Exhibition: Eve Arnold Photographs 1950-1985
From March 5th the Museum in Helmond presents with pride, an exhibition of Eve Arnold. She is well known for her intimate, intriguing portraits of celebrities like Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe.
This is the first exhibition by Eve Arnold that can be seen in the Netherlands. The exhibition consist of 3 documentaries and over 130 photographs Among them the legendary Malcolm X reportage from 1961 and her 1979 China series. Eve Arnold was one of the first western photographers allowed to enter China. Arnold was also one of the only people to photograph so personal and caring images, and over such a long period of time, Marilyn Monroe. Together they did six sessions between 1952 and 1961.
Arnold was the first female member of the famous agency Magnum. Her photography was a search inside herself. She lived during a time and in the world just after the Second World War. She photographed her subjects from close by with a preference on natural light, giving her photos atmosphere and honesty.
Biography
Arnold is a child of poor Russian immigrants. In 1946 she worked for a photo lab in New York. A friend gave her a camera with which she made her first photos at the end of the 40s. In 1948 she followed a six week course with Alexei Brodovitch (at that time art-director at Harper’s Bazaar).
Soon she found her strength: photo documentaries of new and surprising subjects. In 1952 she made her first political documentary of the Republican Party in Chicago. Afterwards many reportages followed for LIFE, Fortune, Look, Paris Match, Vogue and the English Sunday Times. She also made reportages of celebrities like Marlene Dietrich (1952) and Joan Crawford (1959). From 1952 to 1961 she was THE photographer of Marilyn Monroe. The start of their cooperation is Monroes’s remark at a party to Arnold: “If you could do that well with Marlene, can you imagine what you can do with me?”
In January 2012 Eve Arnold died aged 99.
http://www.gemeentemuseumhelmond.nl/tentoonstellingen/2013/eve-arnold/
Exhibition: Viviane Sassen in Huis Marseille
Viviane Sassen, Hoover (For Pop magazine), 2011
In and Out of Fashion
Viviane Sassen, Carven campagne, Femme été 2012
The photography of Viviane Sassen (Amsterdam, 1972) is in a class of its own. The intuitive way in which Sassen approaches her subjects is Viviane Sassen, Carven campagne, Femme été 2012entirely personal, independent of other examples or reference frameworks. She often sees the body as a sculpture, and concepts of revelations and concealment help to create the riddles in her images. Sassen makes effective use of the mystery of shadow and the flamboyant expressiveness of colour. She has also achieved a special intimacy with certain models, so that her photos can sometimes be erotic, but at the same time they can be open, rich in contrast, or explosive. Her images are invariably intriguing and remarkable, and they are, occasionally somewhat surreal. Over the course of her career Viviane Sassen has produced a flood of marvelous images, many of which are of Africa, the continent in which she spent part of her youth.
The exhibition runs until 17th of March in Huis Marseille in Amsterdam.
Viviane Sassen, In Bloom (For Dazed & Confused), 2011
Exhibition: Ron Galella – Paparazzo Extraordinaire!
“My idea of a good picture is one that’s in focus and of a famous person doing something infamous. That’s why my favorite photographer is Ron Galella”. -Andy Warhol
If you have ever had dreams of being in the spotlight or being the source of that spotlight, then you should head over to Amsterdam for the Ron Galella – Paparazzo Extraordinaire! exhibition.
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Exhibition: Anticorps by Antoine d’Agata
Antoine d’Agata
Anticorps
26 May 2012 – 2 September 2012
You might prefer one part of the Anticorps exhibition over the other but these are interesting photos nonetheless. For more information, have a look at the video below (in Dutch with English subtitles) or visit the museum’s website.
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Exhibition: The New York Times Magazine Photographs
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHS
Co-curated by Kathy Ryan and Lesley A. Martin
23 March – 30 May 2012
For over thirty years, the New York Times Magazine has presented the myriad possibilities and applications of photography. The New York Times Magazine Photographs is an exhibition that reflects upon and interrogates the very nature of both photography and print magazines at this pivotal moment in their history and evolution.
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World Press Photo Exhibition
“Every year, World Press Photo organizes the largest photo contest in the world. Thousands of professional photographers from all over the globe submit their best works. An independent, international jury chooses the best photo out of hundreds of thousands of images and decides which photographers deserve the prestigious World Press Photo Award.
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Exhibition: This Must Be The Place by Pieter Hugo
The exhibition ‘This Must Be The Place’ full of selected works by the photographer Pieter Hugo will be on display at The Hague Museum of Photography from March 3rd 2012 until May 20th 2012.
Information about the exhibition/photographer’s work can be seen in the video below and/or the included press release from the museum.
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Exhibition: Siebe Swart “Het Lage Land”
Until the 26th of February, Dutch photographer Siebe Swart is showing his photographs in the “Huis Marseille” photo museum in Amsterdam.
Siebe Swart is specialized in aerial photography and has photographed the Netherlands for several years.
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Photography Exhibition: Gare du Nord
If you have a passion for Paris and/or all things French inspired then don’t miss out on the last few days of an exhibition about Dutch photographers in Paris during 1900-1968. The exhibition is located at The Hague Museum of Photography and lasts until January 17th.
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Anton Corbijn Exhibition – Amsterdam
From June 23rd until September 1st 2011, Anton Corbijn’s recent photographic project, Inwards and Onwards, will be at FOAM in Amsterdam. Read more >>