I have a copy of his book, called On Reading. I love it. I'd love to see the exhibition.
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 04 February 2009 19:21 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Andre Kertesz in Toronto > > At the Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen West starting this Saturday: > > "ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ > On Reading > > Opening Reception: Saturday, February 7th, 2-5pm > > Our exhibition highlights André Kertész's (b. Budapest, Hungary, > 1894-1985) life long interest with people caught in a deeply personal, > yet universal, moment: the act of reading. > > Perhaps in memory of his late father, who was a bookseller, or more > likely because of his deep understanding of the transformative nature > of the printed word, Kertész began taking pictures of people absorbed > in reading when he first started photographing in his native Hungary. > Featuring a selection of photographs taken between 1915 and 1980, > Kertész captured readers from all walks of life in such distant > locales as Tokyo, Paris, Hungary and New York, and almost every > conceivable place on rooftops, in public parks, on crowded streets, > waiting in the wings of a school play or huddled in doorways. Both > playful and poetic, Kertész's photographs celebrate the absorptive > power and pleasure of this solitary activity. > > Kertész's brilliant innovate career began in 1912 and spanned > seventy-three years. His early work revealed a finely developed vision > present from the moment he first picked up a camera. His ability to > construct lyrical images infused with wit and insight would remain a > constant throughout his long career. In 1925, Kertész moved to Paris, > where his approach to the medium helped define the look and role of > photojournalism and contemporary art in Europe. Kertész left Paris in > 1936 for New York but failed to secure a position as a photojournalist > and slipped into relative obscurity. He continued to build on his > extraordinary body of work, but it was not until the mid-1970s that > Kertész was fully recognized as a seminal figure in the history of > photography. By the end of his career, Kertész was acknowledged as one > of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers of the > twentieth century. Revered for his images in which everyday events are > transformed into poetic visi ons, his photographs are in the > collections of museums and institutions throughout the world. > > These photographs were originally featured in a book titled On > Reading, published in 1971, which helped to reestablish Kertész's > identity at a critical juncture in his career. The second edition of > this book, published by W.W. Norton & Company with a preface by > curator Robert Gurbo, was released in the fall of 2008; arriving at a > time when the continued existence of the printed word is under siege > by numerous technological advances. > > > FREE SATURDAY SCREENINGS at CAMERA > > ON READING > > 3:00 PM" > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
