Short Stories in der aktuellen Fotografie

(Wednesday) (Sunday)

With contributions by Harry Gruyaert, Bertien van Manen, Aernout Mik, Erwin Olaf, Eric Stitzel, Guy Tillim, Erwin Wurm
In literature, the short story is a concise fictional narrative often perceived as an ideal form for modern storytelling. One can see parallels between the short story and contemporary photography in which distinct narrative possibilities emerge: reportage photography, in which a story is condensed visually; staged photography, in which a plot is developed as in the theater; video stills that condense a complex story in a single image; and photography mixed with different media that distorts or transforms them into a new storytelling form. By presenting the various approaches of international artists — each with its own strong statement — the exhibition highlights the most important strategies of contemporary photographic storytelling, and thus becomes a space with very distinct narratives.


Program accompanying the exhibition

Podium Discussion: Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 7.30 pm, Halle
Short Stories in Photography and Video
Bertien van Manen, photographer, Amsterdam
Erwin Olaf, photographer, Amsterdam
Erwin Wurm, artist, Vienna
Chair: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen, scholar in literary and cultural studies, English Department of the University of Zurich
In German and English


General guided and in-depth tours

September 2008
Tue, 30.9.
6.30 pm Cynthia Gavranic, Kuratorin Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

October 2008
Sun, 5.10. 3.00 pm Angeli Sachs, head of exhibitions, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, and curator of "Short Stories"
Tue, 7.10. 6.30 pm Cynthia Gavranic
Tue, 14.10. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Harry Gruyaert, TV Shots with Bernadette Mock, head of communications, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Tue, 21.10. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu with Angeli Sachs
Tue, 28.10. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Bertien van Manen, Give me your Image with Cynthia Gavranic

November 2008

Sun, 2.11. 3.00 pm Andres Janser, curator, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Tue, 4.11. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Aernout Mik, Training Ground with Angeli Sachs
Tue, 11.11. 6.30 pm

Cynthia Gavranic

Tue, 18.11. 6.30 pm Andres Janser
Tue, 25.11. 6.30 pm

In-depth tour: Eric Stitzel, Ansichten (Viwes) with Eric Stitzel, photographer and cameraman, Zurich, in discussion with Angeli Sachs

December 2008

Tue, 2.12. 6.30 pm

In-depth tour: Erwin Wurm, Leopoldstadt with Verena Formanek, head of collections, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

Sun, 7.12. 3.00 pm Bernadette Mock
Tue, 9.12. 6.30 pm Angeli Sachs
Tue, 16.12. 6.30 pm

In-depth tour: Erwin Olaf, Rain with Andres Janser

Tue, 23.12. 6.30 pm Bernadette Mock
Tue, 30.12. 6.30 pm Bernadette Mock

January 2009

Sun, 4.1. 3.00 pm Angeli Sachs

Special tours on request (also in English): Tel  +41 (0)43 446 67 12  or christine.kessler@zhdk.ch

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Short Stories in der aktuellen Fotografie Museum für Gestaltung Zürich - Galerie Main address: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich - Galerie Ausstellungsstrasse 60 8005 Zürich, Switzerland Museum für Gestaltung Zürich - Galerie Ausstellungsstrasse 60 8005 Zürich, Switzerland

With contributions by Harry Gruyaert, Bertien van Manen, Aernout Mik, Erwin Olaf, Eric Stitzel, Guy Tillim, Erwin Wurm
In literature, the short story is a concise fictional narrative often perceived as an ideal form for modern storytelling. One can see parallels between the short story and contemporary photography in which distinct narrative possibilities emerge: reportage photography, in which a story is condensed visually; staged photography, in which a plot is developed as in the theater; video stills that condense a complex story in a single image; and photography mixed with different media that distorts or transforms them into a new storytelling form. By presenting the various approaches of international artists — each with its own strong statement — the exhibition highlights the most important strategies of contemporary photographic storytelling, and thus becomes a space with very distinct narratives.


Program accompanying the exhibition

Podium Discussion: Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 7.30 pm, Halle
Short Stories in Photography and Video
Bertien van Manen, photographer, Amsterdam
Erwin Olaf, photographer, Amsterdam
Erwin Wurm, artist, Vienna
Chair: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen, scholar in literary and cultural studies, English Department of the University of Zurich
In German and English


General guided and in-depth tours

September 2008
Tue, 30.9.
6.30 pm Cynthia Gavranic, Kuratorin Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

October 2008
Sun, 5.10. 3.00 pm Angeli Sachs, head of exhibitions, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, and curator of "Short Stories"
Tue, 7.10. 6.30 pm Cynthia Gavranic
Tue, 14.10. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Harry Gruyaert, TV Shots with Bernadette Mock, head of communications, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Tue, 21.10. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu with Angeli Sachs
Tue, 28.10. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Bertien van Manen, Give me your Image with Cynthia Gavranic

November 2008

Sun, 2.11. 3.00 pm Andres Janser, curator, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Tue, 4.11. 6.30 pm In-depth tour: Aernout Mik, Training Ground with Angeli Sachs
Tue, 11.11. 6.30 pm

Cynthia Gavranic

Tue, 18.11. 6.30 pm Andres Janser
Tue, 25.11. 6.30 pm

In-depth tour: Eric Stitzel, Ansichten (Viwes) with Eric Stitzel, photographer and cameraman, Zurich, in discussion with Angeli Sachs

December 2008

Tue, 2.12. 6.30 pm

In-depth tour: Erwin Wurm, Leopoldstadt with Verena Formanek, head of collections, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

Sun, 7.12. 3.00 pm Bernadette Mock
Tue, 9.12. 6.30 pm Angeli Sachs
Tue, 16.12. 6.30 pm

In-depth tour: Erwin Olaf, Rain with Andres Janser

Tue, 23.12. 6.30 pm Bernadette Mock
Tue, 30.12. 6.30 pm Bernadette Mock

January 2009

Sun, 4.1. 3.00 pm Angeli Sachs

Special tours on request (also in English): Tel  +41 (0)43 446 67 12  or christine.kessler@zhdk.ch

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