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The world is colourful
The world is colourful
November 13, 2016
Elliott Erwitt, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1962
© Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich
The Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York is presenting the exhibition, Elliott Erwitt: Kolor up until November 19, 2016. Though best known for his black and white images, this display shows the Magnum photographer’s colour pictures.
At a time when colour photography was still rare, Erwitt always took along a second camera loaded with colour film. “Normally, I prefer shooting in black and white for my personal pictures. But now, having extensively examined my past color pictures, I am less dogmatic. In the end, it is only the quality of the pictures that counts,” states Erwitt.
The pictures in the exhibition first appeared in 2013 in the photo book Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor. Beforehand, Elliott and three assistants had spent six months looking through half a million slides – 400 of them made it into the publication.
Further information about the exhibition can be found at: Edwynn Houk Gallery
At a time when colour photography was still rare, Erwitt always took along a second camera loaded with colour film. “Normally, I prefer shooting in black and white for my personal pictures. But now, having extensively examined my past color pictures, I am less dogmatic. In the end, it is only the quality of the pictures that counts,” states Erwitt.
The pictures in the exhibition first appeared in 2013 in the photo book Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor. Beforehand, Elliott and three assistants had spent six months looking through half a million slides – 400 of them made it into the publication.
Further information about the exhibition can be found at: Edwynn Houk Gallery
Elliott Erwitt, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1962
© Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich
Elliott Erwitt, New York City, NY, USA, 1954
© Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich
Elliott Erwitt, Provence, France, 1955
© Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich
Elliott Erwitt, USA, 1990
© Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich
Elliott Erwitt, Washington, DC, USA, 2009
© Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich