Berlin, Berlin!
Berlin, Berlin!
June 5, 2024
Harf Zimmermann: Palace of the Republic, Berlin 2005
© Harf Zimmermann, courtesy Collection de Gambs
The Helmut Newton Foundation opened its doors in 2004, shortly after the artist’s passing at the age of 83. The historic premises, which are now known as the Museum für Fotografie, are home to the Helmut Newton Foundation as well as the Kunstbibliothek exhibition spaces. Throughout the years, the two institutions have been attracting visitors from around the world with their high-calibre exhibitions. Since the death of Newton’s wife, June (alias Alice Springs) in 2021, both of the couple’s oeuvres and archival materials have been housed in the Foundation’s holdings.
This special jubilee exhibition shines the spotlight on Newton’s iconic and lesser-known photographs of Berlin, captured between the 1930s and the 2000s. The images are re-contextualised in a diverse group exhibition spanning from vintage prints by Else Ernestine Neuländer (aka Yva) to political press images by Barbara Klemm. The represented photographers also include Jewgeni Chaldej, Arno Fischer, Thomas Florschuetz, Hein Gorny, F.C. Gundlach, Will McBride, Wim Wenders, Ulrich Wüst, and Günter Zint, amongst others.
Harf Zimmermann: Palace of the Republic, Berlin 2005
© Harf Zimmermann, courtesy Collection de Gambs
Helmut Newton: Berlin, Berlin!, German Vogue, Berlin 1979
© Helmut Newton Foundation
Hein Gorny/A.C. Byers: Victory Column, Berlin 1945
© Hein Gorny, Collection Regard, Courtesy Marc Barbey
Barbara Klemm: Brothers’ Kiss, Berlin 1979
© Barbara Klemm
Wim Wenders: Wings of Desire, Berlin 1987 Outside/Day – Memorial Church, Bruno Ganz
© Wim Wenders Foundation, Argos Films