This exhibition at the MoMA evokes the major influence photography had on the avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century: Dada, Bauhaus, Surrealism, Constructivism, new objectivity, conceptual art and post conceptual. The shaping of what came to be known as “New Vision” photography bore the obvious influence of “lens-based” and “time-based” works. A variety of 250 prints will be featured on the walls of the Edward Steichen Gallery , including some early Works by Man Ray, Berenice Abbott or Helen Levitt. Many close-up views, experiments with different lenses, distortions, mirrors, collages, enigmatic scenes: the exhibition highlights the photographic heritage that today’s photographers use, perhaps, without consciously knowing its origins. For one’s own evolution, it is important to remember one’s ancestors.
The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
MoMA de New York
The Edward Steichen Photography Galleries, troisième étage
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-9400
