Ariane Lopez-Huici at the New York Studio School

Portrait of Ariane Lopez-Huici © Marilia Destot

Ariane Lopez-Huici is a photographer, living between New York and Paris.

1965
Studies at the School of Fine Arts, Perugia (Italy) and at the Arts School of the Musée Nissim de Camondo in Paris.

1970
Meets and becomes assistant to Brazilian filmmaker Nelson Pereira dos Santos, widely regarded as the father of Brazil’s Cinema Novo. Travels between France and Rio de Janeiro for five years. Learns lighting and photographic techniques. Develops a long-term attachment to avant-garde cinema and all forms of artistic improvisation.

1975
Decides to dedicate herself to photography.

1977
Marries sculptor Alain Kirili. First one-woman exhibition at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire).

1980
Settles into a loft on White Street in Tribeca, New York.

1983
At P.S.1 in New York, exhibits a series of photographs taken in Istanbul, entitled The Tombs of Suleiman the Magnificent. Exhibits at the Los Angeles Photography Center.

1984
Travels in Italy and develops the series Corps à corps (Body to Body).

1989
Creates the series In Abstracto. Meets dancer Daniel D., who will model for Solo Absolu.

1994
Exhibition of Solo Absolu, a series on male masturbation, at the AC Project Room Gallery.
In conjunction with this show, publication of “A Conversation Between Julia
Kristeva and Ariane Lopez-Huici.”

1995
To mark her fiftieth birthday and in solidarity with her models, Lopez-Huici places herself before the camera, dancing in the nude, in the 20 minute film TOAK.

1996
Second exhibition at the AC Project Room, New York: Aviva. This event becomes a crucial stage in Lopez-Huici’s search for the transgressive body.

1999
First Paris exhibition on the Avivatheme at the Galerie Frank. Arthur Danto writes
the catalog for this exhibition. During the show, encounters Dalila Khatir, a future important model in her work.

2000
At FIAC, in Paris, Gallery Frank exhibits a collection of photographs of her favorite
models: Aviva, Dalila, Mother and Son, Femme à la toilette, and a new model
from New York, Bill Shannon, a paralyzed hip-hop dancer.

2003
Travels to West Africa, photographing the African wrestlers Adama and Omar in Dakar, the Master of Ceremonies Keneboubo Ogoire in Mali, and Les Élégantes from Saint Louis du Sénégal.

2004
One-person exhibitions at the Musée de Grenoble, France, and at IVAM (Institut Valencià d’Art Modern), Spain. Carter Ratcliff and Edmund White write for the respective catalogues.

2005
Shows the African Wrestlersat the Bowery Poetry Club, New York.

2006
Exhibits her jazz pictures at the Vision Festival, New York. In Paris, begins Rebelles, a series of nudes in groups.

2007
At theNew York Studio School, the artist shows a selection of her nudes, especially her most recent group series Rebelles and Triumph, with a catalogue written by
Carter Ratcliff.

Ariane Lopez-Huici: Photography December 6, 2007 to February 2, 2008
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	Welcome by David Cohen Statement by Ariane Lopez-Huici Essay by Carter Ratcliff previously published texts: Interview with the artist by Julia Kristeva (1990) "The Enfleshment of the Self" by Arthur Danto (2000) video The artist speaks about her work checklist slideshow chronology new york studio school gallery program	Portrait of Ariane Lopez-Huici © Marilia Destot Ariane Lopez-Huici is a photographer, living between New York and Paris. 1965 Studies at the School of Fine Arts, Perugia (Italy) and at the Arts School of the Musée Nissim de Camondo in Paris. 1970 Meets and becomes assistant to Brazilian filmmaker Nelson Pereira dos Santos, widely regarded as the father of Brazil’s Cinema Novo. Travels between France and Rio de Janeiro for five years. Learns lighting and photographic techniques. Develops a long-term attachment to avant-garde cinema and all forms of artistic improvisation. 1975 Decides to dedicate herself to photography. 1977 Marries sculptor Alain Kirili. First one-woman exhibition at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire). 1980 Settles into a loft on White Street in Tribeca, New York. 1983 At P.S.1 in New York, exhibits a series of photographs taken in Istanbul, entitled The Tombs of Suleiman the Magnificent. Exhibits at the Los Angeles Photography Center. 1984 Travels in Italy and develops the series Corps à corps (Body to Body). 1989 Creates the series In Abstracto. Meets dancer Daniel D., who will model for Solo Absolu. 1994 Exhibition of Solo Absolu, a series on male masturbation, at the AC Project Room Gallery. In conjunction with this show, publication of “A Conversation Between Julia Kristeva and Ariane Lopez-Huici.” 1995 To mark her fiftieth birthday and in solidarity with her models, Lopez-Huici places herself before the camera, dancing in the nude, in the 20 minute film TOAK. 1996 Second exhibition at the AC Project Room, New York: Aviva. This event becomes a crucial stage in Lopez-Huici’s search for the transgressive body. 1999 First Paris exhibition on the Avivatheme at the Galerie Frank. Arthur Danto writes the catalog for this exhibition. During the show, encounters Dalila Khatir, a future important model in her work. 2000 At FIAC, in Paris, Gallery Frank exhibits a collection of photographs of her favorite models: Aviva, Dalila, Mother and Son, Femme à la toilette, and a new model from New York, Bill Shannon, a paralyzed hip-hop dancer. 2003 Travels to West Africa, photographing the African wrestlers Adama and Omar in Dakar, the Master of Ceremonies Keneboubo Ogoire in Mali, and Les Élégantes from Saint Louis du Sénégal. 2004 One-person exhibitions at the Musée de Grenoble, France, and at IVAM (Institut Valencià d’Art Modern), Spain. Carter Ratcliff and Edmund White write for the respective catalogues. 2005 Shows the African Wrestlersat the Bowery Poetry Club, New York. 2006 Exhibits her jazz pictures at the Vision Festival, New York. In Paris, begins Rebelles, a series of nudes in groups. 2007 At theNew York Studio School, the artist shows a selection of her nudes, especially her most recent group series Rebelles and Triumph, with a catalogue written by Carter Ratcliff.