Agence Vu, (stylised as Agence VU and Agence VU') is a photography agency established in 1986 that has headquarters on
Rue Saint-Lazare in Paris. It works with both
photojournalists
Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
and art photographers, not specialising in one field of photography.
It sells photographs, produces books, exhibitions and has a gallery called Gallery Vu (stylised as Gallery VU'). Xavier Soule is its president and director.
History
Agence VU was established by
:fr:Christian Caujolle and
:fr:Zina Rouabah in 1986. It is named after France's first illustrated magazine,
Vu (stylised as VU), of the 1920s.
It was sold in 1997 to Abvent group.
Members
Gallery VU'
Agence Vu has a gallery, Gallery Vu' (stylised as Gallery VU'), at the same location as the agency. It opened in 1998 and has six exhibitions each year.
Publications
Books
*''Agence VU, 15 ans.'' Martinière, 2001.
*''VU' à Paris.''
Panini, 2006. . French text. Preface by
:fr:Christian Caujolle, text by Magali Jauffret, photographs by 18 Agence Vu photographers.
*''VU' à Orsay.'' Panini;
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay ( , , ) ( en, Orsay Museum) is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French a ...
, 2006. . English and French text. Introduction by Serge Lemoine, text by Christian Caujolle, photographs by Gabriele Basilico, Rip Hopkins, Richard Dumas, Juan Manuel Castro-Pietro and
Stanley Greene
Stanley Greene (February 14, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an American photojournalist.
Life and career
Greene was born to middle class parents in Brooklyn. Both his parents were actors. His father, who was born in Harlem, was a union organizer, on ...
.
*''80+80 Photo_Graphisme.'' Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2006. . With Anatome graphic design agency.
*''Agence VU' Galerie.'' Arles, France:
:fr:Actes Sud, 2006. . Photo Poche No. 107.
*''Circonstances particulières.'' Arles, France: Actes Sud, 2007. . By Christian Caujolle.
*''VU MAG.'' Aman Iman, 2009. .
VU' Mag
*''VU Mag.'' Paris: Filigranes, 2008. . Text by Eric Audinet, Christian Caujolle, Naxto Checa, Catherine Coleman, Gösta Flemming, Hélène Pinet and Cédric de Veigy.
*''VU Mag 2: Japon.'' Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2008. . Text by Anne Biroleau, Irène Attinger, Marc Feustel, Claude Leblanc, Manfred Heiting and Antonin Potoski.
*''VU Mag 3: au Cinéma.'' Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2009. . Text by Serge Daney, Serge Toubiana, Dytivon, David Marcilhacy, Christian Caujolle, Benoît Rivero, Richard Dumas and Stéphane Raymond.
*''VU Mag 4: émergence.'' Agence et Galerie VU'; Aman Iman, 2009. . Text by Amin Maalouf, Mustapha Chérif, Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh, Atiq Rahimi, Michael Onfray, Jean-Claude Carrière and Isabelle Eshraghi.
*''VU Mag 5 Collections.'' VU’ Editions; Aman Iman, 2010. . Text by Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Philippe Vayssettes, Aline Pujo, Pascal Ordonneau, François Lapeyre and others.
References
External links
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Galerie VU'La Boutique VU
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Organizations established in 1986
1986 establishments in France
Photography companies of France
Photo agencies