Wilmar Koenig
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- Exposition
Exhibition : « Jailbreak of color photography » at Zone E
Press Release -
This exhibition highlights a photography period, which shortly before the close of its historical development in the 1980s underwent a complete deconstruction and subsequent renewal with respect to its aesthetic, tradition and thematic concerns. Furthermore, the selected works illuminate the period through a re-examination of these significant representatives. Works by these artists are also exhibited in the comprehensive exhibition, Das rebellische Bild (The rebellious image) in Museum Folkwang, and within this context these pioneering works are showcased in their development and as work-in-progress installations using original vintage materials. This occasion is also an exceptional opportunity to acquire unique works and countless artefacts of that era, including vintage prints that hav... - Exposition
Portraits of William Eggleston 1984-2010 - Wilmar Koenig
Wilmar Koenig's photographic biography/history goes a long way. He was among the founders of the now legendary 'Werkstatt für Fotografie' in Berlin Kreuzberg, which was the primary location for contemporary photography between 1975 and 1985. Already in the 1970s he made his name among the pioneers of fine art colour photography in Germany and, over the years, went on many trips with the American photogrpaher William Eggleston, that generated images of mutual inspiration.
The friendship of William Eggleston and German photographer Wilmar Koenig goes back over ttwenty years. They visited one another in their respective countries regularly, during which times they'd go on frequent photo excursions.
Wilmar Koenig went through his archive and for the first time these photographs are now availab...
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Press Release -
This exhibition highlights a photography period, which shortly before the close of its historical development in the 1980s underwent a complete deconstruction and subsequent renewal with respect to its aesthetic, tradition and thematic concerns. Furthermore, the selected works illuminate the period through a re-examination of these significant representatives. Works by these artists are also exhibited in the comprehensive exhibition, Das rebellische Bild (The rebellious image) in Museum Folkwang, and within this context these pioneering works are showcased in their development and as work-in-progress installations using original vintage materials. This occasion is also an exceptional opportunity to acquire unique works and countless artefacts of that era, including vintage prints that hav...
Wilmar Koenig's photographic biography/history goes a long way. He was among the founders of the now legendary 'Werkstatt für Fotografie' in Berlin Kreuzberg, which was the primary location for contemporary photography between 1975 and 1985. Already in the 1970s he made his name among the pioneers of fine art colour photography in Germany and, over the years, went on many trips with the American photogrpaher William Eggleston, that generated images of mutual inspiration.
The friendship of William Eggleston and German photographer Wilmar Koenig goes back over ttwenty years. They visited one another in their respective countries regularly, during which times they'd go on frequent photo excursions.
Wilmar Koenig went through his archive and for the first time these photographs are now availab...