Sex and Crime
dal 29/4/2010 al 29/6/2010
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29/4/2010
Sex and Crime
Roland Angst Only-Photography, Berlin
Anonymous photographs from the USA from the 1930s to the 1970s. On view two types of photographs: anonymous pin-up photos and mug shots (police photos). In addition to being engaging photographs in their own rite, the images present us with an impression of the period deals with the two eternal topics of human coexistence: violence and sexuality.
In 1998 the song 'Männer sind Schweine' (Men Are Pigs), by the German pop group 'Die Arzte', was played day and night on many German radios stations. Availing itself of a humour that takes some getting used to, the song makes exaggerated points regarding the relationship between women and men.
Twelve years later, relations between women and men are still subject to considerable conflict. No other Western society, besides the United States, exhibits such an extreme and - depending on the region - heterogeneous treatment of the topics of violence and sexuality.
The right to own firearms, countless overcrowded prisons, and blatant brutality in many areas of every day life. The largest porn industry in the world, on the one hand, and the puritanical bigotry of religious fundamentalists, on the other.
By presenting two types of photographs from the USA, anonymous pin-up photos from the 1950s to the 1970s and mug shots (police photos) from the 1930s to the 1960s, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek attempt will be made to visually realize the previously mentioned song.
In addition to being engaging photographs in their own rite, the images present us with an impression of the period and the way the greatest country in the Western hemisphere deals with the two eternal topics of human coexistence: violence and sexuality.
Midissage: Thursday, 20 May 2010, 6 pm
Only Photography Roland Angst
Niebuhrstr. 78, 10629 Berlin
Opening hours: Tues-Fri 2-7pm . Sat 11am-4pm