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Short Stories in Contemporary Photography
24.9.2008 – 4.1.2009
Galerie
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Eric Stitzel, Le Passage-Piétons, Brussels,
1999 © Eric Stitzel
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With contributions by Harry Gruyaert, Bertien van Manen, Aernout Mik, Erwin Olaf, Eric Stitzel, Guy Tillim, Erwin Wurm
In literature, the short story is a concise fictional narrative often perceived as an ideal form for modern storytelling. One can see parallels between the short story and contemporary photography in which distinct narrative possibilities emerge: reportage photography, in which a story is condensed visually; staged photography, in which a plot is developed as in the theater; video stills that condense a complex story in a single image; and photography mixed with different media that distorts or transforms them into a new storytelling form. By presenting the various approaches of international artists — each with its own strong statement — the exhibition highlights the most important strategies of contemporary photographic storytelling, and thus becomes a space with very distinct narratives.
Program accompanying the exhibition
Podium Discussion: Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 7.30 pm, Halle
Short Stories in Photography and Video
Bertien van Manen, photographer, Amsterdam
Erwin Olaf, photographer, Amsterdam
Erwin Wurm, artist, Vienna
Chair: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen, scholar in literary and cultural studies, English Department of the University of Zurich
In German and English
General guided and in-depth tours
| September 2008 |
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30.9. |
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6.30 pm |
Cynthia Gavranic, Kuratorin Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
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| October 2008 |
| Sun, |
5.10. |
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3.00 pm |
Angeli Sachs, head of exhibitions, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, and curator of "Short Stories" |
| Tue, |
7.10. |
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6.30 pm |
Cynthia Gavranic |
| Tue, |
14.10. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Harry Gruyaert, TV Shots with Bernadette Mock, head of communications, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich |
| Tue, |
21.10. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu with Angeli Sachs |
| Tue, |
28.10. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Bertien van Manen, Give me your Image with Cynthia Gavranic
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November 2008
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| Sun, |
2.11. |
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3.00 pm |
Andres Janser, curator, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich |
| Tue, |
4.11. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Aernout Mik, Training Ground with Angeli Sachs |
| Tue, |
11.11. |
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6.30 pm |
Cynthia Gavranic
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| Tue, |
18.11. |
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6.30 pm |
Andres Janser |
| Tue, |
25.11. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Eric Stitzel, Ansichten (Viwes) with Eric Stitzel, photographer and cameraman, Zurich, in discussion with Angeli Sachs
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December 2008
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| Tue, |
2.12. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Erwin Wurm, Leopoldstadt with Verena Formanek, head of collections, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
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| Sun, |
7.12. |
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3.00 pm |
Bernadette Mock |
| Tue, |
9.12. |
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6.30 pm |
Angeli Sachs |
| Tue, |
16.12. |
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6.30 pm |
In-depth tour: Erwin Olaf, Rain with Andres Janser
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| Tue, |
23.12. |
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6.30 pm |
Bernadette Mock |
| Tue, |
30.12. |
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6.30 pm |
Bernadette Mock
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January 2009
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| Sun, |
4.1. |
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3.00 pm |
Angeli Sachs |
Special tours on request (also in English): Tel +41 (0)43 446 67 12 or christine.kessler@zhdk.ch
Press Clips
NZZ, 18.10.2008
SF DRS Kulturplatz 1.10.08
Tages Anzeiger, 27.9.2008
We are grateful for the support of
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