William Klein Retrospective: Films, Etc.
From June to September 2026, to mark the centenary of William Klein’s birth, the MEP pays tribute to the artist with an exceptional cinematic retrospective exhibition, organised in partnership with the William Klein Studio. The screening programme is complemented by a display of photographs from the MEP collections, alongside graphic works and publications, presented throughout the spaces.
The institution has maintained a close relationship with the artist and his studio for many years. Since its opening in 1996, it has dedicated several major exhibitions to him and today preserves one of the most significant collections of his work, comprising over 300 pieces—photographs, films, and books.
From June to September 2026, from Wednesday to Saturday in the late afternoon, the MEP will present the artist’s great classics in its auditorium (Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Mr. Freedom...), alongside rare films, some of which are previously unseen (L’anniversaire de Charlotte, The Little Richard Story…), as well as numerous archives.
Movies presented
Tirage gélatino-argentique Collection MEP, Paris. Acquis en 2015
© William Klein Estate
This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change.
Broadway by Light – 1958
Le business et la mode – 1962
William Klein aux grands magasins – 1964
Cassius Clay champion du monde – 1964
Le schisme noir : Malcolm X – 1965
Qui êtes-vous Polly Maggoo ? – 1966
Loin du Vietnam – 1967
Le festival Panafricain d’Alger – 1969
Mister Freedom – 1969
Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther – 1970
Muhammad Ali the Greatest – 1974
Le Couple Témoin – 1976
Hollywood California, a Looser’s Opera – 1977
Grands soirs et petits matins – 1978
The Little Richard Story – 1980
Gestes et sports – Ralentis – 1983
Mode in France – 1985
Babilée 91’ – 1992
In & Out of Fashion – 1993
Tirage gélatino-argentique Collection MEP, Paris. Acquis en 2015
© William Klein Estate
William Klein, Four Heads, Thanksgiving day, New York, 1955 Tirage gélatino-argentique Collection MEP, Paris. Acquis en 1990 © William Klein Estate
William Klein, Dorothy & Cellist, Vogue Paris, 1963 Tirage gélatino-argentique Collection MEP, Paris. Acquis en 1994 © William Klein Estate
William Klein, Filmstrips from “Broadway by Light” #4, New York, 1958 Tirage gélatino-argentique Collection MEP, Paris. Acquis en 2015 © William Klein Estate
William Klein, Club Allegro Fortissimo, hammam, rue d’Odessa, Paris, 1990 (peint en 1997) Tirage gélatino-argentique réhaussé de peinture Collection MEP, Paris. Don de l'auteur en 1998 © William Klein Estate
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