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Famous Icons & Forgotten Gems
Famous Icons & Forgotten Gems
March 21, 2024
Walker Evans, Street Scene, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 1935
Curated by Photography Forum director Dr. Nina Mika-Helfmeier, this comprehensive showcase takes us on a journey into the 1930s. The exhibition title, Re-Discovered, conveys a two-fold invitation to the viewer: on the one hand, the presentation comprises artistic positions that have previously received little attention; at the same time, the featured works reveal aesthetic trends that first emerged in the 1930s, and went on to have a lasting influence on generations of photographers.
With images by artists such as Walker Evans (1903–1975), Anton Stankowski (1906–1998), Fide Strucks (1901–1985) and Edith Tudor-Hart (1908–1973), the showcase is as impactful as it is diverse. The common thread that binds the exhibits together – and creates a cohesive curatorial arch – is that all of the presented approaches are rooted in an era of exceptional upheaval.
Katrin UllmannWith images by artists such as Walker Evans (1903–1975), Anton Stankowski (1906–1998), Fide Strucks (1901–1985) and Edith Tudor-Hart (1908–1973), the showcase is as impactful as it is diverse. The common thread that binds the exhibits together – and creates a cohesive curatorial arch – is that all of the presented approaches are rooted in an era of exceptional upheaval.
Walker Evans, Street Scene, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 1935
Anton Stankowski, from the series Haushaltstricks, 1935
© Stankowski Foundation
Anton Stankowski, Zehnerprobe (Playing Ball), 1929
© Stankowski Foundation
Edith Tudor-Hart, Newcastle, 1935
© Estate Suschitzky Family, courtesy of the FOTOHOF Archive