Exhibition : In the Paris' belly

3am: this is the time that Doisneau woke at Les Halles to nab the mischievous smile of a bystander, the loudmouth of a butcher or display carefully arranged a market gardener. 

The result of all these revivals at dawn? A trip into the belly of Paris for 30 years with the exhibition "Paris Les Halles".

While the Halles district is upside down, the Paris City Council is organizing a major retrospective, the first pictures of Doisneau to the new construction projectfor 2014. 

His pictures have the banter of the time and the tenderness of aphotographer for a neighborhood that has not stopped backpacking in 40 years.

On leaving the exhibition, Chatelet subway station will be your favorite. Wanna bet?

Paris Les Halles,
February 8 to April 28 2012
Daily except Sundays and public holidays from 10h to 19h,
 last admission 18.30.
City Hall, Room of the City of Paris
29 rue de Rivoli, Paris 4th