 © William Klein courtesy Museo Ken Damy Collector's Choice Photographs from Museo Ken Damy The full list of photographers in the exhibition includes: Ansel Adams, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Cecil Beaton, Lynn Bianchi, Edward Boubat, Pierre Boucher, Henri Cartier Bresson, Ken Damy, Robert Doisneau, Frantisek Drtikol, Jeff Dunas, Franco Fontana, Susan Friedman, Flor Garduno, Mario Giacomelli, Ralph Gibson, Nan Goldin, Heinz Hajek-Halke, Florence Henry, Horst P. Horst, Irini Ionesco, Alfred Cheney Johnston, William Klein, Alberto Diaz Korda, Dorothea Lange, Robert Mapplethorpe, Marco Paoluzzo, Jan Saudek, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Jean Loup Sieff, Jock Sturges, Josef Sudek, Joyce Tenneson, Arthur Tress and Joel Peter Witkin. Italian photographer Ken Damy has been collecting photographs with a passion since the 1970s, opening his first gallery in 1974. Located in Brescia, northern Italy, the Museo Ken Damy houses his private collection which includes works by many of the world's most famous and collectable photographers. This special exhibition is an opportunity to view works by such luminaries as diverse as Ralph Gibson, Dorothea Lange, Joel Peter Witkin, Cindy Sherman and Flor Garduno and also includes the rarely shown full frame image of Che Guevara by Alberto Korda. The market for collecting photography has grown extensively over the past decade or so, reflected in the number of photography specific fairs, galleries, dealers and magazines offering a plethora of opportunities to extend our knowledge and collecting aspirations. On Tuesday 23 January at 7.00pm, curator and critic Gerry Badger, who published the comprehensive Collecting Photography, will be giving a talk about collecting photography and for people interested in purchasing prints by renowned photographers, all of the original works in Collector's Choice will be for sale for the duration of the exhibition. Photofusion's previous collaboration with the Museum was in 2002 when we presented a retrospective exhibition by Mario Giacomelli which became one of the gallery's most popular shows. We are delighted to have the opportunity of working with Ken Damy again, this time in relation to his personal collection. Dedicated to the photographic arts, Museo Ken Damy also runs a programme of temporary exhibitions, many of which tour internationally, and includes a space devoted to showing work by emerging photographers. Exhibition: 8 December 2006 - 27 January 2007 Opening hours: Tues-Sat 10am - 6pm; Thursday evening by appointment Photofusion 17a Electric Lane UK-London SW9 8LA Telephone +44 020 7738 5774 Fax +44 020 7738 5509 Email info@photofusion.org www.photofusion.org |
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