Bettina Rheims

(French, born 1952)

singe poilu, paris, août 86 by bettina rheims

Bettina Rheims

Singe poilu, Paris, août 86, 1986

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delphine et gil (amour) by bettina rheims

Bettina Rheims

Delphine et Gil (Amour), 1987

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jean paul gaultier by bettina rheims

Bettina Rheims

Jean Paul Gaultier, 1987

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delphine et gil (amour) by bettina rheims

Bettina Rheims

Delphine et Gil (Amour), 1987

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Biography

Timeline

1952
Born in Paris, France
1970
Started out photographing striptease artists and acrobats, and did many commissionned works (albums covers, such as for Jean-Jacques Goldman; photos of various stars)
1991 - 1992
Photographed celebrities and addressed issues of voyeurism and confession, particularly in her project 'Chambre Close', a collaboration with Serge Bramly
1994
Awarded from the Grand Prix de la Photographie of the City of Paris
1995
Took the official portrait photograph of Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic
2002
Promoted by Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, to the grade of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur for her whole career
Lives and works in Paris, France

Exhibitions

2013
Rose, c'est Paris, Maruani & Noirhomme Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
2012
Gender Studies, NRW Foreum Düsseldorf / Camera Work, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2011
Héroïnes, Chanel Nexus Hall, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Made in Paradise, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Rose, c’est Paris, Hong Kong City Hall, China / Fondation Alinari, Florence, Italy (solo)
2010
Rose, c’est Paris (avec Serge Bramly), Richelieu / Galerie de photographie, Paris, France
La collection s'expose - Polaroïd en péril !, Musée de l´Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
AU-DELA DU REEL, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, France
Intimacy! Baden in der Kunst, Kunst Museum Ahlen, Ahlen, Germany
2009
Portrait de l’artiste en motocycliste - MAGASIN, Centre National d’art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Dans l'oeil du critique - Bernard Lamarche-Vadel et les artistes, Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris - MAM/ARC, Paris, France
Influence Pop, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, France
2008
Can You Find Happiness?, Co-Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Traumfrauen. 50 Starfotografen zeigen ihre Vision von Schönheit, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Gallery Selections, Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK
REAL. Fotografien aus der Sammlung der DZ-BANK, Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
Just like a Woman, ProjectB Gallery, Milan, Italy
2007
Heroines, Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover, Germany (solo)
Animal, Deyrolle, Paris, France (solo)
Vogue en beauté, 1920-2007, BnF Site François-Mitterrand, Paris, France
Guangzhou Photo Biennial 2007 - Guangzhou Photo Biennial, Guangdong, China

Public Collections

Museum for Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, France
Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Musée de la Mode, Paris, France
Ministère de la Culture, Paris, France
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
Instituto Cultural Banco Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
DG Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Literature

2006
Héroïnes. Paris: Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, 2006 (catalogue)
2004
S. Bramly, K. Levine, JC. Amman and B. Arell, Rétrospective Bettina Rheims. Munich, Germany: Schirmer / Mosel Verlag, 2004
More Trouble. Munich, Germany: Schirmer / Mosel Verlag, 2004
2003
Shanghai. Paris, France: Robert Laffont, 2003
2000
X’mas. Paris, France: Léo Scheer, 2000
1998
I.N.R.I. Paris, France: Albin Michel, 1998
1994
Animal. Munich, Germany: Kehayoff (Gina) Verlag, 1994
1992
Chambre Close. Paris, France: Maeght, 1992
1990
Modern Lovers. Paris, France: Paris Audiovisuel, 1990
1989
Female Trouble. Munich, Germany: Schirmer / Mosel Verlag, 1989