Focus on Photography

Until August 13 you can visit the exhibition by scheduling a personal appointment.
During the period of August 14 – 31, the gallery will be on summer break.
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Elger Esser
Candida Höfer
Thomas Ruff
Thomas Struth
Chen Wei

Düsseldorf photographic art has been an essential part of the gallery’s program for more than 40 years. This exhibition focuses on different work cycles by Elger Esser, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth who exhibited at the gallery already shortly upon graduation. They have had a decisive influence on the paradigm shift from photography to photo art and are among the best-known photo artists of the present day. In addition, works by the Chinese photo artist Chen Wei from his well-known nightclub cycle are on display. Interesting political and aesthetic juxtapositions have emerged in works that question nature and the human habitat, both in terms of form and content.

Thomas Struth
Mount Bental, Golan Heights 2011
Inkjet print, Edition of 3
129,2 x 161,5 cm, © Thomas Struth