Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century at MoMA

Few photographers have exerted as great an influence over the medium as Henri Cartier-Bresson. His theory of the 'decisive moment' is one of the few artistic insights that is nearly universally accepted to be true, and more than any other photographer, he moved the medium to its perfect venue --- the street. MoMA's exhibit, which spans Cartier-Bresson's entire career, revels in the photographer's capacious eye, showcasing work from four continents and seven decades. If it's sometimes a bit too peripatetic, the highlights, like his soul-pummeling shot of a former Gestapo informer being denounced, are so bright you feel as if you're seeing photographs for the first time.

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