Exhibitions

From Afro, locs, braids or cornrows to bob, beehive or taper, hair is an integral part of our everyday culture and offers unlimited design possibilities. How we choose to show or hide, grow or shave our head, facial and body hair is an expression of our personality, but also of our affiliation to social, political, religious or cultural communities. We use hairstyles to communicate, optimise and conceal a part of our identity …

The French journalist Marie-Claude Deffarge and the Luxembourger Gordian Troeller reported from all over the world in a trenchant, subjective and often controversial manner. They stand for political and critical journalism from the 1950s onwards. In view of today’s crisis in journalism, a new look at their work is of interest to society as a whole. Marie-Claude Deffarge (1924-1984) and Gordian Troeller (1917-2003) made their …