Barbara Klemm
dal 23/4/2012 al 26/5/2012
Segnalato da
Rosphoto State Russian Center for Photography
23/4/2012
Barbara Klemm
Rosphoto State Russian Center for Photography, St. Petersburg
Light and shadow. Possessing the talents most important for a press photographer, to be in the right place at the right time, and to catch the moment that later becomes the icon of an epoch, Klemm illustrates with her photographs the history of Germany from 1960s until now.
The exhibition of well know German photographer Barbara Klemm takes place at ROSPHOTO within the official program of the German Week in St.-Petersburg.
Most of the photographs on display were made for Frankfurter Allgemeime Zeitung which Barbara Klemm has collaborated with for a long time. These images are valuable not only for their certain artistic quality, but also for their historical significance. Possessing the talents most important for a press photographer, to be in the right place at the right time, and to catch the moment that later becomes the icon of an epoch, Klemm illustrates with her photographs the history of Germany from 1960s until now.
Event program during the exhibition:
Cafe D (Goethe Institut, Moika Embankment, 58):
April 22, 18:00
Meeting with photographer Barbara Klemm (In German, interpreted into Russian)
ROSPHOTO State Museum and Exhibition Centre for Photography:
April 24, 18:00
Opening of the exhibition: Barbara Klemm. Light and Shadow. Photographs from Germany (Attended by Barbara Klemm)
April 25, 18:00
Meeting with Barbara Klemm at the exhibition (In German, interpreted into Russian)
May 12, 18:00
Photography and journalism. Lecture by press photographer Alexandra Koryakova, Kommersant publishing house
May 26, 18:00
Screening of the documentary film "Wall" / "Die Mauer"
German Democratic Republic, 1990, directed by Jürgen Böttcher
Jürgen Böttcher's is of the best-known and recognized artists of the ex-German Democratic Republic, known as Strawalde. The film presents his own view of the events of Berlin Wall’s last days (In German with Russian subtitles)
Supported by Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St.-Petersburg
Ministry for Culture of the Russian Federation
Opening: April 24 2012, 6 pm. In attendance of the artist.
Front Building exhibition hall, 2 floor
ROSPHOTO State Museum and Exhibition Centre for Photography
35 Bol. Morskaya 191186, St. Petersburg
Admission free