132nd Ordinary Meeting of the Conference

Luc Delahaye's large-format photographs explore new ways of representing socio-political events, specifically incidents from the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the long-running situation in Palestine. For many years Delahaye worked for the photographic collective Magnum. He began by photographing critical conflict situations, publishing his work in newspapers and magazines such as Newsweek. However, in contrast to many photojournalists, Delahaye's experiences led him to think through issues around history painting and landscape photography more readily associated with the history of art and aesthetics of the museum.

Delahaye has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including the International Center for Photography's Infinity Award in 2001 and the Niepce Award in 2002. He has exhibited widely with shows at The National Media Museum, Bradford (2004), The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (2007), and Tate Modern, London (2011).

Gift of the artist and Michael and Jane Wilson.