Iconic: Photographs from the Robin and Sandy Stuart Collection @ The Art Institute of Chicago

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Iconic: Photographs from the Robin and Sandy Stuart Collection @ The Art Institute of Chicago

May 4th, 2019 by fstop

Iconic: Photographs from the Robin and Sandy Stuart Collection
May 11 – August 4

“From the pyramids to the Mona Lisa, photography has long helped make other works of art iconic. Few photographs, however, have become icons in their own right. A photograph is typically considered “iconic” on account of a famous subject or a momentous occasion. The works in this exhibition, by contrast, have achieved iconic status simply as pictures. The stories of how they became icons, however, are not so simple—in fact, they are part of the complicated history of photography as a form of fine art. Featuring more than 30 photographs by such acclaimed artists as Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Tina Modotti, Man Ray, Paul Strand, Edward Steichen, and Edward Weston, Iconic examines how that canon was formed and further reminds us that photography’s acceptance as an art was not a foregone conclusion, but was shaped by passionate individuals, interested institutions, and the reproductive capacity of photography itself.”

Art Institue of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Type: Exhibition

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