Street. Life. Photography – Seven Decades of Street Photography - 1

Art

Street. Life. Photography – Seven Decades of Street Photography

Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur

The exhibition Street. Life. Photography offers a range of very different perspectives on city life and ways of photographing the street.

Street photography depicts public life in metropolitan centres. It shows everyday scenes and escapades, commerce and individuality, comedy and tragedy, political engagement and social change. It portrays single people who seem to merge into the crowds, creating a sense of both proximity and distance. The diversity of urban spaces and their inherent dynamism have always offered countless opportunities for photographers to capture the city’s spectacle and drama.

The exhibition Street. Life. Photography presents around 220 works by thirty-six international photographers made over the last seventy years. These works present a variety of different perspectives on urban life, while also showcasing the art of taking photographs on the street and in the city. How have photographers viewed the city and its inhabitants both now and in the past? To what extent is our understanding of public and private space and our relationship to our urban environment reflected in their works? How have views of the city – and thus also the genre of street photography – changed over the course of time?

In this exhibition, international contemporary photographers like Maciej Dakowicz, Loredana Nemes and Harri Pälviranta are contrasted with historical positions such as those of Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander, William Klein, Harry Callahan and Lisette Model. This comparison of historical and contemporary works enables visitors to appreciate key trends and important technical, conceptual and aesthetic developments. The exhibition is divided into five kaleidoscopically arranged sections with different thematic approaches. The specific focuses on Street Life, Crashes, Public Transfer, Anonymity and Alienation highlight surprising and sometimes strange connections.

Date

12/9/2020 To  10/1/2021  
every Tu, Th, Fr, Sa, Su   11:00 - 18:00 h
12/9/2020 To  9/1/2021   every We   11:00 - 20:00 h

Price

CHF 10.00 / 8.00
CHF 21.00 / 17.00 Exhibition pass – all exhibitions of Fotozentrum
Free admission for children up to 16 years of age.

Address

Fotomuseum Winterthur
Grüzenstrasse 44
8400 Winterthur

Contact

Fotomuseum Winterthur
Grüzenstrasse 44 + 45
8400 Winterthur
vermittlung@fotomuseum.ch
+41 (0)52 234 10 72

Category

  • Art

Access for disabled people

  • Suitable for wheelchairs
  • Reserved disabled car park
  • Entry with a flat ramp / threshold
  • Handles on the toilet
  • Entrance to the toilet at ground level
  • Bright rooms
  • Wheelchair available

Access conditions

  • Adolescents (13 to 16 years) free
  • Reduction for pupils with ID
  • Reduction for learners
  • Reduction for students with ID
  • Reduction for seniors with ID AVS
  • Reduction for groups
  • Reduced-fare with disability card

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