press release - agnès b. Galerie Boutique

press release - agnès b. Galerie Boutique

presents
many photographeRs
AND THE SNAP CARDIGAN
from 1988
2014
February 15
1063 Madison Avenue
agnès b.
Serge bailhache
Jean-Christian bourcart
Gilles cohen
Pierre-Olivier deschamps
hanayo
13 East 16th Street
Martine barrat
Nelson bourgois
Gilles de chabaneix
Yu fisher
Steve hiett
Brigitte lacombe
Christophe lebourg
Françoise huguier
Bernard plossu
Jean Loup sieff
Michael silerveddes
Max vadukul
victor
Frédéric vidal
Chico bialas
Arthur elgort
Erica lennard
Steven silverstein
John vink
Elisabeth novick
Uli rose
Dominique vorillon
Sue kwon
Douce le tellier
Duane michals
Jean-Luc moulène
Michael o’brien
Christina ottaviano
Hannes schmid
Pierre-Jean toulet
Stephan westler
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Michel haesse
William klein
Jean larivière
Kuno rudolph
Royston tan
Bernard faucon
Diessel gunten
Hermine karagheuz
Bernd lammel
Luc choquer
Isabelle de vigan
Jean Etchevers bourgois
Peter lindbergh
Sakiko nomura
Agnès bonnot
Sophie calle
Raphaël gianelli-meriano
Xavier lambours
Marion poussier
Nathalie blandin
Emanuel bovet
Marie-Laure de decker
Dominique issermann
Wai Kit lam
Dominique nabokov
Michel philippot
Graige ehler
Pierre gentilhomme
Elisabeth lennard
Jean-Baptiste mondino
Gilles bensimon
Lucas de chabaneix
gladys
Mikaël lafontan
50 Howard Street
Léonard bourgois-beaulieu
Dieter dids tehsecke
Martine franck
March 30
Gilles serrand
Shoji ueda
Alberto ursini
Mâkhi xenakis
Ute zschavut
presents
MANY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE “SNAP CARDIGAN” 1988 - 2014
February 15 - March 30, 2014
50 Howard Street 1063 Madison Avenue 13 East 16th Street
The snap cardigan!
This signature design, originally created by agnès b. in 1979 at her Paris boutique at 3 rue du Jour,
has become a timeless classic. Originally unisex, its immense success has since been adapted for all shapes and
sizes. The snap cardigan is now an emblem of agnès b. style, reflecting her type of fashion: a fashion that is for
living and alive with the spirit of the times; a wardrobe adapted to each and every personality, which will last for
a long time. Asked about the snap cardigan, agnès b. says, “A long time ago, I designed a cardigan for myself. I
wanted a sweatshirt that opened down the front, with a lot of press studs so that it looked like something from
the Renaissance, a piece of children’s clothing for grown-ups or vice versa.”
In 1986, during the Paris Month of Photography, agnès b. invited photographers to create an image using her
iconic snap cardigan. Many great photographers, including Martine Franck, Steve Hiett, Dominique Isserman,
Jean Baptiste Mondino and Gilles Bensimon, devoted their talents to the game. Each photographer created
their own vision of this iconic piece, which over time has become an indispensable part of our wardrobe.
The photographs were exhibited at the Galerie du Jour in Paris.
Seventy other photographers, including Peter Lindbergh, Bernard Plossu, Brigitte Lacombe, Jean Luc Moulène,
Jean Christian Bourcart, Jean Loup Sieff, and Michael O’Brien, were included in the exhibition when their
photos were shown as part of the exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in May 1996.
Today, agnès b. has given these photographs a new and more intimate life, enriched by adding new photographs
by photographers Christophe Lebourg, Hananyo, Jean Bourgois, Sakiko Nomura, Marion Poussier,
Wai Kit Lam… Eighty five photographs from the exhibition “Des photographes et le cardigan pression”
will be exhibited simultaneously at the agnès b. boutiques in New York
at 50 Howard Street, 1063 Madison Avenue, and 13 East 16th Street.
exhibition preview
Friday, February 14, 6pm-8pm
agnès b. Galerie Boutique, 50 Howard Street NYC 10013
The Snap Cardigan Exhibition 1986/2014
February 15 - March 30, 2014
50 Howard Street 10013 (SoHo)
1063 Madison Avenue 10028 (Upper East Side)
13 East 16th Street 10003 (Union Square)
Stores hours are Monday – Saturday (11am – 7pm) and Sunday (12pm – 6pm)
contact
Chris Apple, [email protected], Tel. 212 548 9730
www.agnesb.com
www.50howardstreet.com