brassaï (1899-1984) – a major retrospective at: martin-gropius-bau, berlin, germany from: 9 march – 28 may 2007 the exhibition features photos and drawings from the period between 1932 and 1960 and is divided into several chapters. Among the exhibits are ‘paris by night’ (1932), brassaï’s work for the magazine ‘minotaure’ (1933–1939), the so-called ‘transmutations’, drawings, pictures for the photo book ‘camera in paris’ and the ‘graffiti’ series (1960). brassaï became famous for his views of paris by night. his involvement with the surrealists awakened his interest in the ‘primitive’ and led to the photographic series of ‘involuntary sculptures’ read more.