The exhibition in the Multimedia Art Museum is about 150 pictures, of which the most famous portraits of the project "People of the twentieth century", as well as landscape and architectural photography

Multimedia Art Museum
February 21 - April 7, 2013
st. Ostozhenka, 16

in the Multimedia Art Museum as part of the Biennale "Fashion and Style in Photography," an exhibition of August Sander's "Portrait. Landscape. Architecture ».

August Sander - the outstanding photographers of the twentieth century, has influenced several generations of artists and photographers, and went on to serve for many creative undisputed benchmark. The exhibition in the Multimedia Art Museum is about 150 pictures, of which the most famous portraits of the project "People of the twentieth century", as well as landscape and architectural photographs taken in different parts of Germany, including in the Rhineland. The exhibition was conceived by photographer Gerd Sander's grandson and co-organized by the gallery Prisca Paskver (Cologne), as well as theater photos and images of Charles Negra (Nice).

• August Sander The Secretary of the West German Radio in Cologne. 1931. Gunther Sander published in 1979. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne
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• August Sander Artist Redershaydt Anton and his wife, Martha Hegemann. about 1925. Gunther Sander published in 1974. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne
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«By nature photography - this documentary art" - said Zander in 1931 during during one of radiolektsy expressing thus his creative credo to which he remained faithful to the end. Fame and the status of the master Zander must scale portrait series, on which he began work at the very beginning of his career. Portraits of German photographer is a front, usually quite strict pictures with meticulous compositions, completely devoid of any entertainment and effectiveness. Zander was able to grasp the individuality and characteristics of his characters, always open indicating their membership in a particular social group. Thus, his photographs - is not just a collection of portraits, and a full social slice of Germany between the wars era and an interesting historical document.

August Sander Artist (Gottfried Brockmann). 1924. Gunther Sander published in 1980. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

August Sander Confectioner. 1928. Gunther Sander published in 1979. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

In the early twenties, August Sander communicated with representatives of the German avant-garde, in particular Otto Dix, who became one of his closest friends. Money that bring commercial orders, allow Zander in his spare time to work on the big documentary project "The people of the twentieth century ', whose task is to make the typology of modern Germans and create a social portrait era. Characters for photos he selects among friends and clients.

Zander thinks no man in isolation from the surrounding environment, so along with a portrait photo, he is actively engaged in the study of the fauna and is working on a topographic description of German territories . In 1933, the photographer began producing thematic albums on various parts of Germany, including the Rhine Valley. Despite the fact that, as Surveyor August Sander reaches widely known, it can be rightly regarded as the forerunner of the modern landscape and architectural photography.

August Sander The notary. 1924. Gunther Sander published in 1980. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne

August Sander Raoul Hausmann in the image of the dancer. 1929. Published in 1974, Gunther Sander © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne

creative manner Zander, his methodical, objective and of particular relevance to work on the series had a huge influence on artists such as Walker Evans, Irving Penn, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth and Andreas Gursky.

In November 1927, in response to a question about what prompted him to create the "People of the twentieth century," August Sander wrote, "To see, to observe and to think." These three words from a child sank into the soul Gerd Sander, who followed his father decided to dedicate themselves to preserve, describe and promote the artistic legacy of his grandfather.

August Sander The circus workers. 1926-1932 Printed Gunther Sander in 1982. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne

August Sander Flower. 1930. © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne

August Sander A view of the island Nonnenvert, 1930 © Die Photographische Sammlung /SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne; RAO, Moscow, 2013. /Sourtesy Galerie Priska Pasquer Cologne

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