Miron Zownir
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Exhibition : « Poet of Radical Photography » by Miron Zownir
On April 1st, Cologne-based Hardhitta Gallery will open a new solo show by German photographer Miron Zownir. Famous for his images taken in western metropoles such as Berlin, London, and New York, and in post-communist Eastern Europe, Zownir has been regarded as one of the most radical contemporary photographers for more than 30 years.
Miron Zownir, Avelon Natalia, Berlin 2007. Archival silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm © Miron Zownir, Courtesy of the artist
Zownir’s photographs often depict social outcasts: drug addicts, the homeless, and prostitutes. It is said that Zownir continues where Weegee and Diane Arbus left off. His powerful black & whit images draw attention to those who are often overlooked, shunned, or forgotten. Through his unadorned visual language addressing taboo-break... - Exposition
Exhibition : « 5 years – Six artists »
Founded in 2011, Hardhitta Gallery is celebrating its fifth year of existence on 15 January 2016. For its anniversary exhibition 5 Years – Six Artists gallerist Bene Taschen will feature gallery artists Arlene Gottfried, Jamel Shabazz, Gregory Bojorquez, Joseph Rodriguez, Miron Zownir, and Oliver Blum, showing a selection of works that has never before been seen in Germany.
Gregory Borjoquez
Street Football, 2002
Archival pigment print
© courtesy of Gregory Borjoquez
Over the course of four years, Hardhitta Gallery held exhibitions in temporary locations in Los Angeles, Berlin, and Cologne, before settling in a permanent gallery space in Cologne’s city center in September 2015. The gallery, whose tile floor was designed by artist Albert Oehlen, underpins the gallery concept ... - Exposition
Hold Up Photo présente les photographies de Miron Zownir, Rikard Lavinget et Dominique Vautrin
Les artistes de Hold Up Photo photographient ce qu’ils voient, ce qu’ils vivent en imposant des détails triviaux, en apparence anodins mais significatifs de leur existence, leur identité. La plus grande des fictions intéractives est sans doute la vie réelle. Aussi nous semblait-il important de rassembler des travaux sans concession, insufflés par des écritures photographiques qui ne jugent pas, ne critiquent pas mais naissent d’une perception intime de la société qui nous entoure.
Les oeuvres présentées peuvent être sombres, crues parfois, voire d’une audace radicale. Chaque pièce transmet, comme un filament hypersensible à la moindre secousse, l’impression d’être en phase directe avec ...
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On April 1st, Cologne-based Hardhitta Gallery will open a new solo show by German photographer Miron Zownir. Famous for his images taken in western metropoles such as Berlin, London, and New York, and in post-communist Eastern Europe, Zownir has been regarded as one of the most radical contemporary photographers for more than 30 years.
Miron Zownir, Avelon Natalia, Berlin 2007. Archival silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm © Miron Zownir, Courtesy of the artist
Zownir’s photographs often depict social outcasts: drug addicts, the homeless, and prostitutes. It is said that Zownir continues where Weegee and Diane Arbus left off. His powerful black & whit images draw attention to those who are often overlooked, shunned, or forgotten. Through his unadorned visual language addressing taboo-break...
Founded in 2011, Hardhitta Gallery is celebrating its fifth year of existence on 15 January 2016. For its anniversary exhibition 5 Years – Six Artists gallerist Bene Taschen will feature gallery artists Arlene Gottfried, Jamel Shabazz, Gregory Bojorquez, Joseph Rodriguez, Miron Zownir, and Oliver Blum, showing a selection of works that has never before been seen in Germany.
Gregory Borjoquez
Street Football, 2002
Archival pigment print
© courtesy of Gregory Borjoquez
Over the course of four years, Hardhitta Gallery held exhibitions in temporary locations in Los Angeles, Berlin, and Cologne, before settling in a permanent gallery space in Cologne’s city center in September 2015. The gallery, whose tile floor was designed by artist Albert Oehlen, underpins the gallery concept ...
Les artistes de Hold Up Photo photographient ce qu’ils voient, ce qu’ils vivent en imposant des détails triviaux, en apparence anodins mais significatifs de leur existence, leur identité. La plus grande des fictions intéractives est sans doute la vie réelle. Aussi nous semblait-il important de rassembler des travaux sans concession, insufflés par des écritures photographiques qui ne jugent pas, ne critiquent pas mais naissent d’une perception intime de la société qui nous entoure.
Les oeuvres présentées peuvent être sombres, crues parfois, voire d’une audace radicale. Chaque pièce transmet, comme un filament hypersensible à la moindre secousse, l’impression d’être en phase directe avec ...