Muzej za ljubitelje fotografije
Museum for photography lovers Since its opening in 2004, the Museum of Photography in Berlin has been a magnet for photography lovers from around the world. The Helmut Newton Foundation occupies the two lower floors of the building and has, for many years, presented its extremely successful permanent exhibition entitled Helmut Newton’s Private Property, as well as solo exhibitions of works of his contemporaries. A diverse exhibition programme is presented here drawn from the wealth of photographic collections, while simultaneously presenting exceptional photographers and outlining important themes from the history of photography. Don’t forget that the museum is closed on Mondays, and that you’ll need a vaccination confirmation certificate to enter.
gaining international fame and re- pute in return, Helmut took fash- ion to the streets, where he direct- ed his models like the protagonists of paparazzi stories. Newton’s harshest critics argue that he led fashion photography to the grey zone of pornography, where it has remained to this day. This inevi- tably leads us to one crucial question: in today’s post-#metoo movement world, with its postulates of universal correctness, would such an erotoma- niacal approach by a photo artist be considered unacceptable? Still, just as it is harsh to judge a work of art beyond the social context in which it was created, so it is also difficult to observe such a rare gift exclusively through the prism of those who are receptive to it. Before Newton came along, no one had ever even consid- ered those neglected spaces of our grey everyday existence becoming, through the lens of artistic vision, an impressive backdrop for the the- atrical stage of life that imitates art – which is how a greasy garage with visible industrial installations can be more photogenic than the atelier of some Parisian couturier. He had a gift for catching the eye with his striking minimalist con- trasts, while he unblinkingly ob- served the exclusive and eccentric life of selected members of the elite, forming the criterion of unburdened aesthetics which would come to rule the jet set in the years that followed. That’s why everyone rushed to have a photo session with him - it was a sign of prestige to have a portrait sport- ing his signature. Mick Jagger, Sal- vador Dali, Liz Taylor, David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve... these are just a few of the sensational subjects who confirmed their aura of untoucha- bility through his lens. His sharp, dark, peculiar and se- ductive photography take us back to the time of “larger than life” fame - and from the ‘reality’ perspective of our digital age, such planned exhibi- tionism proves fascinating with its fearlessness. Newton’s connection with photography as a medium was fatal, but it birthed an entire histo- ry of the (un)seen.
Muzej fotografije u Berlinu je ma- gnet za ljubitelje fotografije iz ce- log sveta od otvaranja 2004. go- dine. Fondacija Helmuta Njutna zauzima dva donja sprata zgrade i dugi niz godina predstavlja izuzet- no uspešnu stalnu postavku Pri- vatna svojina Helmuta Njutn, kao i samostalne izložbe o delima nje- govih savremenika. Ovde je pred- stavljen raznovrstan izložbeni pro- gram, koji s jedne strane potiče iz bogatih fotografskih kolekcija ko- je se čuvaju u berlinskom muze- ju, dok istovremeno predstavlja- ju izuzetne fotografe i ocrtavaju važne teme iz istorije fotografi- je. Ne zaboravite da Muzej ne ra- di ponedeljkom, kao i da su vam, da biste ušli, neophodne potvrde o vakcinaciji.
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