May 26, 2018
Anyone who knows anything about documentary photography knows the name Magnum, and even those who can’t tell a Cartier watch from a Cartier-Bresson know when they’ve seen a striking image. It’s thus an occasion indeed when works associated with the storied agency come your way, and as of May 29 and until October 14 anyone in Ljubljana will have the chance to see prints by one of its earliest recruits, Marc Riboud, at the Jakopič Gallery.
The show, titled Marc Riboud: Conscious Traveller. Concerned Photographer, draws on images the photojournalist and auteur took on his frequent and extended travels, and includes many iconic works, just a few of which are shown below.
Marc Riboud: Korčula, 1953. Children looking with curiosity at foreigners and visitors. ©Marc Riboud – all rights reserved.
Marc Riboud. Beijing, 1965. Da Sha La street in old Bejing, as seen through an antique dealer’s window. Private citizens come here to sell family jewels or other objects. The prices are fixed by the government. ©Marc Riboud – all rights reserved
Marc Riboud. Road to the Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, 1955. I crossed the Khyber Pass between Afganistan and Pakistan in 1955. And since I travel slowly, I think I took the right-hand lane. ©Marc Riboud – all rights reserved.
Marc Riboud. Iran, 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini gazes sternly from the walls of Teheran, where he imposed Islamic fundamentalism as soon as he returned to Iran. ©Marc Riboud – all rights reserved.
Marc Riboud. Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1981. Isabela in the home of her mother, art historian Anna Fárová, a signatory of Charter 77 and a mainstay of the extended family of photographers. Isabela is holding a Photo Poche book of Cartier-Bresson's work. ©Marc Riboud – all rights reserved.
Marc Riboud. Washington, D.C., 1967. During a march on the Pentagon on October 21, 1967, to protest the war in Vietnam, Jan Rose Kasmir presented a wonderful picture of peace-loving American youth. ©Marc Riboud – all rights reserved.
You can find the gallery at 9 Slovenska cesta, Ljubljana, where it’s open from 10:00–18:00 every day except Monday, when, like other public galleries and museums, its closed. You can also read more about the show on the related website.
