Lee Miller

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Lee Miller Exhibition - From 10 April to 02 August 2026

From 10 April to 2 August 2026, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris presents the most significant retrospective dedicated to Lee Miller in France in twenty years. Organised on the initiative of Tate Britain and in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago, the exhibition brings together nearly 250 vintage and modern prints, including several previously unseen works, offering a new perspective on Lee Miller's oeuvre. A pivotal figure of the international avant-garde, Lee Miller (1907, Poughkeepsie, USA – 1977, Chiddingly, UK) was successively a model, surrealist artist, portraitist, fashion photographer, and war correspondent accredited by the US Army. Long relegated to the role of muse, she is now recognised as one of the great photographers of the 20th century. The exhibition traces her entire career, from her beginnings in New York to her war years in Europe, including her stay in Egypt and her life in London. It demonstrates the richness of a body of work where formal experimentation, visual audacity, and political commitment coexist. Eighteen years after the last French retrospective at the Jeu de Paume, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris offers a journey through six sections, blending chronological and thematic approaches.