  Opening on 9 June, in the presence of the artist, by invitation only Photography Dates and times: 10 June to 5 July 2009 Every day from 10AM to 6PM Venue: The River Promenade (opposite the Oriental Hotel) Boat from Saphan Taksin Free entry
Georges Rousse has developed a singular and forceful work since the eighties. Blending painting, drawing, sculpture and even architecture, he transforms abandoned spaces before they are demolished, with an ultimate goal to constitute a photographic image. His photographs are a materialisation of his dream as well as his relationship with the Culture of the country he is visiting. They are a memory of both the places and his intervention in the Space.
Since his first exhibition in 1981 at the Gallery of France in Paris, Georges Rousse has continued to hold shows and intervene throughout the world, in Europe, Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Nepal), the United States, Quebec, Latin America. He has also participated in several biennials : Paris, Venice, Sydney - and has won prestigious awards such as the Villa Médicis “beyond the walls” in New York, the Villa Médicis in Rome, The ICP prize (International Center of Photography) in New York in 1988 and the Grand Prix National de la Photographie in Paris in 1993. In 2008, Georges Rousse succeeded Sol Le Witt as associate member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
 His works have appeared in many public and private collections in France and overseas: BNF (Paris), FNAC (Paris), MEP (Paris), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Louvre Museum (Paris), CAPC (Bordeaux), Museum of Modern Art (Strasburg), Deutsche Bank Collection (Germany), Vienna Museum of Modern Art (Austria), MUKHA of Anvers (Belgium), Miro Foundation of Barcelona (Spain), De Mesnil Collection (Houston), Chase Manhattan Bank Collection in New York (USA), LaSalle Bank Collection in Chicago (USA), Guggenheim Museum of New York (USA), Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (Japon), Huis Marseille in Amsterdam (Holland)… The exhibition presented at The River Promenade is the first monographic exhibition by Georges Rousse in Thailand. You will see photographs taken at the furthest reaches of the world, and perhaps one taken in Bangkok!
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