The 8th Malmö Photobiennial will be held 9-18 June in several locations in Malmö City and neraby cities. Featuring several art-institutions, galleries and presenting both up-coming and established photographers.
The documenta 14 is the fourteenth edition of the art exhibition documenta and will take place 2017 in both Kassel, Germany its traditional home, from 10 June till 17 September 2017 and Athens, Greece (8 April till 16 July). The artists should work with and on both locations.
Private Days (by invitation only) Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Vernissage (by invitation only) Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Public Days Thursday, June 15 - Sunday, June 18, 2017
VIP Opening (by invitation only) Monday, June 12th 6pm Free public Vernissage: Tuesday, 13 June, 6pm Public Days Wednesday, June 14 - Sunday, June 18, 2017
"Forging a modern society" showcases a collection of glass plate negatives and positives from an industrial archive and pieces together the journey they have taken over time. These photographs from the era of industrialisation, discovered in 2007 at the Lycée Technique Privé Emile Metz in Dommeldange and featured in an exhibition at the Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA – National Audiovisual Centre), have had a long and varied history, serving a multitude of social purposes and being reproduced in different contexts.
Created as tools for corporate communication in the first half of the 20th century, the glass plates soon became relics of Luxembourg’s industrial history, a visual representation of the development of the Institut Emile Metz and ARBED Dommeldange over time. After being donated to the CNA, they underwent meticulous archival work and digitisation and were carefully restored by students from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW – University of Applied Sciences) in Berlin. The HISACS Institut Emile Metz collection is now part of Luxembourg’s visual cultural heritage and has been made available for research purposes. In 2012, the glass plates were the inspiration for the FAMOSO research project – Fabricating Modern Societies: Industries of Reform as Educational Responses to Societal Challenges, based at the University of Luxembourg. The Institut Emile Metz photographs opened up new avenues for research and investigation, and thanks to the concerted efforts of the CNA and the team of researchers at the University of Luxembourg, their cultural significance has now been fully recognised. Above all, they are a vibrant witness to a fascinating chapter of history, one full o…
More than 150 works from ten international photographers make the era of Rock, Funk, and Punk come alive in the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. The exhibition also features record covers, photographs documenting fashion statements and publications of the time.
Emotions, escapades, excesses: More than 150 photographs, record covers, and fanzines give witness to the attitude surrounding the historic impact of three musical genres reflected in the exhibition’s title ROCK.FUNK.PUNK. at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. Featured are works of ten different internationally renowned photographers that have been created since the 1960s until today. The photographs show famous clubs and stages, from the alternative Punk club scene in San Francisco of the 1970s to “Rock am Ring”, the annual open air festival at the Nürburgring. And the images show the protagonists: Visitors can encounter over 100 icons of music history, including Iggy Pop, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Dead Kennedys, The Rolling Stones, Motörhead, Coldplay, Beth Ditto, Jay Z, Deichkind, Udo Lindenberg, and the Toten Hosen.
The bands and musicians are seen on stage, sometimes in world famous poses, but also backstage, both intimate and immediate. The images show colourful smoke, cheering masses, the glamour and ecstasy of the stars: "These photographs convey the intensity of the music scene", says Celina Lunsford, Artistic Director of the FFF and curator of this show. "And they convey the experience that these musicians offer us: passion and the freedom to live it."
The images of ROCK.FUNK.PUNK. go into your ear and under your skin: The works leave a lasting impression through their extreme emotion and dense atmosphere. The…
We are delighted to announce Neil Libbert’s first major solo exhibition at the Michael Hoppen Gallery. Libbert has been working as a street photographer and photojournalist for nearly 60 years and the exhibition will focus on key works made during his earlier career. This will be the first recent opportunity to explore the full range of Libbert’s talents and will include a number of previously unseen prints such as West Indian Arrivals, Waterloo Station, 1961 or Outside the Blackie Art Centre, Liverpool, 1973. Libbert’s self-effacing charm and modesty have always allowed him to get close to his subjects such as children enthralled in the cinema in Salford in the 1950s or those at the heart of the tension in Harlem during the race riots of the mid-1960s.
Libbert travelled widely during 1950s and 60s, often working on assignment for The Guardian newspaper, and the photographs he made capture a radically changing world with huge compassion – ranging from the poverty of post-war Manchester to the energy of New York in the late 60s. The majority of works in the exhibition will be vintage prints, made by Libbert at the time that they were taken – these have a particularly rich surface and are often unique.
Staged portraits of Africa´s contemporary urban scene. Photographs by Omar Victor Diop ”Working with portraits forces us to think about the future.”
Omar Victor Diop’s work depicts the diversity of societies and lifestyles that characterize Africa today and questions whether we can speak of a homogeneous “Africa”. He focuses on people’s different backgrounds and their pursuit of realizing their personal dreams – without any limitations.
All the photographs in the exhibition were staged in collaboration with those depicted. The intention is to show how complex people are. The portrayed all work in the creative field, for example as designers, musicians, actors, fashion designers. In the pictures we meet the urban culture emerging in Africa’s countries right now. Omar Victor Diop sees Africa as a concept – an abstract mental construction –somewhere between dreams and visions. That’s where possibilities can be found.
The textiles used as backdrops have been collected by Omar Victor Diop’s family for generations. The different fabrics all have their own history and each was specially selected for the portrayed individual. By using the textiles as backdrops in the portraits, Omar Victor Diop wishes to convey different emotions while at the same time placing the pictures in a historical context.
The ethereal black and white photography of three internationally renowned photographers takes viewers on a poetic journey through Italy.
Together, Anders Petersen, Lorenzo Castore and Martin Bogren present three distinct photographic personalities and perspectives of everyday life in Italy. The outcome is a portrait of the country that is anything but typical.
Anders Petersen has captured Italy on camera since the 1980s and is considered a master of international photography. Lorenzo Castore is an Italian filmmaker and photographer who finds inspiration from around the globe. Martin Bogren is a photographer who makes reference to his upbringing in Scania but also captures people from faraway places on film. One thing they all have in common is the belief that photography is life; as well as a personal history of the photographer.
Anders Petersen, Lorenzo Castore and Martin Bogren all work within a tradition defined by Christer Strömholm (1918-2002). Christer Strömholm’s photographic narrative has influenced several generations of photographers and can be described in short as humanistic street photography. In 2014, Dunkers kulturhus exhibited a major retrospective of Christer Strömholm’s work CHR – POST SCRIPTUM. ITALY makes reference to that exhibition as well as Dunkers kulturhus’ long-standing tradition of exhibiting black and white photography.
The exhibition is produced by Dunkers kulturhus with support from the Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm “CM Lerici”
This spring, the Surinaams Museum in Paramaribo presents work by Jacquie Maria Wessels. In the exhibition Cityscapes + Birdmen photo's of city scenes in Paramaribo alternate with portraits of birdmen, creating a layered image of Suriname’s culture and society.
Birdmen Between 2006 and 2009 Jacquie Maria Wessels made portraits of macho Surinamese men who are obsessed with their little songbirds. In the songbird contests, one of the most popular sports in Suriname, men from all segments of the population come together amiably, in peaceful combat over which bird sings the best. Stereotypical male attributes such as clothing, cars and motorcycles play an important role in this lifestyle but in the photographs by Wessels the men also reveal another side of themselves. After the independence of Suriname in 1975 this pastime came to The Netherlands along with the Surinamers. Both in Suriname and in The Netherlands, the contests are held very early on Sunday mornings: in Paramaribo on Independence Square and in The Netherlands on lawns in parks in Amsterdam, The Hague and other cities.
Cityscapes The urban landscape photographs provide an external context of the subject’s home environment. These city scenes are dominated by the typically Surinamese wall paintings: hand-painted advertisements containing hyper-realistic depictions of tools, soup cans, oatmeal, hot dogs and other products, along with exhortations like "Do your best in school"...
No American road trip looms larger in our collective consciousness than the one bound west, and has been both the favorite subject and a formidable challenge for most artists, from Robert Frank to Jack Kerouac. In 2015, Italian-born photographer Renato D’Agostin took the challenge and travelled the 7,439 miles from New York to Los Angeles on his 1983 BMW motorcycle, developing film in hotel sinks along the way. This initiatic journey gave rise to a series of bright and contrasted images, overwhelming with beauty, subtlety and grace, entitled "7439".
Renato D’Agostin was born in Venice, Italy, in 1983. He began his career in photography in 2001 by exploring his daily world with his father’s camera, and thereby discovered new ways of transcending the beauty of the Most Serene Republic of Venice. Finding his inspiration in urban life, he traveled through the capitals of Western Europe, and after a period in Milan where he worked with the production studio Maison Sabbatini, he moved to New York. In 2005, he attended Fine Print courses at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and soon after became assistant to Ralph Gibson.
Dislocating subjects from their realities, Renato D'Agostin opens new portals in the viewer’s imagination by reinterpreting the relationship between space, architecture and people. Thierry Bigaignon comments: « Renato D’Agostin is an explorer-born photographer. He captures visual elements that most of us won’t even notice, and leaves his singular mark on every picture he takes and makes. Mastering every aspect of his silver gelatin photography, Renato D’Agostin knows better than anyone how to imbue a classical black and white picture with a contemporary cut". …
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 David „Chim“ Seymour and celebrates its seventieth birthday this years.
Davidson counts among the most influential members of the agency. Like few others, he has shaped the genre of reportage with his series on subcultures and marginalized groups. The exhibition offers an overview of the artist's entire career, more than fifty years of continuous work, from his most renowned series, such as Brooklyn Gang (1959), Time of Change: Civil Rights Movement (1961-1965) and East 100th Street (1966-1968), to one of his latest projects, Nature of Los Angeles (2008-2013).
Bruce Davidson set out on what was to become a passionate relationship with photography at a very young age. More than responding to a specific style, his work is characterized by a personal vision of reality that manifests itself in his art, not so much in the individual images as in the effect produced by the reiteration and juxtaposition of themes and characters. The spectator shares an intimacy with them that is made accessible through Davidson's charismatic presence, allowing him to reap the trust of the people being portrayed and easily gain access to their lives, even when dealing with controversial subjects. His work is therefore the reflection of an ethical commitment towards the harsh realities and the precarious and vulnerable environments in which the daily existence of the peo…
photo basel, Switzerland’s first and only international art fair dedicated to the photographic medium, taking place at the Volkshaus Basel, the fair runs from 14 – 18 June 2017, coinciding with Art Basel. This year, a contingent of 34 galleries, both young and more established, present works by artists from 15 countries in three sections: the main section, tape/basel and the not-for-profit section. photo basel brings together galleries from around the world, fostering a dialogue between members of the photographic and broader art world communities. A strong group of galleries from Europe will be joined by exhibitors from China, Georgia, Japan, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and the USA.
Lot 9 Paulo Nozolino, Untitled (Detail) Polyptych (4 pieces) Gelatin silver prints mounted on aluminium Signed, dated Macau 1999 and numbered 1/1 on the reverse 58,5x88,5 cm
David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) - Robert Adamson (1821-1848) Monsieur et Madame Wilkinson, 1845. Épreuve sur papier salé contrecollée sur carton. Tampon-monogramme de la Royal Academy of Scotland sur le montage «RAS». 14,5 x 20 cm
19th century photographs | Lots 1 to 124 Photographer’s posters | Lots 125 to 159 Bernard Binesti’s collection (former director of Publimod’s photo lab) | Lots 160 to 185 Modern and contemporary photographs | Lots 186 to 375
Viewing: Wednesday June 7th, 11.00 am to 06.00 pm | Thursday June 8th, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Muhammad Ali in an ideal boxing pose under water – thus Flip Schulke captured him in a swimming pool in Miami in 1961 (Lot 158, estimated at 5,000–6,000 Euros). An anti-Vietnam demonstrator offering a soldier a flower in Marc Riboud’s iconic image(Lot 102, estimated at 4,500–5,500 Euros). The »Hindenburg« bursting into a ball of fire in 1937 in Lakehurst, as viewed by Sam Shere (Lot 76, estimated at 3,000–3,500 Euros).
Great personalities such as these, time travel into history – all these will be found among the offers of the 16th WestLicht Photo Auction. It includes 218 lots; photographs and selected photo books prove that no other medium has shaped our image of the world to the same extent as photography during the past century and a half.
In this spirit, the Magnum Agency has upheld the highest standards for the past 70 years. The 12 vintage prints from the series »The Great Leap Forward«, 1958, by Magnum co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson are the best proof (Lot 93, estimated at 30,000–35,000 Euros). His colleague René Burri documented soldiers jumping from a helicopter onto the Vietnam battlefields in 1963 (Lot 101, estimated at 4,000–5,000 Euros); Elliott Erwitt captured a cheerful Che Guevara on film in 1964 (Lot 117, estimated at 3,000–3,500 Euros).
287 Felice BEATO (1835-1906) et autres, Japon Sumos, scène animée de repas, groupe d'enfants, homme au sabre, élégante avec ses miroirs, site portuaire dévasté par le passage d'un typhon, village, scènes de rues animées, rue à Atsugi, temples, porte, ponts… 1860-1870 25 tirages albuminés dont 6 rehaussés à la gouache, montés sur feuille d'album De 17 x 26,5 cm à 22,5 x 29,5 cm
Public exhibitions: SVV 3 rue Rossini – 75009 Paris
Saturday June 10th, 11am to 7pm Monday June 12th, 11am to 7pm Tuesday June 13th, 11am to 12pm
Following the great success of the first auction of Gérard Lévy’s photography collection last December 20th 2016, the expert Christophe Goeury with the Millon and Baron Ribeyre Auction Houses, are organizing "The Week of Gérard Lévy’s Photos", two auctions in June 2017 that will present another selection of the celebrated collection.
CONTACTS AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION For all inquiries, to receive the catalog, for information about leaving absentee bids or receiving condition reports or to take an appointment please contact the Millon Auction House:
The first auction, "Les Clins d’Œil de Gérard Lévy", will take place on June 13th and will represent a selection of over 500 lots in the spirit of the "Photographies Pour Tous" editions and biannual sales, that embrace the curious, the strange, and the original. It is with this auction that we discover all of the mischief and genius of Gérard Lévy’s gaze.
The auction is composed of: An impressive selection of carte-de-visite of various subjects and themes, from the most curious and bizarre, to photographer's self-portraits, to celebrities, politicians, royal families, historical events, crimes and criminals, festivals and circuses, actors, French courtesans and dancers as well as portraits of types from around the world, estimates vary (visual – lot 96); Of over 50 albums of travels throughout the world, recounting stories of colonialism across the African continent, expeditions and encounters in the Middle East, as well as stays in Japan or Indonesia; Amateur photography is brought to the center stage with an album of an unidentified painter’s collection of photographs and studies of nudes, nature and landscapes and architecture, estimated 1 200 / 1 500€ (visual – lot 343), or an album of the journey of a war pilot experiencing the First World War in the skies of France and Morocco… and of images of Paris, the construction of the Eiffel Tower, several World Fairs and Exhibitions, train wrecks, studies of nature in the pictorialism style and much more. The auction will culminate with a surprising collection of nudes and erotica, estimates vary. (Visual lot – 454). As in all "Photographies Pour Tous", a selection of daguerreotypes and stereoscopes, as well as books, will be available.
Lot 29 Le Prince Impérial Ensemble de 16 photographies et divers documents : Par : Léopold Ernest & Pierre-Louis MAYER & PIERSON, Édouard DELESSERT, Henri TOURNIER, Pierre-Ambroise RICHEBOURG, Eugène APPERT, Emile BONDONNEAU… 2 cartes de Plébiscite, Photomontage du Prince Impérial porté sur un bouclier, Vignette photographique du Prince Impérial, Affiche des Chemins de fer informant des trains spéciaux pour se rendre à l’évènement. Divers documents originaux d’époque : Menu pour le dîner de sa majesté daté au 22 mars 1854, 2 cartons de la "Société du Prince Impérial"... 6 000 - 8 000 €
Public exhibitions: SVV 3 rue Rossini – 75009 Paris
Wednesday June 14th, 11am to 7pm Thursday June 15th, 11am to 7pm Friday June 16th, 11am to 12pm
As was the case in the first auction, the second auction titled "L'Excellence d'un Regard II" will take place on June 16th and will once again present Gérard Lévy’s collection in four chapters:
Chapter 1: His primitives…
We begin with a selection of prints by esteemed primitive French photographers such as Henri Le Secq, Charles Marville, Félix Moulin, Edouard Baldus, Gustave Le Gray, Charles Hippolyte Aubry, Adolphe Braun, Aimé Civiale and many more, as well as an ensemble of several daguerreotypes: a quarter plate daguerreotype by Louis-Noël Richou representing a couple seated at a table, with the man reading a letter, or of a half plate daguerreotype by Eduard Vaillat of a young boy playing dominoes. There is also an impressive ensemble of photographs and documents concerning the Prince Imperial, 16 prints: salt paper (1) and albumen paper prints of various formats of which two are photomontages, by Léopold Ernest & Pierre-Louis Mayer & Pierson, Édouard Delessert, Henri Tournier, Pierre-Ambroise Richebourg, estimated 6 000 / 8 000 €. (visual – lot 29)
Among the many distinguished works in this auction are three masterpieces by Nadar (Félix Tournachon, dit): The first is a salt paper print taken of his son Paul at a young age. On the back of this print we find a caricature that Nadar made of Paul, and a handwritten note from 1923 by Paul Nadar to his daughter Marthe, telling her that this portrait of her father was "beloved by her grandparents and framed and hung on a wall of the Nadar family home". The work is estimated 50 000 / 60 000 €. Another portrait is of Eugène Pelletan. The signed salt paper print taken in 1854 is estimated 18 000 / 20 000 €. Yet another exceptional work is a portrait of the mime Charles Debureau taken between 1854 and 1855 for the series called "Tête d’expression". This large format salt paper print is the only print known to this day in this format and in this framing. As Maria Morris Hambourg described in the catalog of the "Nadar" exhibition of 1994, in this unusual framing of the mime in ¾ view, this rare salt paper print transforms a study of expressions into a study of physiognomy. This work is estimated 60 000 / 80 000 €. (visuals –lot 30, lot 34)
This chapter ends on a selection of 11 works, stereoscopic photographs in direct vue on one plate or simultaneously animated photographs on one plate, by the French mathematician Eugène Estanave. Estimates between 300 to 2 000 € each. (visual – lot 97)
The Photobook Review and Prize - call for dummy, or book prototypes to be submitted to editors for publication, is open to both amateur and professional photographers.
Hannah Watson, Director of Trolley Books and contemporary art gallery TJ Boulting, will select the best dummies which will be graded according to their individual merits as follows:
1 dummy will be published as a book through COTM and will be exhibited at Cortona On The Move 2018
5 dummies will be reviewed in a public presentation held by Hannah Watson during the inaugural days of the festival
a selection of browsable digital versions of the dummies will be published on the COTM website
Hannah Watson will be considering the book’s artistic and technical qualities. This includes looking at the underlying project’s artistic merit and the translation of the project into the form of a book, considering both the concept (edit/sequence) and its realization (design, production). The winner and the selected works will be announced during the public presentation held by Hannah Watson on July 15th during the opening of Cortona On The Move. The winner and nominees agree not to reveal their identity before the official announcement. Production of the winning book will begin in early 2018.
The call is open from May 15th to June 15th 2017.
How to enter
All photographers and artists using photography (as individuals or a collective) of any age or nationality can participate in the call.
Each photographer can participate with just one project.
Applications must be submitted in English. Dummies should be in their original language.
Participation is FREE OF CHARGE
The project must be as close as possible to the final version, both in its form and the materials used (type of paper, font, etc.), and production must be technically feasible using traditional book mass production methods.
Hans Eijkelboom, Photo Note 27 March 2016 (Athens) | Photo Note 14 May 2016 (Kassel) Photo Note 2 April 2016 (Athens) | Photo Note 14 May 2016 (Kassel) clockwise from top left each color photograph, 60 × 50 cm;
The documenta 14 is the fourteenth edition of the art exhibition documenta and will take place 2017 in both Kassel, Germany its traditional home, and Athens, Greece. It will be held first in Athens from 8 April till 16 July, and in Kassel from 10 June till 17 September 2017. As part of the concept of the artistic director Adam Szymczyk the exhibition will proceed in both countries. The artists should work with and on both locations.
On the weekend of 9-10-11 June, Foam is hosting a cross-disciplinary festival around the theme of collaboration. The museum's galleries will be jam-packed with unexpected exchanges between diverse practitioners and artists.
To celebrate our 15th anniversary, Foam is organising a broad range of activities throughout 2017 united by the theme of collaboration, under the title Collaborate!. Foam Fusion is one of the focal points of this year dedicated to venturing into new territories, exploring beyond the limits of photography and developing ties across different disciplines.
The festival's programme, fueled by the fusion of these diverse perspectives, consists of surprising presentations and performances, a variety of round table discussions, artist talks and workshops. The participants, ranging from cultural institutions and collectives, to individual artists and researchers, like Foam, place great value on collaboration and its evolving role within their respective fields.
PROGRAMME Each day of Foam Fusion kicks off with a breakfast session and ends with Music & Cocktails. Highlights include: on Friday a performance by the dance collective ISH in collaboration with artist Matthias Oostrik; on Saturday a key-note speech by Richard Mosse (The Enclave, Incoming); on Sunday an anonymous art auction hosted by the collective Dead Darlings. Throughout the weekend workshops are held by Lele Saveri (founder 8Ball Community) in the exhibition Collectivism. Collectives andtheir quest for value.
Copenhagen Photo Festival is an annual event, which takes place in June. The festival co-operates with galleries, museums and cultural institutions around Copenhagen and Southern Sweden and has exhibitions in public spaces including all Metro trains and at the Metro Fence. The festival centre is called Photo City providing the setting for 13 exhibitions, and Photo Stage is the stage for artist talks, workshops and debates. The exhibition committee of the festival consists of curator, Jens Erdman Rasmussen, post.doc. at The University of Southern Denmark, Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz, and head of the department of the education of photo journalism at The Danish School of Media and Journalism, Søren Pagter, and Managing Director of Copenhagen Photo Festival, Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen. Copenhagen Photo Festival had 47,602 visitors in 2016 and 55 exhibitions in collaboration with 50 different exhibition sites, including Photographic Centre and The National Museum of Photography. Every year 3-400 Danish and foreign photographers contribute to the festival programme.
The programme is out now This year’s programme paying tribute to the photography in its many aspects by presenting some of the latest and most thought-provoking works within art and documentary photography. The programme gives everyone a chance to gain an extensive knowledge about the photographic medium by looking, listening, learning and being an active participant. Last year the festival launched a new format of the programme in a pocket-size consisting of both the full exhibition programme as well as all the events during the festival. This year the festival has chosen to use the pocket-size once again.
The 57th International Art Exhibition, titled VIVA ARTE VIVA and curated by Christine Macel, is organized by La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta. The Exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday May 13th to Sunday November 26th 2017, at the Giardini and the Arsenale venues. The preview will take place on May 10th, 11th and 12th, the awards ceremony and inauguration will be held on Saturday May 13th 2017.
The Exhibition will also include 85 National Participations in the historic Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the historic city centre of Venice.
Also for this edition, selected Collateral Events by non-profit national and international institutions, present exhibitions and initiatives.
