Exhibition
MoMA New York : The Shaping of New Visions
VALIE EXPORT. Einkreisung (Encirclement) from the series Körperkonfigurationen (Body Configurations). 1976. Gelatin silver print with red ink, 14 x 23 7/16″ (35.5 x 59.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Carl Jacobs Fund © 2012 VALIE EXPORT / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VBK, Austria
Martha Rosler. Hands Up / Makeup from the series Bringing the War Home: House Beautiful. 1967-1972. Pigmented inkjet print, printed 2011, 23 3/4 x 13 15/16″ (60.4 x 35.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase and The Modern Women’s Fund © 2012 Martha Rosler.
Grete Stern. No. 1 from the series Sueños (Dreams). 1949. Gelatin silver print, 10 1/2 x 9″ (26.6 x 22.9 cm). Latin American and Caribbean Fund through gift of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Adriana Cisneros de Griffin © 2012 Horacio Coppola
Harrell Fletcher. The American War. 2005. Pigmented inkjet prints, 23 15/16 x 18″ (60.8 x 45.7 cm) and 10 1/2 x 14″ (26.7 x 35.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Christine Burgin and William Wegman © 2012 Harrell Fletcher
Gerhard Rühm. Aus dem Leben gegriffen (Grasped from Life) (detail). Photomontage and typed text on paper, 11 13/16 x 8 11/16″ (30 x 22 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Photography Council Fund and gift of the Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art © 2012 Gerhard Rühm
August Sander. Das rechte Auge meiner Tochter Sigrid (The Right Eye of My Daughter Sigrid). 1928. Gelatin silver print, 7 1/16 x 9″ (17.9 x 22.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the photographer © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Daido Moriyama. Entertainer on Stage, Shimizu. 1967. Gelatin silver print, 18 7/8 x 28″ (48.0 x 71.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the photographer © 2012 Daido Moriyama
Aleksandr Rodchenko. Sovetskoe foto (Soviet Photo), no. 10. October 1927. Letterpress, 10 3/8 x 7 1/4″ (26.3 x 18.4 cm). Publisher: Ogonek, Moscow. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Judith Rothschild Foundation
Claude Cahun. Untitled. c. 1928. Gelatin silver print, 4 9/16 x 3 1/2″ (10 x 7.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase and anonymous promised gift © 2012 Estate of Claude Cahun
Sigmar Polke. Untitled (Mariette Althaus). c. 1975. Gelatin silver print (red toned), 9 1/4 x 11 13/16″ (23.5 x 30 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Edgar Wachenheim III and Ronald S. Lauder © 2012 Estate of Sigmar Polke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Raoul Hausmann. Untitled. February 1931. Gelatin silver print, 5 3/8 x 4 7/16″ (13.6 x 11.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther © 2012 Raoul Hausmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Berenice Abbott. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman. Negative c. 1930/Distortion c. 1950. Gelatin silver print, 12 3/4 x 10 1/8″ (32.6 x 25.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Frances Keech Fund in honor of Monroe Wheeler © 2012 Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics
Josef Albers. Marli Heimann, Alle während 1 Stunde (Marli Heimann, All During an Hour). 1931. Twelve gelatin silver prints, Overall 11 11/16 x 16 7/16″ (29.7 x 41.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Josef Albers Foundation, Inc. © 2012 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Marilyn; 28 Years Old; Las Vegas, Nevada; $30. 1990-92. Chromogenic color print, 24 x 35 15/16″ (61 x 91.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. E.T. Harmax Foundation Fund © 2012 Philip-Lorca diCorcia, courtesy David Zwirner, New York
Man Ray. Rayograph. 1922. Gelatin silver print (photogram), 9 3/8 x 11 3/4″ (23.9 x 29.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall Soby © 2012 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Robert Heinecken. Recto/Verso #2. 1988. Silver dye bleach print, 8 5/8 x 7 7/8″ (21.9 x 20 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Winter Fund © 2012 The Robert Heinecken Trust
Dziga Vertov. Chelovek s kinoapparatom (Man with a Movie Camera ). 1929. 35mm film. 65 min ( black and white, silent). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Department of Film.
VALIE EXPORT. Einkreisung (Encirclement) from the series Körperkonfigurationen (Body Configurations). 1976. Gelatin silver print with red ink, 14 x 23 7/16″ (35.5 x 59.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Carl Jacobs Fund © 2012 VALIE EXPORT / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VBK, Austria
This exhibition at the MoMA evokes the major influence photography had on the avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century: Dada, Bauhaus, Surrealism, Constructivism, new objectivity, conceptual art and post conceptual. The shaping of what came to be known as "New Vision" photography bore the obvious influence of "lens-based" and "time-based" works. A variety of 250 prints will be featured on the walls of the Edward Steichen Gallery , including some early Works by Man Ray, Berenice Abbott or Helen Levitt. Many close-up views, experiments with different lenses, distortions, mirrors, collages, enigmatic scenes: the exhibition highlights the photographic heritage that today’s photographers use, perhaps, without consciously knowing its origins. For one’s own evolution, it is important to remember one’s ancestors.
The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
MoMA de New York
The Edward Steichen Photography Galleries, troisième étage
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Jonas Cuénin