One of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century as one of the founders of the Pop Art movement, publicist, designer, video maker, sculptor, artistic director, producer, promoter, publisher… Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is a one-man-band embodying in the collective imagination a certain cliché of the eccentric artist. His unique silhouette and blonde wig have become legendary. Fascinated from an early age by celebrity and modernity, he first gained recognition from art critics through his representations of everyday objects that became pillars of mass consumption, which exploded in the 1960s: canned goods, bottles of soda, boxes of detergent products, shopping bags… his tender and critical gaze first focused on these subjects that had until then been looked upon. His infallible commercial instinct coupled with his immense creativity allowed him very early on to establish himself at the center of a vast social circle which brought together around him at the Factory (his building in New York, the epicenter of this universe) as well as European princesses, the stars of Hollywood and the intelligentsia of the East Coast, the colorful characters of the New York nightlife. Andy Warhol was crazy about images, and it was therefore very natural that he practiced photography throughout his life. With his camera always at hand, he immortalized this permanent dance that surrounded him, exercising his gaze on a multitude of subjects: friends, landscapes, still lives, eroticism, preparation work for his large screen-printed portraits, etc. ; It is this little-known, yet central, part of his work that this exhibition aims to introduce to the public of Saint Barthélemy. Benefiting from an exceptional and generous loan from Mr. Jim Hedges, the world's leading collector of Andy Warhol's photographed work, this exhibition presents 58 original photographs dating mostly from the 1970s and 1980s which will allow us to understand this immense artist’s genius a little better.

List of exhibitors : Richard Baldino (arts graphiques) Rachel Barret (arts graphiques) Stéphanie Bécard (arts graphiques) Gilles Bensimon (photographie) Romain Brejon (arts graphiques) Sandrine Berry (arts graphiques) Lily Blue (arts graphiques) Carolina Cappoen (photographie) Michel Dam Huguet (arts graphiques) Rémy De Haenen (arts graphiques) Dvis Dformes (sculpture) Sophie-Alexia de Lotbinière (arts graphiques) Lisa Dumont (arts graphiques) Kevin Dupuy (arts graphiques) Eric Duthoo (arts graphiques) Cathou Farges (arts graphiques) Simon Favaud (photographie) Julie Fumat (arts graphiques) Pati Guyot (arts graphiques) Antoine Heckly (arts graphiques) Gabriella Imperatori-Penn (photographie) Emily Labouérie (photographie) Julie Laplace-Leconte (arts graphiques) Christianne Laresse (photographie) Guy Laresse (photographie) Josiane Le Coguiec-Allen (arts graphiques) Fabienne Leconte (arts graphiques) Isabelle Lindbergh (photographie) Céline Luu (arts graphiques) Anne Mafalda (sculpture) Lorraine Mahot de la Querantonnais (arts graphiques) Alexane Mallet (arts graphiques) Nicole Marques (arts graphiques) Victor Matthews (arts graphiques) Mehdy Maxor (photographie) Patricia Montanari (arts graphiques) Roger Moreau (sculpture) Charles Moreau (arts graphiques) Ricardo Perez (sculpture) Anne-Sophie Plume (arts graphiques) Laurie Pottecher (photographie) Bella Marjorie Rinaldo (arts graphiques) Saize (arts graphiques) Gérald Tessier (photographie) Vanessa Viti-Choisy (arts graphiques) Emilie Westein (arts graphiques) Kate Williams (photographie)

It has unfortunately become all too common recently to only hear about Haiti to list the immense difficulties befalling this little piece of the Caribbean. Occupying the western part of the island of Hispaniola, this country of more than 8 million people is not just a series of misfortunes but is, on the contrary, the cradle of a rich culture with global reach. This new exhibition's mission is to reveal the beauty of the country, to recall the fabulous history of the place of the first meeting of the two worlds and the first black Republic on the planet, to show the beauties of its nature and its heritage, to promote its extraordinarily creative arts, to show the culture of a unique people and country. Creating such an exhibition on Haiti in Saint-Barthélemy, in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, is also to show the unity and common history of the Antilles archipelago, and to recall the links which bring together these maritime lands at the crossroads of the American, European and African worlds. Organized in partnership with Bohio Ayiti, a Franco-Haitian association for the defense of heritage and the Galerie Monnin, a famous art gallery in Port-au-Prince founded in 1956, this show aims to raise awareness about this exceptional island famous for its history, landscapes and culture. The Collectivité of Saint Barthélemy and the Wall House Museum would like to warmly thank the following people for their valuable help in the realization of this exhibition: André Delpuech, Lourdy Morland, Gael Monnin, Antoine Godson, Dorcas Kemberling, Stanley Louis