Everyday Magic

The exhibition ‘Vivian Maier. Street Photographer’ is on view at the Deutsche Börse headquarters in Frankfurt until January 15, 2023. Comprised of more than 140 works, the showcase offers a comprehensive insight into the oeuvre of an extraordinary artist, whose visual language is as individual as it is timeless.

For over four decades, Vivian Maier (1926–2009) worked as a nanny for various families in Chicago and New York. Throughout this time, as well as in her later years, she ceaselessly took photographs: street scenes, portraits, still lifes, landscapes. When Maier passed away in 2009, her estate encompassed more than 120.000 negatives, numerous Super-8 and 16mm films, as well as audio recordings and prints. Remarkably, the artist’s oeuvre went unrecognised during her lifetime. It was only in 2007, two years before her death, that a young historian discovered her life’s work – most of which had been locked away in storage units.

Maier was a master of spontaneous shots that show the beauty within seemingly mundane moments: the extraordinary within the everyday. With a keen eye, she went out in search of obscure and often ambiguous scenes, which she captured in unusual compositions.

The exhibition – which is the result of a collaboration between the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation and diChroma photography, Madrid – can be viewed with prior registration. Alternatively, the showcase is accessible without notice on the headquarters’ monthly ‘Open Saturdays’ (November 19, 2022 and January 14, 2023, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.).

For further information visit Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
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