Guy Bourdin
dal 27/2/2008 al 21/6/2008
Segnalato da
27/2/2008
Guy Bourdin
KunstHaus Wien, Wien
A Message for You. This exhibition with more than 300 works is both an introduction and an overview of the essential components of the artist's oeuvre. It aims to establish his status as a visionaire image maker. On show modern prints, b/w 1950s vintage prints, Polaroids, cinefilms - early 1970s, landscape slide show, sketches and texts.
KunstHaus Wien has the distinct honour of being the first museum in Austria to show the work of French photographer Guy Bourdin (1928-1991) in the exhibition “A MESSAGE FOR YOU”.
Guy Bourdin is considered to be one of the most daring artists in the world of 20th century visual culture who was responsible for the ground breaking turning point in the world of image-making in the 70s. A singular artist, with an eye of a painter he created fascinating images in terms of narrative, composition, and exploring the realms between the absurd and the sublime. His inspirational work and legacy is finally celebrated in the most prestigious international museums.
This exhibition with more than 300 works is both an introduction and an overview of the essential components of Guy Bourdin’s oeuvre. It aims to establish his status as a visionaire image maker and his inspiring power which still have such significance for artists of our decades like e.g. Madonna, that she was successfully taken to court for plagiarism by Guy Bourdins heirs for her video "Hollywood" in 2004.
The exhibition includes modern prints, b/w 1950s vintage prints, Polaroids, cinefilms - early 1970s, landscape slide show, sketches and texts. The modern prints are a selection mainly from 70s early 80s and show timeless qualities. For the first time this exhibition unveils the wide spectrum of Guy Bourdin’s artistic work.
KunstHaus Wien
Untere Weissgerberstrasse, 13 - Wien
Hours: daily 10.00 - 19.00 hrs