vrijdag 16 april 2010

Stars and Models.


Stars and Models is the theme of this years International Photography Festival 2010 in seaside Knokke-Heist in Belgium: the place to be for photography and audivisual art at this moment. Over a period of ten weeks, the work of several contemporary photographers and artists will be on display at various locations throughout Knokke-Heist. Every day publicity, fashion magazines, and newspapers show us images of famous people such as photographers, models, politicians and authors.

This years' guest photographer is Tim Walker. Visitors can discover this London-based photographer's original oeuvre in the Sharpoord Cultural Centre. Tim Walker is a fashion photographer of magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and many more.

New to this years' edition is the exhibition Pavilion, contructed especially for the Photography Festival, on the beach opposite the Rubensplein. The pavilion will form the backdrop for several exhitions, including The Set To Get In With by Sir Cecil Beaton. Beaton has harboured a lifelong fascination with the glamorous world of high society. This exhibition offers an historical overview of how Cecil Beaton captured the stars of his time.

Alongside the exhibitions by Tim Walker and Sir Cecil Beaton, there will be an extensive and varied list of other exhibitions, a significant of which consisting Belgian photography. In accordance with tradition, the World Press Photo will also be present at the Photography Festival. The winning pictures of this event will premiere in the Cultural Centre on May 13th.

Finally, several art galleries in Knokke-Heist will also be hosting exhibitions as part of this years Photography Festival. In fact, the works of national and international artists and photographers will be on display until June 13th in a record number of galleries in and around the city.

International Photography Festival - Stars and Models
March 28th - June 13th 2010
Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Written for BLEND.

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