Administrator of Retail and Connexions (a French Railways SNCF subsidiary).
