A major retrospective at the MUba Eugène Leroy in Tourcoing offers a journey of Valérie Belin’s work through a hundred photographs form the 1990s to the present day. This exhibition immerses visitors in the singular universe of the artist, which is renewed over the years and technical developments. Her photographs, both seductive and surprising, catch the eye while questioning the status of images and beauty.

To accompany this exhibition, Atelier EXB is publishing the book L’incertaine beauté du monde (to be published on March 2023), which will present some fifty series, and put into perspective the work of a major artist from the contemporary scene. An essay by Sébastien Gokalp, associate professor of history and director of the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris, will shed light on this visual corpus.

MUba Eugène Leroy

2 rue Paul Doumer

59200 Tourcoing, France

Related publication: Valérie Belin, The Uncertain Beauty of the World

Photograph: “Engines” series, 2002, Untitled

© Valérie Belin