Brigitte Bardot’s Timeless Journey Celebrated at La Galerie de l’Instant

Galerie de l’Instant pays tribute to French performer Brigitte Bardot. The French gallery has announced its new exhibition of images of the French actress, following her recent death on December 28th at the age of 91. Entitled Et Dieu...créa Bardot, the exhibition refers to Bardot’s best-known film Et Dieu...créa la femme and will be on view from Thursday, January 29th through March 29th.

The exhibition brings together a large collection of vintage photographs, vintage and most of unique copies, including images of filming and other public moments along with the most intimate portraits of the actress to the natural.

The exhibition seeks to share with the public a more honest and candid view of the French actress, celebrating her cultural and social impact, and offering her admirers a unique opportunity to rediscover her through historic images.

Brigitte Bardot will be honored at the Galerie de l’Instant until March 29th

Bardot established herself as a role model for several generations of French women, becoming an icon between the late 1950s and mid-1970s. Beyond cinema, her commitment to the defense of animals is singled out as the legacy she left worldwide, a cause she championed throughout her life.

Recently, Bardot took a controversial stance on issues such as immigration and Islam in France, being fined up to five times for inciting racial hatred, and with the anti-vaccine movement during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Galerie de l’Instant was founded by French gallerist Julia Gragnon. A significant portion of the photographs in the exhibition belong directly to Gragnon’s father, photographer François Gragnon, who often worked with the actress for Paris Match magazine in the 1960s.