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artists & participants
Ansel Adams,
Manuel Alvarez Bravo,
Eugene Atget,
Zeke Berman,
Erwin Blumenfeld,
Brassai,
Henri Cartier-Bresson,
Robert Cumming,
Elliott Erwitt,
Robert Frank,
Lee Friedlander,
Valeri Gerlovin,
Rimma Gerlovin,
John Gutmann,
Robert Heinecken,
David Hockney,
Teun Hocks,
Alfredo Jaar,
Kenneth Josephson,
Peter Keetman,
Thomas Kellner,
Andre Kertesz,
Svetlana & Igor Kopystiansky,
Vera Lehndorff,
Helen Levitt,
Angus McBean,
Duane Michals,
Richard Misrach,
Abelardo Morell,
Vik Muniz,
Nadar,
Marvin E. Newman,
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison,
Ed Paschke,
John Pfahl,
Man Ray,
Lucas Samaras,
Aaron Siskind,
Joel Sternfeld,
Umbo,
Garry Winogrand
press release
Brassaï once told an interviewer that were he to record their conversation he would get nothing but a voice on tape; otherwise he could enjoy a mind at play. This situation is similar to the way many people think about photography, that is, the resulting picture is merely an optical copy of what was in front of the camera. Yet, because each of us may perceive the same scene or object differently, the mind of the observer can be at play creating a personal experience of the work through mystery, humor, sentiment, drama, illusion, or emotional empathy.
This exhibition features the work of artists who embraced this notion of the viewer’s subjective experience and explored how such perceptions can be manipulated through photography. Works from the Art Institute's collection, including those by Kenneth Josephson, Robert Cumming, and Andre Kertesz, provide unexpected and often humorous approaches to this theme. Boundaries of traditional photography will also be explored from an unconventional, though more somber perspective with the work of Duane Michals. The images presented in this exhibition examine the realm of photography beyond its basic function of strict recording and challenge the ways in which this medium can illuminate how one perceives reality.
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A Mind at Play
Künstler:
Ansel Adams, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Eugène Atget, Zeke Berman, Erwin Blumenfeld, Jay Boersma, Leon Borensztein, Brassaï, Suzette Bross, Gary Brotmeyer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Clift, Calum Colvin, Robert Cumming, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Rimma & Valeri Gerlovin (Rimma Gerlovin, Valeri Gerlovin), Judith Golden, Nicole Gravier, John Gutmann, Milton Halberstadt, Robert Heinecken, David Hockney, Teun Hocks, Birney Imes, Alfredo Jaar, Kenneth Josephson, Peter Keetman, Thomas Kellner, André Kertész, Svetlana & Igor Kopystiansky, Vera Lehndorff, Nathan Lerner, Helen Levitt, Angus McBean, Larry McPhearson, Duane Michals, Richard Misrach, Abelardo Morell, Vik Muniz, Félix Nadar, Marvin E. Newman, Pim van Os, Sue Packer, Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, Ed Paschke, John Pfahl, Man Ray, Lucas Samaras, Art Shay, Aaron Siskind, Joel Sternfeld, Umbo , Garry Winogrand.