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The Sunset Years
The Sunset Years
December 13, 2023
Larry Sultan: My Mother posing for me, 1984, from the series ‘Pictures from Home, 1982–1991’
© The Estate of Larry Sultan, courtesy of Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne
‘A Glimpse of Time’ is a profound and multi-faceted exploration of ageing and old age, encompassing some 170 portraits spanning more than 100 years. In addition to excerpts from the Photography Collection of the SK Cultural Foundation, the showcase also includes numerous loans from renowned museums, galleries and estates, both in Germany and abroad.
The exhibition brings together classic works by masters such as August Sander and Imogen Cunningham with contemporary series by artists such as Natalya Reznik or Jess T. Dugan. Portraits by Albrecht Fuchs, Martin Rosswog and Wilhelm Schürmann illustrate how life circumstances and experiences can become etched in people’s faces. John Coplans’ undisguised depictions of his own ageing body are juxtaposed with Cindy Sherman’s reflections on our society’s ambivalence towards ageing in relation to femininity. Long-term projects by Andreas Mader, Christian Borchert, Deanna Dikeman and Larry Sultan address how family constellations change with time, while existential themes like death and letting go – which form an integral part of the human experience – are explored in arresting photographs by artists such as Daniel Schumann.
The showcase is on view at Neuhardenberg Castle until 17 December 2023 and will subsequently move to the SK Cultural Foundation’s exhibition space in Cologne, where it opens on 2 March 2024.
The exhibition brings together classic works by masters such as August Sander and Imogen Cunningham with contemporary series by artists such as Natalya Reznik or Jess T. Dugan. Portraits by Albrecht Fuchs, Martin Rosswog and Wilhelm Schürmann illustrate how life circumstances and experiences can become etched in people’s faces. John Coplans’ undisguised depictions of his own ageing body are juxtaposed with Cindy Sherman’s reflections on our society’s ambivalence towards ageing in relation to femininity. Long-term projects by Andreas Mader, Christian Borchert, Deanna Dikeman and Larry Sultan address how family constellations change with time, while existential themes like death and letting go – which form an integral part of the human experience – are explored in arresting photographs by artists such as Daniel Schumann.
The showcase is on view at Neuhardenberg Castle until 17 December 2023 and will subsequently move to the SK Cultural Foundation’s exhibition space in Cologne, where it opens on 2 March 2024.
Larry Sultan: My Mother posing for me, 1984, from the series ‘Pictures from Home, 1982–1991’
© The Estate of Larry Sultan, courtesy of Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne
Jess T. Dugan: Duchess Milan, 69, Los Angeles, CA, from the series ‘To Survive on This Shore‘
© Jess T. Dugan