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Martine Fougeron / Nicolas et Adrien

A World with Two Sons
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Nicolas et Adrien. A World with Two Sons presents intimate portraits of Martine Fougeron's two sons and their friends as they navigate adolescence and early adulthood in New York and France. The book combines two series, "Teen Tribe" and "The Twenties," capturing formative moments from teenage years through college, illustrating the universal journey of growing up with sensitivity and depth.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in photographic art, coming-of-age stories, and explorations of family and youth culture through visual biography. It suits those drawn to sensitive, documentary-style portraits reflecting on identity and growth.

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Nicolas et Adrien. A World with Two Sons is a series of intimate portraits of Martine Fougeron’s two sons and their friends growing up in New York and France. Both tender and distanced, the book is a visual bildungsroman that delves into the intense present of her sons’ adolescent states of mind before they become independent adults.

Nicolas et Adrien consists of two interconnected bodies of work, "Teen Tribe" (2005–10) and "The Twenties" (2010–18). Composed mostly of photos taken at Fougeron’s New York home and during summers in the South of France, "Teen Tribe" explores adolescence as a liminal state between childhood and adulthood, and follows the adolescent’s interior quest and development of character. "The Twenties" captures the period between adolescence and full adulthood, depicting her sons’ college years, trials with vocations and work, new friends and lovers, holidays and family celebrations.

Nicolas et Adrien. A World with Two Sons is a sensual biography of two adolescents and a depiction of the universal processes of growing up as an emerging adult, to which all can relate.

My sons’ lives are ever changing, and my work evolves with them. It depicts a rite of passage story that also reflects the age and culture of its unique circumstances. — Martine Fougeron

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Praised for its tender yet distanced perspective, the book is described as a visual bildungsroman exploring adolescent states of mind before independence. Reviews highlight the balance between intuition and objectivity, with a relaxed spontaneity that captures her sons' evolving lives. The work is noted for its intimate formality and candid portrayal of youth transitioning from innocence to experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783958296855

Publisher: Steidl Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 December 2019

Country: Germany

Imprint: Steidl Verlag

Illustration: 159 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Text by Martine Fougeron
  • Text by Lyle Rexer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 297.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 1840g

Pages: 264

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About the Author

Born in Paris in 1954, Martine Fougeron studied at l’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, Wellesley College and the International Center of Photography in New York. Her exhibitions include those at the Gallery at Hermès in New York (2013) and the Bronx Museum of the Arts (2016), while her work forms part of major collections including the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Fougeron contributes frequently to The New Yorker, the New York Times Sunday Magazine and FT Weekend Magazine, among other publications.

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