De haut en bas Bernard Plossu Le voyage mexicain, 1965 Marcel Bovis Un station service à Nemours, juillet 1958 Christine Spengler On the Road, Téhéran, 1979 Bruno Réquillart Vers Portofino, 1977

17 March - 4 April 2010 Marcel Bovis, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Daniel Boudinet, Harry Callahan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Thibaut Cuisset, Raymond Depardon, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Mario Giacomelli, René-Jacques, François Kollar, Joseph Koudelka, Noël Le Boyer, Ikko Narahara, Bernard Plossu, Robert Rauschenberg, Bruno Réquillart, Willy Ronis, Lucien Roy, Jeanloup Sieff, Christine Spengler, Joel Sternfeld, Shoji Ueda On the Road is a selection of prints on the theme of the road, taken from the collections of the Médiathèque de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. The exhibition presents the dreamlike visions of some major 20th century photographers who recorded intense moments in transit. Always in search of their next image, they naturally found themselves on the road, which became an antichamber for imagined subjects, a place for experimentation, and an ideal setting for snapshots. These photographers suggest the road more than they actually show it, a nuance which means that they eliminate any documentary aspect, instead allowing us to give free rein to our imagination and memory. On the Road showcases what might be termed escapist photography: a brief parenthesis, time to breathe for a fleeting instant, away from the chaotic turmoil of the world. The exhibition is based on an original idea by BMW.