EYES WIDE OPEN!
EYES WIDE OPEN!
September 15, 2014
Heinrich Heidersberger: Laederstraede, Kopenhagen 1935
© Institut Heidersberger
The system camera with its range of interchangeable lenses opened up entirely new photographic possibilities. These are investigated along with the ways in which established themes were now approached differently – based on a new perception of reality through the Leica viewfinder.
Around 500 photographs – as well as documentary materials such as newspapers, magazines, books, advertising material, brochures, camera prototypes and films - recount the history of small format photography from its beginnings to the present day.
Curated by Hans-Michael Koetzle, the exhibition includes the works of internationally renowned Leica photographers (Alexander Rodtschenko, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Christer Strömholm, Robert Frank, Bruce Davidson, William Klein, Sergio Larrain, William Eggleston, René Burri, Thomas Höpker, Bruce Gilden, Alex Webb) along with images by amateurs, as well as artists not ordinarily associated with small format photography.
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Heinrich Heidersberger: Laederstraede, Kopenhagen 1935
© Institut Heidersberger
Christer Strömholm. Nana, Place Blanche, Paris 1961
© Christer Strömholm/Strömholm Estate, 2014
Jeff Mermelstein: Sidewalk, 1995
© Jeff Mermelstein
Hans Silvester: Stahlgerüstmontage
© Hans Silvester / Leica AG