 André Kertész (1894–1985), New York (boy eating ice cream on pile of newspapers), October 12, 1944, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007 | Press Kit: André Kertész: On Reading August 30 – November 16, 2008
This exhibition will celebrate a series of 89 photographs made by internationally renowned photographer André Kertész (1894–1985). Taken in Hungary, France, and the United States over a 50-year period. Kertész's photographs illustrate his love of the poetry and choreography of life in public, and also private moments at home, tapping the power of reading as a universal pleasure. Sturdily balanced between geometric composition and playful observation, it is easy to understand how these glimpses of everyday people and places would come to heavily influence photography as an art form. The photographs in the exhibition are drawn from the collection of Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago.
André Kertész: On Reading is organized by The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago and toured by CATE. Images Press Release Checklist |
