|
|
|
Michael Schmidt: o.T. aus EIN-HEIT / U-NI-TY, 1991-94 Bromsilbergelatineprint, Bild- und Papiermaß: 50,6 x 34,6 cm; 52,4 x 36,6 cm © Stiftung fär Fotografie und Medienkunst mit Archiv Michael Schmidt |
|
|
|
Retrospective. Photographs 1965-2014 |
|
23 August 2020 – 17 January 2021 |
|
|
A special exhibition of the Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in cooperation with the Stiftung für Fotografie und Medienkunst with the Archiv Michael Schmidt. |
|
|
|
Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin Invalidenstr. 50-51, 10557 Berlin T +49 (0)30-39783411 [email protected] www.smb.museum/hbf Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Schmidt: o.T. aus Waffenruhe / Ceasefire, 1985-87 Bromsilbergelatineprint, Bildmaß: 49,8 x 59,5 cm © Stiftung fär Fotografie und Medienkunst mit Archiv Michael Schmidt |
|
|
|
Michael Schmidt (1945–2014) occupies a unique position in contemporary German photography. Born in Berlin and with no formal training in photography, he discovered the medium as a form of artistic expression in the mid-1960s. The retrospective at the Hamburger Bahnhof portrays his life’s work chronologically for the first time and also represents the first exhibition of the photographer’s oeuvre in his hometown of Berlin in 25 years. |
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Schmidt: o.T. aus LEBENSMITTEL, 2006-2010 C- Print, Bildmaß: 54,1 x 81,6 cm © Stiftung fär Fotografie und Medienkunst mit Archiv Michael Schmidt |
|
|
|
For each of his work groups, Schmidt developed an individual photographic method of accessing reality. These include portraits, self-portraits, cityscapes, landscapes and still lifes. Along with the series Waffenruhe (1987), Ein-heit (1996), Lebensmittel (2012) and other original photographs, the exhibition presents unpublished working prints, book designs and archival materials to illustrate the development of Schmidt’s art, which through its continual exploration and innovation has been seminal for a younger generation of photographers. |
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Schmidt: o.T. aus Waffenruhe / Ceasefire, 1985-87 Bromsilbergelatineprint, Bildmaß: 90 x 69,6 cm © Stiftung fär Fotografie und Medienkunst mit Archiv Michael Schmidt |
|
|
|
A 400-page catalogue published by Koenig Books accompanies the exhibition and contains essays by Ute Eskildsen, Janos Frecot, Peter Galassi, Heinz Liesbrock and Thomas Weski, all of whom worked with the artist on various projects. Following the exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof, the retrospective will be shown at the Jeu de Paume in Paris (11 May – 29 August 2021), the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid (28 September 2021 – 28 February 2022) and the Albertina Museum in Vienna (24 March –12 June 2022). |
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Schmidt: o.T. aus Waffenruhe / Ceasefire, 1985-87 Bromsilbergelatineprint, Bildmaß: 90 x 69,6 cm © Stiftung fär Fotografie und Medienkunst mit Archiv Michael Schmidt |
|
|
|
unsubscribe here Newsletter was sent to [email protected] © 20 Aug 2020 photo-index UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Ziegelstr. 29 . D–10117 Berlin Editor: Claudia Stein & Michael Steinke [email protected] . T +49.30.24 34 27 80 |
|