“Photography, be it portraits, landscapes, photo journalism or works-of-art, speaks to each of us without language or cultural barriers. Digital and broadband technologies are making images a communication tool equivalent to speech and text. Photos are a key component in current and future multimedia content which is why Alcatel, leader in fixed and mobile broadband networks, is committed to sponsoring photography.”
Alcatel - sponsored exhibitions
For the last two years, Alcatel has actively pursued its sponsoring goals by becoming involved in projects that are related to key areas of company development.
China
September 2002 and 2003:
The Pingyao (China) International Photography Festival
Six photographers received the Alcatel Chinese Book of Photography Award
October 2003 - July 2004: the year of China in France
- December 2003 - March 2004: "Yesterday's and Tomorrow's Shanghai"
Photographs by Marc Riboud at the Paris Carnavalet Museum
- Robert Delpire's publication of Marc Riboud's book: "Shanghai Tomorrow"
- February - March 2004: "Pingyao in Paris" at the MK2 Library in Paris. Exhibition of the works of 13 Chinese photographers, all winners of the Alcatel and L'Oreal prizes from the 2002 & 2003 editions of The Pingyao International Photography Festival
September 2004 - July 2005: The Year of France in China
March - April 2005: "Paris to Shanghai: three generations of photographers" at the Shanghai Art Museum
India
In India, Alcatel also organized a photography exhibit of the work of Anshu K. Gupta showing a kaleidoscope of images of India and all its cultures, colors and challenges.
Europe
Alcatel is sponsoring the "Recognition, the new Europeans" exhibition initiated by Magnum Photos celebrating the accession of 10 new countries to the European Union. This exhibit will be inaugurated in the Geroges Pompidou Center in October 2005. Magnum photographers will show 10 distinct visions of the new Europeans. In 2005 -2006 the exhibition will travel to the different capitals of the enlarged European Union.
Alcatel has given carte blanche to Magnum Photos for the creation of customized exhibitions in the headquarters Atrium for the next two years.
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