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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The man, the Image and the World. A Retrospective

26 October 2015 0

The autumn season at Ateneum will feature French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), considered the father of photoreportage. Ateneum’s retrospective exhibition will include almost 300 photographs, archive material and films relating the story of this star of international photographic art. The…

Emil Otto Hoppé: The German Work

25 October 2015 0

Between 1925 and 1938, photographer E.O. Hoppé traveled the length and breadth of Germany, recording people and places at one of the most tumultuous times in the country’s history. He photographed movie stars and captains of industry, workers and peasants,…

Chien-Chi Chang: Jet Lag

23 October 2015 0

“Today is Monday, so this must be Zurich.” For those who travel a lot, the world becomes a steel-and-concrete construct of interchangeable flight crews, hotel rooms, and check-in counters. In this jet-setting life, the most important thing is that the…

Jan Gulfoss: Surreal Black and White Wildlife

22 October 2015 0

Jan Gulfoss, Artist and explorer was born in Holland. Fascinated by nature from an early age, Gulfoss developed a particular interest in birds. He expressed this in his painting, and he also recorded the spectrum of sound reflected in their…

Roger Ballen: Animal Abstraction

20 October 2015 0

Animal Abstraction collects one body of work by photographer Roger Ballen (born 1950). Enigmatic, beautiful and often disturbing, these black-and-white photographs are staged in desolate interiors where humans interact with animals to create mysterious tableaux that reflect Ballen’s fascination with…

Nude Ambrotypes by James Weber

18 October 2015 0

James has been creating photographic art for over 19 years in a variety of photographic mediums including wet plate, film, polaroid, and digital. Portrait and nude studies have always been a constant study of James’ personal work. James has immersed…

Fan Ho: Into The Light

16 October 2015 0

M97 is pleased to announce Into The Light, a solo exhibition of vintage silver gelatin prints by Fan Ho, one of the great masters of black and white photography. This is Fan Ho’s first solo exhibition at M97 and the…

Tomasz Gudzowaty: Urban golf in India

15 October 2015 0

Golf is often considered a game of the wealthy (which it normally is), but its modern, elitist form evolved from a simple farm game. The essential equipment consists of a crooked stick and balls, and virtually any area can be used as a course.…

Philip Jones Griffiths: A Welsh Focus on War and Peace

14 October 2015 0

A new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Philip Jones Griffiths, is to be staged at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Philip Jones Griffiths – A Welsh Focus on War and Peace features explores his early work in…

Great Landscape Photos Awarded in Monochrome Awards 2014

13 October 2015 0

Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers. Their mission is to celebrate monochrome visions and discover most amazing photographers from around the world. The 2014 Monochrome Awards received nearly 7000 submissions from 86 countries around the…

Ilse Bing: An Avant-Garde Vision

11 October 2015 0

Galerie Edwynn Houk is pleased to present a selection of rare vintage prints by the photographer Ilse Bing (U.S., born Germany, 1899-1998). The exhibition “Ilse Bing: An Avant-Garde Vision”, which opens in the Zurich gallery on September the 9th, 2015,…

John Leuba: Welles Garage

9 October 2015 0

I was five years old when I first encountered Peter and Welles garage. My grandfather brought his lawn mower there to be fixed. This was an old lawn mower. The kind which arguably should have been laid to rest and…

René Groebli: Early Works

7 October 2015 0

The exhibition will present a unique selection of vintage prints and a recent edition of these two series, showcased this Fall by the publication of the book René Groebli, Early Works by Sturm & Drang editions. The Galerie Esther Woerdehoff…

Danny Lyon: Conversations with the Dead

4 October 2015 0

Edwynn Houk Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of rare, vintage photographs by Danny Lyon from his groundbreaking series, Conversations with the Dead. In 1967-68 Lyon spent over fourteen months inside Texas prisons, photographing and befriending inmates. Drawn from…