GÉRARD UFÉRAS at HEDIARD SINGAPORE

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1 IS DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THE PROMOTION EVENT GÉRARD UFÉRAS at HEDIARD SINGAPORE PRESS FILE FOR IMMEDIATE REALEASE EXHIBITION: 1 NOVEMBER 30 NOVEMBER 2012 DRAW: 1 DECEMBER 2012 Gianfranco Ferre Prêt-à-porter, 2009 Givenchy Haute-Couture, 2002 «Etudes», Opéra Garnier, 2004 ARTEMISS CONTEMPORARY GALLERY and HEDIARD SINGAPORE are joining to present an exceptional arty event in November. Timed to coincide with AFFORDABLE ART FAIR 2012, enter the world of Parisian essences, fashion and dance, through the extraordinary images of French photographer GERARD UFERAS at HEDIARD SINGAPORE in November. The exhibition captures the unposed grace of models and dancers from a privileged position beyond the drop cloth. This event is a one off in Singapore - don t miss it! Come to Hediard Café-Boutique and discover the stunning photographs by Gerard Uferas; spend over $25.00 at the Hediard Café-Boutique and enter the contest to win Hediard and ARTEMISS st CONTEMPORARY prestigious prices (1 price is a framed collection print signed by Gerard Uferas, value SGD 3,500). 1

2 Backstage, Gérard Uféras is in his element. His images are alive with the applause, the music and the emotions of the spectators. As the late, great French photographer Willy Ronis wrote about Uféras work: "What is a great photograph? It is a photograph that makes the viewer's experience echo the emotions felt by the photographer when the shutter clicked. When mind and heart come together in this way, it means that we are in the presence of a very great artist. We would like to use a very strong word, but we do not dare, so we say that we are witnessing that great mystery known as Grace. The partnerhip with Hediard Singapore is enchanting. The renowed luxury Parisian Boutique installed in Singapore since 2004 is delighted to welcome Gerard Uferas in its intimate though delicious universe and to show a few images of his collection during the month of November. The beauty, the grace and the refinement are the magic ingredients of this event. In 1998, Uféras published his fashion images in The Fabric of Dreams, a book prefaced by designer Christian Lacroix. But his masterpiece is possibly In the Company of Stars, the result of a year s collaboration with the Paris Opera Ballet. He spent 2005 with the ballet, sharing the intimate moments of the dancers daily lives: the concentration, the emotion, the effort and the down time. His photographs mirror the magic of this mysterious universe, both on stage and in the studios of the Palais Garnier in Paris. When I first saw the photographs by Gérard Uféras at the Opéra Garnier in Paris in 2006, I was enchanted by the beauty of his images and the strong emotions they evoke. After Europe and America, I am delighted to partner with Hediard Singapore to show a few images of this wonderful collection for the first time in Singapore, to make the public dream and smile. The result is really stunning, says Clémentine de Forton, creator of Artemiss Contemporary Gallery. Avoiding the unreal aesthetic of the image stolen or posed, Gérard Uféras simply transmits what he feels: the vibration of beauty. «Etudes», Abraham Pelham Haute Couture, Paris 1999 Opéra Garnier Paris,

3 THE ARTIST: GERARD UFERAS GÉRARD UFÉRAS Gérard Uféras was born and lives in Paris. In 1984, he began a regular collaboration with the French daily Libération, for which he undertook numerous reportages and which organized his debut exhibition. He has since become a frequent contributor to Télérama, Time, Beaux-Arts, The Independent Magazine, The New York Times, Jardin des modes, Das Magazin, Lo Specchio della Stampa, Marie-Claire (Italy), Marie-Claire (France), Madame Figaro, Le Monde, View Point, L Officiel, L Express, Io Donna, D: La Repubblica Delle Donne, Amica, Il Corriere della Sera, Gala, Paris Match among others. He helped to set up the vu agency in 1986, and since 1993 he has been a member of the Rapho agency. Alongside his career in photojournalism, he also works as a portraitist, undertakes advertising campaigns and fashion shoots, and pursues his own personal projects that have culminated in exhibitions in various countries. He has received a host of awards for his work, which appears in collections at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the National Gallery in London, the Musée de l Élysée in Lausanne, the House of Photography in Mosco, at the Salzburg Festival, and in the Fonds National d art Contemporain, and the Henkel collection in Germany. EXHIBITIONS 1984 Galerie Libération/La Chambre claire, Paris 1986 Photographes en quête d auteurs, Direction du Livre, Paris 1988 Regards sur le Palais Garnier, Mois de la Photo, Paris 1988 Lectures, lectures, BPI/Centre Pompidou, Paris 1988 Voir la Suisse autrement, Musée de l Élysée, Lausanne 1992 Glyndebourne, un jardin d Opéra, Galerie Orcofi, Paris 1993 Musée de l Élysée, Lausanne 1996 The Visit, Ramsgate 1996 French Institute, Bratislava 1997 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt 1997 Carrousel du Louvre, Paris 1997 Salzburg Festival 2000 Eleganza momenti rubati, Galleria Grazia Neri, Milan 3

4 2000 Haute Couture, Harrod s, London 2000 Hand Mode, Web bar, Paris 2001 L Étoffe des rêves, Union centrale des arts décoratifs, Paris 2001 Grand Manège, International Fashion Festival, Moscow 2002 Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo 2002 Musée de l Élysée, Lausanne 2003 Petrovsky passage, Moscow 2004 Bibliothèque nationale de France, Library and Museum of the Opera, Paris 2006 Lumières d Etoiles, Festival L œil en Seyne,La Seyne-sur-Mer 2006 "Un pas vers les étoiles", Paris National Opera 2006 «Theatre of Fashion», Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul 2007 Dorothy's Gallery, Paris 2007 «Il piccolo teatro», Institut Culturel Italien, Paris Hermès Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York Promenades photographiques de Vendôme Crossing 080 Barcelona «Fashion is everywhere», Barcelone «Divine Couture», atrium du groupe Le Figaro, Paris «In the company of stars» Hermès Gallery, Berlin «Un pas vers les étoiles» Maison des arts de Créteil «Le ballet de l Opéra de Paris» Centre culturel français, Vilnius «Portraits de vie» Brest 2008, Brest harbour «Be sexy, thank you!» galerie Jean Patou Paris «Etats de grâce» Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris «Fame and Fashion» Photographerslimitededitions Gallery, Vienna «Chaque photo a son histoire» Polka Galerie, Paris «Beauty unveiled» Wittgenstein Editions Gallery, Hong Kong Fashion Stills, hotels Sofitel, New York, Washington, Londres, Bruxelles «Paris d amour» Hotel de Ville de Paris «Quelque chose en eux» Atelier Richelieu, Paris «Fashion stories» La Fête Bangkok «Un pas vers les Etoiles» Les Baux de Provence «Paris d amour» Musée National Sainte Sophie, Kiev, Kharkov, 2011 «Fashion stills» Sidney, Melbourne, Dubaï, Marrakech, Lisbonne «Bobines de bénévoles» Festival Lumière 2011, Lyon «Paris d amour» Odessa, Warsaw, Krakow, Massy 2012 «Fashion stills» Budapest 2012 «Corps et Graphie» Salons du Panthéon Paris AWARDS 1987 Art Directors Prize 1990 Prix Villa Médicis hors les murs 1991 BP Arts Journalism Award 1997 World Press Photo 1999 Grand Prix SCAM 2007 Digigraphie Award 4

5 PUBLICATIONS Mezcal. Paris: Plume, 1993 The Visit. Maidstone: Photoworks, 1996 Opera. Heidelberg: Braus, 1997 Il Piccolo Teatro di Milano. Milan: Mondadori, 1997 L Étoffe des rêves. Paris: Éditions du Collectionneur, 2001 Un fantôme à l Opéra. Paris: Éditions du Collectionneur, 2003 Les coulisses du festival. Paris: Flammarion, 2005 Saint Gobain PAM 150 ans. France, 2006 (published internally) In the company of stars,paris: Paris, Flammarion, 2007 Etats de grâce, Les Editions du Fantom, France 2009 Paris d amour, Edition Castor et Pollux, France 2010 Quelque chose en eux, Edition. Tof, France 2010 Dior, 30 avenue Montaigne, Edition Rizzoli International Publications, France

6 ARTEMISS CONTEMPORARY & HEDIARD SINGAPORE ARTEMISS CONTEMPORARY GALLERY Artemiss Contemporary Gallery promotes international, emerging and well-established European artists in Asia. The Gallery, already present in Tokyo and Hong Kong, has just opened in Singapore early ARTEMISS CONTEMPORARY is a new type of Gallery: Nomadic in concept, Artemiss Contemporary takes art to the people by holding exhibitions in unusual places - restaurants, shops, salons, hotels, flats. Popular in Europe, this is the first time the idea of a roving art gallery for European art is being launched in Asia. It's the brainchild of gallery owner Clementine de Forton. HEDIARD SINGAPORE Since 1854, HEDIARD has upheld the noble and authentic values of the delicatessen trade, by creating a world dedicated to the very best flavours. All Hediard's products present the best the world has to offer in the culinary field. HEDIARD is dedicated to a form of gastronomy in which the quality of the product and the culinary knowhow associated with it take centre stage. HEDIARD Cafe-Boutique at Tudor Court brings a taste of Paris' gastronomic perfection to Singapore. Entering this French Epicure Emporium, established since 2004 in Singapore, is like (re)discovering the pleasure of being in an elegant Parisian café with a high end selection of menu items without the stuffiness of a traditional French restaurant. 6

7 DATES AND CONTACTS CONTENT OF THE PROMOTION EVENT Spend over $25.00 at the Hediard Café Boutique during the month of November and enter the contest to win Hediard and ARTEMISS CONTEMPORARY prestigious prices: - 1st draw: One framed collection print signed by the artist Gerard Uferas (value SGD3,500) - 2nd draw: One masterpiece book by Gerard Uferas In the Company of Stars, the result of a year s collaboration with the Paris Opera Ballet (value SGD 80) - 3rd & 4th draw: Hediard prices PROMOTION EVENT AND EXHIBITION DURATION November 1 November 30, 2012 Hediard Café Boutique Singapore 123 Tanglin Road Singapore (next to Tanglin Mall) Tel: Open everyday, 9.00am-8.00pm CONTACT For further enquiries and photographic material, please contact : Clémentine de Forton Artemiss Contemporary Gallery Manager Tel: (+65) Clémentine@artemiss-contemporary.com 7