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OverviewBenjamin Katz, born in Antwerp in 1939 as the son of German Jews, rose to fame with his compelling portraits of artists such as Georg Baselitz, Jörg Immendorff, Josef Beuys, James Lee Byars, Sigmar Polke, and Gerhard Richter. Hardly any exhibition of the so-called German princely painters--Benjamin Katz has been associated with some of them for years--manages without his subtle portraits. But his archive of over half a million negatives from more than sixty years of photographic work still contains plenty of surprises: in addition to conceptual photo series, in particular everyday observations--landscapes, views with traces of industrial decline, architectural details, found objects of everyday poetry, and even the momentarily absurd. There are many untold stories in the images, quite different connotations are called upon, and the enigmatic wit of the artist invariably comes to the surface. Benjamin Katz's images are primarily narratives without words, connected to humor as a worldly wisdom, and to eloquent elaborations in simple stories. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric DarragonPublisher: Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Imprint: Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH ISBN: 9783864423505ISBN 10: 3864423503 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 20 August 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEric Darragon, born in 1944, is a French art historian who taught at the University Paris 1 Sorbonne until his retirement. He was director of the Research Centre for Cultural and Social History of Art (EA4100) and the Inter-University Research Centre for Contemporary Art (CIRHAC). He was also a member of the editorial board of the magazines Critique d'art and Perspective and has published extensively on German artists and photographers. Benjamin Katz, born 1939 in Antwerp, is a son of Berlin Jews. From 1956 he lived in Berlin where he founded with Michael Werner a gallery. The opening exhibition with Georg Baselitz turned into a scandal when two paintings were confiscated by the public prosecutor office because of indecent content. Since 1972 Katz lives in Cologne. In addition to his extensive series of portraits of artists, which made him world famous, he is a constant chronicler of everyday life and its pitfalls. He archived nearly 500,000 negatives, which now deserves full attention with the exhibition at Marta Herford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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