Les Rencontres d'Arles 2009 - ÇA ME TOUCHE, NAN GOLDIN'S GUESTS

Those of you that are heading to the South of France before 13 September this year – why not use the opportunity to experience LES RENCONTRES D'ARLES 2009 : 66 exhibitions are waiting to be discovered.

The medieval town and its Roman sites, such as the amphitheatre, is a unique setting. The opening week, which was overrun by celebrities, took place at the beginning of July.

ÇA ME TOUCHE, NAN GOLDIN'S GUESTS is particularly noteworthy. After her first appearance in Arles, artist Nan Goldin has returned yet again, taking no less than 12 exhibiting photographer friends with her. David Armstrong, Marina Berio, Jean-Christian Bourcart, Antoine D'Agata, JH Engström, Jim Goldberg, Christine Fenzl, Leigh Ledare, Boris Mikhailov, Anders Petersen, Jack Pierson, Lisa Ross and Annelies Strba were happy to join her.

In addition to this, she presents three personal projects: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, a visual diary of her life in New York; Sisters, Saints and Sibyls, a tribute to her sister and to those rebel women fighting for survival in society; and a personal selection of her photographs.

Also on show : The marvellous sequences of Duane Michals. The radical portraits of Brian Griffin. Martin Parr and the first showing of his project on luxury before the financial crisis, with a soundwork by Caroline Cartier. More mystery from Joan Fontcuberta as he digs into Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blowup. The first colour series by the great social documentary artist Eugene Richards. The first-ever showing of Bohdan Holomicek's work on the political resistance of Vaclav Havel. René Burri and the Great New York Blackout of 1979. Plus Paulo Nozolino, Thomas Florschuetz, Elger Esser, Naoya Hatakeyama... Then, the postcard collection of James Allen of the Center for Civic and Human Rights in Atlanta: the lynching of African-Americans in the United States in the early 20th century and the progress leading up to the election of Barack Obama.