> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Christine Aguila > > Interesting comments, Bob--especially the points about how she might > end up > fitting into photog history. Not sure I agree, but I appreciate the > validity of your points. As you say, it will be interesting to watch > the > story unfold. I watched the video on the web site and also thought the > exhibition space was wonderful. Cheers, Christine >
I won't mind if history proves me wrong! In what ways do you disagree? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. B > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob W" <p...@web-options.com> > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 12:01 PM > Subject: RE: V. Maier exhibition in London > > > >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf > Of > >> Christine Aguila > > > >> To all our British PDMLers: Check this out: Vivian Maier is by you > >> guys! > >> > >> http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/diary/vivian-maier-a- > life- > >> uncovered > >> > >> P.S. How about a report for the list from one of you guys!?! > > > > Chris couldn't make it yesterday, so I went to the exhibition today > > because > > I had something else to do in that area. > > > > The exhibition space is really good. It's some sort of Victorian > railway > > building that's been converted as part of the enormous regeneration > taking > > place around Kings Cross St. Pancras. There is an architect's model > of the > > whole site on the ground floor of the exhibition building. > > > > The exhibition itself is quite small and I thought the pictures were > > rather > > variable, from superb to meh. Many of them are top class, whatever > the > > back > > story, but I made an effort to evaluate them without the back story > > influencing me, trying to think "If I saw this without knowing who > took > > it, > > what would be my reaction?". Meh, in a few cases. > > > > The good ones, however, are great and I look forward to seeing many > more > > as > > the backlog is whittled away. It's a great shame though that Maier > was not > > in contact with other street photographers of the time. If her > pictures > > had > > been known in the 1950s she would stand alongside some of the top > names > > from > > that school, but now she can only be a footnote and a curiosity. The > > influence of that school of photography has already been made, and I > don't > > think she will go on to influence anyone significant, expect perhaps > to > > learn more about the Chicago influence on street photography. > > > > The exhibition is part of London Street Photography week. After it I > went > > to > > London's former "Little Italy", which is centred round the church of > San > > Pietro. Today is when they have their annual procession, which I'd > never > > heard of until a few weeks ago, so I went along to photograph it. > Lots of > > street photographers had obviously had the same idea because I saw > many of > > the same faces I'd seen earlier at the Maier show. I'll post some > photos > > of > > the procession later. > > > > B -- 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.
