Mick Jagger — The photobook

A face that has changed, like his chameleon-like personality; brazen-faced and physically nimble with sensuous lips: he is the rock icon who has left his mark on music. Mick Jagger -151; The Photobook presents 70 portraits by leading photographers who, from the beginning of his career and right through to the present day, have met him, photographed his very distinctive face and his ability to always come across as new, different and upstream. ▒Mick Jagger is universal. His very particular face has made him the archetype of the rock star▓ says the curator Francois Hebel, director of Rencontres d▓Arles. ▒This collection of images is first and foremost a photographic project. Not only does it tell the story of Mick Jagger▓s career, it is also the history of 50 years of photo portraits; the physicality and notoriety of a face becomes a challenge, inspiring the photographers to go beyond simple documentation. Through images created by the most important photographers, we can see how a permanent bond was created between personality and image▓. The exhibition is a Forma Foundation for Photography and Rencontres d▓Arles coproduction.