Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

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Every year since 1975, American photographer Nicholas Nixon (b. 1947) has taken a portrait of his wife Bebe and her three sisters. The requirements for this unusual, long-term artistic project are extremely simple: The four women reunite for a group portrait, with the only constants being the order in which they appear left to right and the size of the negative. The sisters are usually portrayed within a narrow frame, often shown standing and from the chest up – more rarely seated or in full view – and looking directly into the camera. Over a period of 40 years a singular series has developed, one that asserts the reality of the photograph just as much as it expresses the passage of time, a transience marked by the changing relationships among the sisters.

Nicholas Nixon
THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS
20 Mar – 5 Jul 2015

Pinakothek der Moderne
Barer Str. 40
80333 München
Germany
www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de

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Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

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Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

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Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

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Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS

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Nicholas Nixon: THE BROWN SISTERS. 40 YEARS


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