Foto Europa. 1850 to the Present

Europe saw the birthplace of photography in France in 1839. Since then the continent has continued to be a center for progressive ideas and experimentation with the “foto”—photo in German. European artists and photographers have helped establish the medium as a serious form of creative expression, defining and redefining the position of photography within the larger world of art.

This exhibition features works of art from some of most Europe’s most well-known artists and photographers including Julia Margaret Cameron, Eugène Atget, HenriCartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Christian Boltanski and Gerhard Richter among others. The exhibition also features several new acquisitions featuring work by Wolfgang Tillmans and Bernd and HIlla Becher.

Drawn mostly from the DIA’s permanent collection, Foto Europa examines aspects of the long and prestigious history of European photography primarily in France, Germany and Great Britain, regions where photographic practice has flourished.

This exhibition was organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Foto Europa
1850 to the Present

Künstler:
Julia Margaret Cameron, Eugène Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Christian Boltanski, Gerhard Richter, Wolfgang Tillmans, Bernd und Hilla Becher, Karin Jobst ...

Kuratoren:
Nancy W. Barr