Galerie f5,6 Ludwigstr. 7 Odeonsplatz 80539 Munich Allemagne
Gallery f5,6 is proud to announce the first solo exhibition in Germany of the successful American photographer Andrew Moore. The exhibtion features an extract of the series Russia and New York (USA). The large-sized works of Andrew Moore are documents and - at the same time -"portraits" of Russia's present and New York's old theatres of 42nd Street. Moore's works not only face the visible architecture, but also portrait the nuances of their inner life. Thereby, they capture the intersection of past, presence and an often wanted utopia - and so point out Moore's steady interest in contemporary history. Andrew Moore's photographs tell the story of elapsed pomp and wealth. The past becomes the here and now, therefore also the present is observed. Nevertheless Moore denies to conserve and criticise, but highlights the chances change and progression offers. The photographs own a unique atmosphere and uncover man and time's marks left behind. The silent places are revived, their stories nearly sensed. Ultimately, Moore changes our own view on daily life: it's not the decadence that dominates our memories but the possibility to arise the New out of the Old. Moore (born 1957, USA) studied architecture at Princeton University, later on photography (class of Emmet Gowin). Today he teaches at Princeton University and at the School of Visual Arts, New York. 2002 he won the Special Jury Price at Sundance Film Festival for a film project. Moores photographs are part of several collections, such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Israel Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Library Congress or the International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House.
