- Exposition
fALSEfAKES : central exhibition of the 4th photo-triennal 50JPG
The central exhibition in the 50JPG seeks to question the documentary character of photography. We all seem to share the assumption that anyone producing optical images is providing testimony on the tangible world. But this positivistic, pro-scientific nineteenth-century belief has been shaken by the ‘derealisation’ of our lives and the increasingly spectacle-oriented quality of news in contemporary capitalist society. Moreover, that process includes artists like Jeff Wall and Cindy Sherman who reverse the usual codes in photography.
© Paul Graham
The exhibition fALSEfAKES seeks to probe the documentary value of photography. Whether we are producers or viewers of photos, we all seem to share the assumption that anyone recording images using an optical device is, i... - Exposition
Sherrie Levine, "after August Sander"
Jablonka Galerie and Galerie Priska Pasquer are pleased to present the exhibition “Sherrie Levine – August Sander”. This exhibition involves direct interaction between the artists’ works from both galleries. US artist Sherrie Levine created the series “After August Sander” specially for this exhibition.
Sherrie Levine, who has just presented a major exhibition in New York’s Whitney Museum this winter, has – as a member of the Pictures Generation (with artists such as Cindy Sherman and Richard Prince) – generated much attention and controversy since the early 1980s with her works on modern art. Using an approach that she terms “appropriation”, Sherrie Levine copied the works of artists such as Walker Evans, Karl Blossfeldt, Man Ray, El Lissitzky and... - Exposition
After Images - Musée Juif de Belgique
L’impression qui reste après la première vision d’une image ou d’une série d’images dépend de la capacité sensorielle de chacun à conserver la trace aperceptive de cette rencontre.
Cette exposition collective, consacrée à l’art américain récent, se concentre sur la façon dont les artistes réagissent à la pléthore d’images et d’informations dans la culture actuelle. L’image est à la fois convoquée et révoquée dans plusieurs œuvres de cette l’exposition : des matériaux tout faits et des images trouvées sont utilisés d’une façon qui contourne l’héritage de l’Appropriation Art caract...
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