Yan MORVAN Bikers

Yan MORVAN
Bikers
from July 4 to July 23 2016
GALERIE HUIT ARLES
8, rue de la Calade – 13200 Arles
Opening : Saturday July 2nd 2016 from 6 pm to 9 pm.
Concert de Rock, 1976 © Yan Morvan courtesy galerie Sit Down
Ink jet print on Fine Art 315g paper. Dimensions: 40 x 60 cm
In parallel to its latest series "Battlefields" presented as part of the Rencontres d'Arles
2016 at Le Capitole, SIT DOWN gallery in partnership with gallery HUIT Arles present "Bikers", the
first series of Yan Morvan shot forty years ago. In this pioneering documentary series, the first of
its genre, Yan Morvan reveals the rebels and misfits living on the margins of French society.
Widely respected by the journalistic milieu for his fearless independance, Morvan chose
to photograph these youths in vivid close-up. Nevertheless, he maintains a neutral distance
between photographer and photographee, making no attempt to judge or impose a single
viewpoint.
To make this series, which captures the tensions and rivalry of gang warfare, Morvan
implicated himself to the extent where he put himself in physical danger.
These rare images from the « Blousons Noirs « series remain an outstanding sociological
testmony.
FLASH SALE – ONLY ONLINE
DURING THE OPENING WEEK OF THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES
BETWEEN 4 - 9 th JULY ONLY
A unique opportunity to purchase a Yan Morvan signed print (size 20 x 30 cm) quality
museum from the “Bikers“ series for just 99 €.
The sale starts online July 4 at midnight and ends on July 9 at midnight (French time)
Connect you to the gallery website (www.sitdown.fr) and click on the “Boutique“ tag.
For more information contact us – info@sitdown.fr
Biography l Yan MORVAN
Yan Morvan was born in Paris in 1954. After studying mathematics and then cinema he made
photo documentaries on Hell’s Angels in Paris, and prostitutes in Bangkok. In 1974 the
newspaper daily ‘Liberation’ published his work for the first time. He collaborated with
‘Liberation’ until 1976, then with the photo agency ‘Norma’. In the same year he published his
first book ‘Le Cuir et le Baston’, and continued this series on biker gangs for some twenty years.
He later joined ‘Paris Match, followed by ‘Figaro Magazine’ until 1980.
From 1980 until 1988 he worked with Sipa agency and became the permanent correspondant
for the American weekly ‘Newsweek’, covering the principal conflicts worldwide : Iran-Irak,
Lebanon, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Rwanda, Kosovo…..and
also the wedding of Princess Diana. A freelance photographer since 1988, Yan Morvan is
considerd one the world’s leading war photographers and he collborates regularly with
international publications. His war journalism has won him the Robert Capa Prize (for reports
from Lenanon in 1983), two prizes from World Press Photo and numerous awards from
American photo journalism schools.
Sharing his fame and experience with young photographers, Yan Morvan has taught at the
National Photography School in Arles (ENSP) and the School for Journalism (CFJ) In 2000 his
portraits of young victims of road accidents , commissioned by FNAC (National Collection for
Contemporary Art) was exhibited at the internatioal photojournalism festival, ‘Visa Pour
l ‘Image’. Since 2004 his subject matter has often focused on disenfranchised suburbs, and
war or road victims
Yan Morvan is currently considered one of the great photojournalists of France. His numerous
scoops has earned him not only international acclaim and celebrity but also heavy penalties :
in Lebanon, for instance, he has twice been condemmned to death, and twice made a
miraculous escape. His work for ‘Liberation’ and ‘Paris Match’ on gang warfare led to him
being taken hostage and tortured by the serial killer Guy Georges. (Gangs Story, published by
Editions de la Manufacture, recounts the story of gangs from the 1970’s until present times ).
Press available pictures
Nuit sans lendemain, Bikers, Paris, 1976 © Yan Morvan courtesy galerie Sit Down
Inkjet print on Fine Art paper 315g, dimension : 40 x 60 cm
Café des sports, Fifties, Paris, 1977 © Yan Morvan courtesy galerie Sit Down
Inkjet print on Fine Art paper 315g, dimension : 40 x 60 cm
Eldorado, Fifties, Paris, 1975 © Yan Morvan courtesy galerie Sit Down
Inkjet print on Fine Art paper 315g, dimension : 40 x 60 cm
Un soir de bastonade à la Bastille, Paris, 1975 © Yan Morvan courtesy galerie Sit Down
Inkjet print on Fine Art paper 315g, dimension : 40 x 60 cm
Equipée sauvage, Bikers, île de France, 1977 © Yan Morvan courtesy galerie Sit Down
Inkjet print on Fine Art paper 315g, dimension : 40 x 60 cm
INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES
Bikers Yan MORVAN
Galerie HUIT ARLES
8, rue de la Calade – 13200 Arles
Tél : +33 (0)6 82 04 39 60 / +33 (0)6 64 12 06 96
From July 4 to July 23 2016
Open from Monday to Saturday opening week of Rencontres d’Arles
After from wenesday to Saturday 11am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm
and on apointment
e-mail : info@sitdown.fr - www.sitdown.fr
contact@galeriehuit.com - www.galeriehuit.fr