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Edward Quinn: Riviera Cocktail

Edward Quinn: Riviera Cocktail

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The French Riviera of the Fifties was an exciting place with much change in the air. Rock and roll and the bikini, existentialism and the atom bomb. Edward Quinn chronicled a playground that was influenced by international trends, but very much its own universe. On the Riviera every night was a party. Born in Dublin in 1920, Edward Quinn played…
In Treno Verso l’Europa. Gabriele Basilico

In Treno Verso l’Europa. Gabriele Basilico

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The exhibition presents, for the first time, the Gabierle Basilico’s work, achieved in 1993 and commissioned by the Italian State Railway. Following train stations itineraries, he created a geographic journey, but also a journey across time and the most recent european history. Gabriele Basilico In Treno Verso l’Europa April 20th – July 20th, 2017 TAG – TheArtGallery Via Frasca 3…
The Champ – My Year With Muhammad Ali

The Champ – My Year With Muhammad Ali

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Award winning photojournalist Michael Gaffney captured a rare insider’s view of Ali’s world as his personal photographer in 1977-1978. On Saturday, June 17th, we will open our doors to share with you the life and legacy of Ali through the lens of Michael Gaffney honoring the 1-year anniversary of his passing. Gaffney’s collection of work entitled, “The Champ” showcases intimate…
John Witzig: A Golden Age: Surfing’s Revolutionary 1960s and ’70s

John Witzig: A Golden Age: Surfing’s Revolutionary 1960s and ’70s

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Surfing’s formative period from 1965 to 1978, as shown through the most complete book of the iconic images of photographer John Witzig. Chronicling the great creative years in the evolution of surfing, the late 1960s and early ’70s, this engaging volume documents the revolutionary changes of the era—in board length, in surf style and technique—through the images of Australian photographer…
Ruth Bernhard: Five Decades

Ruth Bernhard: Five Decades

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The gallery is pleased to announce that 29 photographic works by Ruth Bernhard have recently been added to the permanent collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The museum holds one of the world’s preeminent collections of photographs and has become an important center for the study of the history and art of photography. Bernhard joins the ranks of the…
Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Minor White: Black, White & Abstract

Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Minor White: Black, White & Abstract

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Black, White & Abstract considers the work of three of the most important and influential American photographers of the 20th century: Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Minor White. The BMA is fortunate to have strong holdings of works by Callahan and Siskind, and now White as well thanks to the recent acquisition of the nine-part series Sound of One Hand…
Jean-Baptiste Huynh: Nude and Nature

Jean-Baptiste Huynh: Nude and Nature

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The exhibition ‘Nude and Nature’ by Jean-Baptiste Huynh shows more than 30 works, many of them will be on display for the very first time worldwide. In 2012, Jean-Baptiste Huynh had a solo exhibition in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Huynh Nude and Nature May 13th – July 8th, 2017 CAMERA WORK Kantstrasse 149 10623 Berlin–Charlottenburg camerawork.de
Sebastião Salgado: Kuwait: A Desert of Fire

Sebastião Salgado: Kuwait: A Desert of Fire

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La Photographie Gallerie presents a stunning series of images by acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado depicting the burning Kuwaiti oil fields of the 1991 Gulf War. Sebastião Salgado was born on 8 February 1944 in Aimorés in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, and currently lives in Paris with his wife and greatest accomplice, Leila Wanick Salgado. Having trained as an…
Lucien Clergue: Poésie en noir et blanc

Lucien Clergue: Poésie en noir et blanc

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The exhibition shows a selection of photographs from 50 years work.Born in Arles in 1934, Lucien Clergue referred to himself throughout his entire life as an artist in photography, unlike his photo reporter colleagues. From his early twenties on he adamantly insisted on keeping his artistic liberty, declining repeated offers of the media, however tempting they might have been. His…
Meryl Meisler: Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy 70s Suburbia & the City

Meryl Meisler: Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy 70s Suburbia & the City

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Paradise & Purgatory: SASSY ’70s Suburbia & The City juxtaposes intimate images of home life on Long Island alongside NYC street and night life – the likes of which have never been seen. Quirky, nostalgic and a bit naughty, it’s a genuine cultural capsule of a decade that captivates today’s generation. The photos and stories illustrate Meryl’s coming of age:…
Tom Arndt: Where I Live

Tom Arndt: Where I Live

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Tom Arndt: Where I Live features more than 35 photographs from 2015 to 2016, which capture the character of Arndt’s native Minnesota (as well as North Dakota and Montana). He portrays everyday citizens — in their coffee shops and soda fountains, their streets, their parks, and at state fairs. A consistently resourceful street photographer, Arndt captures fleeting gestures and momentary…
Bruce Davidson: Bruce Davidson

Bruce Davidson: Bruce Davidson

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This summer WestLicht presents the first retrospective exhibition in Austria on the work of Bruce Davidson (born Chicago, 1933) one of the leading exponents of humanist photography and with close to sixty years of membership one of the most prominent photographers of Magnum agency. The now legendary cooperative was founded in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and…
Window Dressing

Window Dressing

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A window is a clear, flat encased plane dividing inside from outside. An object of many features; it is transparent yet offers protection, it reveals and obscures, brightens, separates, collapses, and reflects. When paired with other objects or ornamentation, a transformation takes place. For the delicate still lifes by Josef Sudek and Karl Struss it functions as a rectangular illuminated…
The Artist Proof: Silver Gelatin Collection by Mairi-Luise Tabbakh

The Artist Proof: Silver Gelatin Collection by Mairi-Luise Tabbakh

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Mairi-Luise Tabbakh’s erotic photographic works capture the raw essence of woman as a subject and explore the sensuality of human relationships. The objectification of her subject is all the more intriguing given her own femininity and adds a layer of mystery to her work. The Artist Proof Silver Gelatin Collection by Mairi-Luise Tabbakh April 1st – July 1st, 2017 Imitate…
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Dioramas

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Dioramas

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Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) began his four-decade-long series Dioramas in 1974, inspired by a trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Surrounded by the museum’s elaborate, naturalistic dioramas, Sugimoto realized that the scenes jumped to life when looked at with one eye closed. Recreated forestry and stretches of uninhabited land, wild, crouching animals against painted backgrounds…
Irving Penn: 1950

Irving Penn: 1950

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Featuring both editorial and personal work from just a single year of Penn’s legendary seven-decade career, the exhibition explores the breadth of artistic vision and technical mastery of arguably the most prolific and respected photographer of the 20th century. 1950 was a landmark year in the life and oeuvre of Irving Penn (1917-2009), of which he often spoke fondly. In…
PHOTO-EYE FRITZ BLOCK. New Photography – Modern Color Slides

PHOTO-EYE FRITZ BLOCK. New Photography – Modern Color Slides

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The German-Jewish photographer Fritz Block (1889–1955) was a highly versatile figure in modern photography. His work spans the period from the so-called “Neue Fotografie” (New Photography) of the late 1920s in Germany to the color photography of the 1940s in the US. Having fallen into a long period of oblivion due to his biography of exile, he is currently being…
Helen Levitt: Pairs and Apples

Helen Levitt: Pairs and Apples

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The show highlights Levitt’s unique gift for capturing the way people communicate through body language, with special emphasis on one of her perennial interests: pairs of people sharing a moment in the streets and on the stoops of her native New York City. Helen had a singularly lyrical eye and, whether it’s two children dancing in the street or two…
Richard Sandler: The Eyes of the City

Richard Sandler: The Eyes of the City

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Timing, skill, and talent all play an important role in creating a great photograph, but the most primary element, the photographer’s eye, is perhaps the most crucial. In The Eyes of the City, Richard Sandler showcases decades’ worth of work, proving his eye for street life rivals any of his generation. From 1977 to just weeks before September 11, 2001,…
Josef Hoflehner: Retrospective 1975-2015

Josef Hoflehner: Retrospective 1975-2015

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The worldwide recognition he has received attests to the tremendous impact of his work. This Austrian photographer, who has been shooting primarily, though not exclusively, in black and white for over 40 years, captures surreal moments in his photos. Reductions and overexposures help him discover special elements and draw both technical and substantive contrasts between the spectacular and the banal.…