Foam Talent: exhibition with twenty international young artists 1 September – 12 November 2017 “The annual Talent Call is an international search for exceptionally talented photographers under the age of 35. The submissions form an intriguing barometer of current developments in contemporary photography. The Foam Talent programme is a career building platform that helps launch
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André Kertész – Mirroring Life 15 September – 6 December 2017 “Anonymous flâneur At a very early age André Kertész was drawn to the photography he saw in illustrated magazines as a child. In 1912, after his study in Business Administration, he bought his first camera from his first pay cheque. His hobby quickly gained
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Gordon Parks – I Am You. Selected works 1942 – 1978 16 June – 6 September 2017 “The camera can be a powerful weapon against repression, racism, violence, and inequality. The American photographer Gordon Parks (1912-2006) referred to the camera as his “weapon of choice” and used photography to expose the deep divisions in American
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Robert Glas: Before the Law 21 July – 10 September 2017 “Glas goes to great lengths unpicking bureaucratic procedures, methods of identification and legislative inconsistencies. He went through various lawsuits in order to make and publish the images for his series Voor Vrij Nederland (2014-2016), which is exhibited at Foam. The photographs depict interiors of
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Roger Ballen & Asger Carlsen – No Joke 23 June – 27 August 2017 Opening 22 June 2017 “Although Roger Ballen lives in Johannesburg and Asger Carlsen in New York, the two artists have been working together online for some four years. In their bizarre universe, Carlsen’s use of the human body as a plastic
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