The Other Half – The Activist Photography of Jacob Riis 16 February – 15 April 2018 “In 1870, the Danish immigrant Jacob Riis (1849-1914) arrived in New York City, aged twenty-one and penniless. This background stimulated his concern for the poor living conditions of inhabitants of the city’s Lower East Side. In time, his concern
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Lucas Foglia- Human Nature 2 February – 15 April 2018 Opening The exhibition opens in the presence of the artist on Thursday 1 February 2018. You are welcome from 5.30 pm onwards. “Human Nature is a series of interconnected stories about nature, people, government, and the science of our relationship to wilderness. Lucas Foglia (b.
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Back to the Future The 19th Century in the 21st Century 19 January – 28 March 2018 ” an exhibition presenting the work of contemporary artists who use photographic techniques, methods and processes that trace back to those used by nineteenth Century photographers. These artists not only draw inspiration from those pioneering years, but also
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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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