Pioneer of the 'Decisive Moment' Henri Cartier-Bresson Celebrated (2008-09-20 - 2009-01-04)

The Art Institute of Chicago presents the first exhibition to compare the images of legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson to the modern drawings, etchings, and paintings of his contemporaries in Paris. Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris--on view in the museum's Photography Gallery 1 from September 20, 2008 through January 4, 2009--provides a rare glimpse into the rich artistic context of Cartier-Bresson's early career. Works by Cartier-Bresson from the renowned Julien Levy Collection at the Art Institute will be featured here alongside contemporaneous creations by modern masters such as Giorgio de Chirico, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse, among others.