Antoine Tempé
{{short description|French photographer}}
Antoine Tempé is a French photographer who has made work in New York City, West Africa and France. He is mostly known for his studio shots of African dancers and for his portraits of African artists and intellectuals.
In 2008, he published the book Afrique, Danse Contemporaine with the choreographer Salia Sanou.{{cite news |url= http://www.lepoint.fr/guide-sorties/2009-11-06/les-afriques-d-antoine-tempe/2017/0/392903 |title=Les Afriques d'Antoine Tempé - |first=Valérie |last=Marin La Meslée|work=Le Point|year=2013 |accessdate=11 June 2013}}
Life and work
Tempé studied business in France and moved to New York City to work in the financial field in 1984. He also continued training as a dancer.{{cite news |url=http://www.lexpressiondz.com/article/3/2010-08-07/79333.html |title=- La danse dans tous ses états |first=Hadjer |last=Guenanfa |work=L'Expression - Le Quotidien |date=19 June 2010 |accessdate=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103351/http://www.lexpressiondz.com/article/3/2010-08-07/79333.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} He began his work as an amateur photographer in 1989, but by 1991 was spending about half his time working in photography. He became a full-time photographer in 2000.{{cite web |url= http://www.grioo.com/info389.html |title=Antoine Tempé, photographe tourné vers l'Afrique |first= Hervé |last= Mbougue|work=grioo.com |date=6 June 2003 |accessdate=11 June 2013}}
His images, in the form of large, carefully executed, black-and-white prints that often measure up to 4 feet in height, have been exhibited in Europe, the U.S. and Africa.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} His work has been featured in magazines such as Photo Magazine, Le Monde 2 and Libération, among others.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
Publication
- Afrique, Danse Contemporaine. Paris: Cercle d'art; Centre National de la Danse, 2008. With Salia Sanou. {{ISBN|978-2-7022-0886-1}}.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.antoinetempe.com}}
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Category:American photographers
Category:French emigrants to the United States
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