Facing Britain : British documentary photography since the 1960s / edited by Ralph Goertz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harrison, Graham, writer of supplementary textual content.

Goertz, Ralph, editor.

Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte (Goch, Germany), host institution.

Kunsthalle Darmstadt, host institution.

Mönchehaus-Museum für Moderne Kunst (Goslar, Germany), host institution.

Muzeum fotografii w Krakowie, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary photography--Great Britain--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Documentary photography.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Physical Description:

217 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 x 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, [2021]

Summary:

Facing Britain brings together for the first time almost all important representatives* of British documentary photography in a large overview exhibition outside the UK. Long forgotten and only recently rediscovered positions such as John Myers, Tish Murtha or Peter Mitchell are shown alongside works by world stars such as Martin Parr. The show thus offers a unique insight into the developments in the field of photography in the0United Kingdom, which are interwoven with continental Europe and North America, but also independent of them. tars such as Martin Parr. The show thus offers a unique insight into the developments in the field of photography in the United Kingdom, which are interwoven with continental Europe and North America, but also independent of them.00Exhibition: Museum Goch, Germany (27.09. - 22.11.2020) / Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany (04.09.2021 - 09.01.2022) / Mönchehaus Museum Goslar, Germany (20.02. - 01.05.2022) / Museum of Photography, Kraków, Poland (2022).

Notes:

Text by Graham Harrison.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum Goch, September 27-November 22, 2020; Kunsthalle Darmstadt, September 4, 2021-January 9, 2022; Mönchehaus Museum Goslar, February 20-May 1, 2022; Museum of Photography in Krakow, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Museum Goch, September 27 - November 22, 2020; Kunsthalle Darmstadt, September 4, 2021 - January 9, 2022; Mönchehaus Museum Goslar, February 20 - May 1, 2022; Museum of Photography in Krakow, 2022.

ISBN:

9783753300627

3753300624

OCLC:

1285697717