Ann Ray Explained

Ann Ray
Birth Name:Anne Deniau
Birth Place:Brest, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Photographer

Anne Deniau, known as Ann Ray, (born 1969 in Brest, France[1]) is a French photographer, artist and filmmaker. Ann Ray has published several photographic books: Nicolas Le Riche (2008),[2] Mira Me (2009),[3] 24 hours in a Man's Life (2011),[4] Love Looks Not With the Eyes (2012)—13 years of work with Lee Alexander McQueen, and Les Inachevés (2018). She is self-taught in photography except for when she studied at Central Saint Martins in London.

Work

In the 1990s, she decided to follow a career as a photographer and artist. In 1995 she moved to Tokyo and in 1996 she started her photographic career.[5]

In Tokyo, she first worked for Givenchy and Cartier. Her photographs were published in Japanese magazines such as Hi-Fashion, She, Marie-Claire, Spur, The Seine. For three months she has observed textile art in Japan, in Tokyo and Kyoto. She photographed and interviewed artisans throughout Japan.[6]

In London, she networked with fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen.[7] Their relationship is documented in the 2012 book Love Looks Not With the Eyes.[8] [9]

In 2001, she moved to Paris. In 2003 Ray began working for the Paris Opera, producing posters, rehearsal photos, portraits, for the programmes and the magazine of the Paris Opera, entitled "Line 8" and then "On stage". She created a series of portraits of the Paris Opera Dancers for an exhibition at the Palais Garnier: Double Jeu, exhibited from 2006 to 2008, then revised and expanded from 2009 to 2012.[10]

For more than ten years, she has collaborated with different artists and with other institutions, including the Metropolitan Opera of New York[11] since 2006 (for which she worked on the poster for The Tempest and in 2014 Le nozze di Figaro and Cavalliera Rusticana / Pagliacci), the Munich Opera and the Salle Pleyel in Paris.[12]

She was signed as a photographer for the DVDs of Giselle (Paris Opera),[13] Siddharta (Paris Opera),[14] La Didone de Cavalli,[15] and The Firebird[16] /The Rite of Spring directed by Paavo Jarvi [17]

One of her portraits was used by Michael Nyman for his CD The Piano sings (II) in 2013.[18]

Filmography

In 2006, Ray directed a film about Caligula,[19] by Nicolas Le Riche for the Paris Opera. Also in 2006, she directed a film about Amoveo, by Benjamin Millepied, the New York City Ballet's star dancer.[20]

In 2007, she directed a film about "Rare Differences", created by Marie-Agnès Gillot, the Paris Opera's star dancer. The film included dancers Julie Guibert and Marjorie Hannoteaux. The same year, she directed a film about Les âmes frères by Julien Lestel at Espace Cardin.[21]

In 2010 and 2011, she produced and directed a film with Stéphane Bullion, for which the music was written by Michael Nyman. The film was part of the project "24 Hours in the Life of a Man".

Short filmography :

Publications

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. News: Cowan . Katy . V&A acquires behind-the-scenes photographs by Ann Ray of Lee Alexander McQueen at work . 18 November 2019 . Creative Boom . 1 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Books: Nicolas Le Riche. Oberon's Grove.
  3. Web site: Mirame ! – broché – Anne Deniau – Achat Livre fnac.
  4. Web site: Trailer II • 24 HOURS IN A MAN'S LIFE in Anne Deniau • Image Maker • Film & Photography. ANN. RAY. 1 April 2012. Vimeo.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907192812/http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/252919/Anne-Deniau-Acquisition-Press-Release.pdf . 7 September 2015 . 16 November 2019.
  6. Web site: About. ANN RAY.
  7. Web site: Intimate portraits taken by one of Alexander McQueen's closest friends. 30 July 2018. Dazed.
  8. Web site: Previously Unseen McQueen. British Vogue. 4 September 2012 .
  9. Web site: This Photographer Took 35,000 Pictures of Alexander McQueen Over 13 Years. 11 October 2019. AnOther.
  10. Web site: Ann Ray – Octave Magazine. Opéra national de Paris.
  11. Web site: Ann Ray / The Metropolitan Opera. valeriemartinez.com.
  12. Web site: Orchestre de Paris – Harding. Philharmonie de Paris.
  13. Web site: Paris Opera Ballet – La Source – HD cinema broadcast. 3 September 2012. DanceTabs.
  14. Web site: Avant Première Catalogue 2011. Issuu.
  15. Web site: Anne Deniau est une photographe française, photos anciennes et photographies d'époque en noir et blanc.. en-noir-et-blanc.com.
  16. Web site: Anne Deniau. Ballet: The Best Photographs.
  17. News: Paris Opera Ballet Adapts to Choreographers – Review. Roslyn. Sulcas. 24 December 2010. The New York Times.
  18. Web site: Michael Nyman – Short Biography – Music Sales Classical. musicsalesclassical.com.
  19. Web site: RAY . ANN . 1 June 2011 . CALIGULA • Ballet by Nicolas Le Riche in Anne Deniau • Image Maker • Film & Photography . Vimeo.
  20. Web site: 1 January 1970 . Paris Opera Ballet . Dance Magazine.
  21. Web site: Les Âmes Frères . calameo.com.
  22. Web site: Dance and Fashion at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology . arttimesjournal.com.
  23. Web site: Merce Cunningham / William Forsythe – Ballet – Season 16/17 Programming . Opéra national de Paris.
  24. Web site: atlantica Editions. atlantica.fr.
  25. Web site: Nicolas le Riche by Anne Deniau: Gourcuff Gradenigo 9782353400461 – medimops. abebooks.co.uk.
  26. Book: Your name here . 24 hours in a man's life (English and French Edition): Anne Deniau, Anyway Editions: 9782953976205: Amazon.com: Books . 2953976205 .
  27. Web site: La Source – Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris. actes-sud.fr.
  28. Web site: Love looks not with the Eyes – Anne Deniau. editionsdelamartiniere.fr.
  29. Web site: Rencontres d'Arles : the most unforgettable portraits. 16 July 2018.
  30. Web site: Ann Ray – Les Inachevés – Lee McQueen. Jimei x Arles International Photography Festival.
  31. Web site: Press Release Archive. Digital Media . Victoria and Albert Museum. 16 January 2013. Victoria and Albert Museum.
  32. Web site: Five Minutes With Anne Deniau. Virginia. VanZanten. W Magazine.
  33. Web site: Ann Ray. Les Rencontres. d'Arles. rencontres-arles.com.
  34. Web site: Exhibition of photography BLIND FAITH Ca' Pesaro MUVE. 22 March 2019.
  35. Web site: "rendez-vous" photographer ann ray opens up about her new exhibition and long-lasting friendship with lee alexander mcqueen. Schön! Magazine.

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