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The (Self) Image of Social Identity
The (Self) Image of Social Identity
June 29, 2018
A Life Full of Holes: The Stralt Project: Girl in Red, Tangles, 1999 © Yto Barrada. Courtesy of The Walther Collection
Amsterdam’s Foam Museum is pleased to present Structures of Identity, comprising a showcase of photographs from the famous collection created by the German-American art collector Artur Walther.
The exhibition, which will be on display from 29 June to 5 September 2018, investigates the genre of portrait photography across a wide range of different periods and cultures. Iconic images by photography greats such as Richard Avedon and J.D. Ojeikere are juxtaposed with works by contemporary artists such as Yto Barrada, Samuel Fosso, Zanele Muholi or Guy Tillim, as well as a number of remarkable historical photos by unknown authors.
The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Foam Museum (Amsterdam) and the Walther Collection art foundation (Neu-Ulm and New York).
For further information visit Foam Museum and
The Walther Collection
The exhibition, which will be on display from 29 June to 5 September 2018, investigates the genre of portrait photography across a wide range of different periods and cultures. Iconic images by photography greats such as Richard Avedon and J.D. Ojeikere are juxtaposed with works by contemporary artists such as Yto Barrada, Samuel Fosso, Zanele Muholi or Guy Tillim, as well as a number of remarkable historical photos by unknown authors.
The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Foam Museum (Amsterdam) and the Walther Collection art foundation (Neu-Ulm and New York).
For further information visit Foam Museum and
The Walther Collection
A Life Full of Holes: The Stralt Project: Girl in Red, Tangles, 1999 © Yto Barrada. Courtesy of The Walther Collection
European Circus Performers, ca. 1865. Courtesy of The Walther Collection
Nonkululeko, 2003 © Nontsikelelo (Lolo) Veleko. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman gallery, Johannesburg
Untitled [Hairstyle], 1966-75 © J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere. Courtesy of The Walther Collection and Galerie Magnin-A, Paris
Pageants, 1935-58. Courtesy The Walther Collection