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American Documents

Date: 
May 28th 2010 - September 5th 2010
Location: 
Fotomuseum, Antwerp
Judith Joy Ross, Annie Hasz

America Documents presents - with the exception of Labor Anonymous by Walker Evans (1946) and a few images by Robert Frank from The Americans from the 1950s - a remarkable collection of photographs, made by Americans, from the 1970s to present. American Documents shows work by important artists such as Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Lewis Baltz, Mitch Epstein, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Dan Graham, Mike Mandel, Nicolas Nixon, Martha Rosler, Judith Joy Ross, Stephen Shore, Larry Sultan, Jerry Thompson, Henry Wessel and Garry Winogrand. Walker Evans introduced the term 'documentary style' in 1935, which would have a great influence on the evolution of American Photography in the 20th century. This documentary style is characterized by formal inhibition, a seemingly neutral reproduction of everyday life and a tendency to work in series.

 

For the occasion of American Documents two recent series are exhibited for the first time in Belgium: Homeland by Larry Sultan and American Power by Mitch Epstein.

The exhibited works were selected from different museums, galleries and private collections.

More info: www.fotomuseum.be

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