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Christophe Agou    (French, 1969)

 Christophe Agou - From the 'Face au Silence' series (Photographs) h: 40 x w: 60 in / h: 101.6 x w: 152.4 cm
Christophe Agou
From the 'Face au Silence' series 2008
 
 Christophe Agou - From the White Light Series (Photographs) h: 40 x w: 60 in / h: 101.6 x w: 152.4 cm
Christophe Agou
From the White Light Series 2008
 
 

Biography
1969 Born in Montbrison, France
1977 - 1987 Attended Music School, France
1988 Moved to London
1992 Moved to New York, where he developed a love for the city
1995 beginning of the Inside Out series
1998 beginning of the Life Below series
2000 Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts Award - USA
2002 Magazine Picture of the Year - USA
2002 beginning of the Face au Silence series (Facing Silence)
2001 - 2003 Traveled throughout America - beginning of the Under a Cloud series
2004 Published a monograph titled Life Below
2005 Traveled to Japan and China - beginning of the Looking for Words series
2006 W.Eugene Smith Award Finalist - USA
2007 beginning of the White Light series
2008 Academie des Beaux-Art de Paris Award Finalist - France
2008 TOPS International Photography Festival 'Second Prize' - China
2009 Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique Mention Speciale - France
Lives and works in New York

Exhibitions
2008 Face au Silence - Rencontres d'Arles Festival 'Voies Off ' - France
2008 Face au Silence - TOPS International Photo Festival - China
2007 L'Evenement - Jeu de Paume Paris Museum - France
2007 Remembering 9/11 - New York Historical Society Museum - New York
2006 Life Below - Galerie Fnac Monaco
2006 Life Below - Galerie Fnac Forum des Halles - Paris France
2005 Life Below - Galerie Fnac Gand Belgium
2005 Life Below - SplitGraphic Art Biennial - Split Croatia
2005 Traces and Omens - Noorderlicht Photo Biennial - Groningen Holland
2005 Life Below - Guilin International Photo Festival - Guilin China
2004 Life Below -Galerie Fnac Barcelona Spain
2004 Life Below -Galerie Fnac Annecy France
2003 Bearing Witness to History - National Museum of American History
2003 Life Below -Galerie Fnac La Defense Paris
2002 Life in The City - Moma New York USA
2002 Fotofest - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston USA
2001 Here is NEw York - Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC USA
2000 Life Below - Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts
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