MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026

Fair: 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026
Opening: 18 Mar 2026

MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026
Jean Dazaud , Untitled (from a catalogue of hairstyles) , Vintage silver print, hand-colored , France, ca 1940 , 28 x 20 cm

Every woman's story is a small, great metamorphosis. Taking inspiration from the theme of the new edition of the MIA Photo Fair, dedicated precisely to metamorphosis, Laura Leonelli offers a reflection on the female image, its vitality, and its uniqueness through a series of anonymous authors and recognized masters. From Émile Zola's daughter, Denise, portrayed by the great French writer, to Martha Khun-Weber's dolls, from the eroticism of an anonymous New York photographer of the 1940s to the diamonds of a mysterious surrealist creature, to the incandescent hair of a sister of “Gilda,” this new gallery, at its debut, invites to immerse oneself in the inexhaustible richness of vintage photograph

Artists

Works

  • Keystone , Démonique, divertissiment en diamants , “Surrealist presentation by the Paris Fashion Group. , Model Taïga, wearing Repetto tights and a black hood, presents 500 million old , francs worth of Van Cleef & Arpels diamonds. Hairstyle created by Alexandre”. , Vintage silver salt print , France, January 26, 1961 , 13 x 18 cm
  • Anonymous , Untitled , Vintage silver gelatin print , United States, circa 1940 , 30 x 25 cm , The image is part of a portfolio of twelve prints
  • Anonymous , Untitled , Vintage silver gelatin print , United States, circa 1940 , 30 x 25 cm , The image is part of a portfolio of twelve prints