This show was conceived by the American movie director Larry Clark and is his first big show in France around his photographic work.The exhibit represents fifty years of work reflected through two hundred original photographs,main theme being the hardship of adolescence,most of the photographs relating to that were taken between 1990 and 2000.You can also find pictures from "Tulsa"(1971),"teenage lust"(1983) and "Los Angeles 2003-2010"
Larry Clark has been exploring for over fifty years the limits and the minds of American teenagers.The exhibit is at the Modern arts Museum of Paris,and is creating a huge controversy over the fact that the show's entrance is limited to visitors 18 years or older.why? because he represents sex,drugs,guns and skate-boarding.
The artist's work was censored for being pornographic by the Parisian city hall.
I first found it quite shocking coming from France,seeing as they're very open minded and secondly I truly don't understand why you would organize an exhibit and censor it or limit it to people 18 or older ..anyways,I guess this was a blessing in disguise for Larry Clark being that the controversy created a huge buzz that I don't think he would've had if he hadn't been censored..everybody wants to see it now and it's a wonderful publicity stunt in my opinion!
The show is called "Kiss The Past Hello" I suggest you go see it,and if you're under 18,go fornicate and reenact the show,ok ok just kidding..
you can see the show at :Musée d'Art moderne - Paris
Dates : 8 October 2010 till January 2 2011
For more information about Larry Clark's work or movies
http://www.larryclarkofficialwebsite.com/
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