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Christophe Agou Biography
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1969 |
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Born in Montbrison, France
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1977 - 1987 |
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Attended Music School, France
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1992 |
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Moved to New York, where he developed a love for the city
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1995 |
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Beginning of the Inside Out series
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1998 |
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Beginning of the Life Below series
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2000 |
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Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts Award - USA
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2002 |
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Magazine Picture of the Year - USA
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2002 |
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Beginning of the Face au Silence series (In The Face of Silence)
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2001 - 2003 |
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Traveled throughout America - beginning of the Under a Cloud series
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2004 |
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Published a monograph titled Life Below
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2005 |
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Traveled to Japan and China - beginning of the Looking for Words series
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2006 |
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W. Eugene Smith Award Finalist - USA
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2007 |
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Beginning of the White Light series (Reel Fiction)
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2008 |
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Academie des Beaux-Art de Paris Award Finalist - France
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2009 |
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Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique Mention Speciale - France
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2010 |
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Winner of the European Publishers Award for Photography
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Lives and works in New York
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Face au Silence - Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles - France
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2010
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Symposium - Musee du Jeu de Paume - Paris
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2009
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Life Below - Museum of Art Pilar & Joan Miro - Visionaris - Spain
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2008
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Face au Silence - Rencontres d'Arles Festival 'Voies Off ' - France
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2007
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L'Evenement - Jeu de Paume Paris Museum - France
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2007
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Remembering 9/11 - New York Historical Society Museum - New York
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2006
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Life Below - Galerie Fnac Monaco
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2006
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Life Below - Galerie Fnac Forum des Halles - Paris France
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2005
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Life Below - Galerie Fnac Gand Belgium
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2005
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Life Below - SplitGraphic Art Biennial - Split Croatia
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2005
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Traces and Omens - Noorderlicht Photo Biennial - Groningen Holland
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2005
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Life Below - Guilin International Photo Festival - Guilin China
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2004
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Life Below - Galerie Fnac Barcelona Spain
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2004
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Life Below - Galerie Fnac Annecy France
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2003
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Bearing Witness to History - National Museum of American History
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2003
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Life Below - Galerie Fnac La Defense Paris
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2002
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Life in The City - Moma New York USA
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2002
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Fotofest - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston USA
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2001
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Here is New York - Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC USA
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2000
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Life Below - Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts
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