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until 07.03. | #2661ARTatBerlin | Robert Morat Galerie presents from 11th January 2020 the exhibition Book Stories by the Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen.
Bertien van Manen, an icon of documentary photography, will be honored with an extensive retrospective exhibition in her hometown of Amsterdam at Stedelijk Museum in spring. Coinciding with this large museum show, Robert Morat Gallery is pleased to be able to present a survey show titled “Book Stories” in Berlin.
Lake Baïkal, Campsite 1993, from the series “Let’s sit down before we go”
25,3 x 35 cm, C-Print, Ed. of 10 + 2 AP’s
Throughout her career, renowned Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen (*1942, The Hague) has been known for her publications. Her first two photo books, “One Hundred Summers, One Hundred Winters” (De Verbeelding, Amsterdam, 1994) and “East Wind, West Wind” (De Verbeelding, Amsterdam, 2001), have established her reputation as an artist and uncompromising documentarist; today both are rare, sought-after collectibles on the photobook market. The book project “Give Me Your Image” (Steidl, Göttingen, 2006) led to great international recognition and solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich, the Fine Arts Museum in Boston or the Museum Ludwig in Budapest.
Prague 2004, from the series “Give Me Your Image”, 40 x 50 cm, C-Print, Ed. of 10 + 2 AP’s
Since 2011 van Manen has been publishing exclusively with MACK Books in London. The first book there was titled “Let’s sit down before we go” (Mack Books, London, 2011), followed by “Easter and Oak Trees” (Mack Books, London, 2013), “Moonshine” (Mack Books, London , 2014), “Beyond Maps andAtlases” (Mack Books, London, 2016) and “I will be Wolf” (Mack Books, London, 2017).
David on swing, West Virginia 1987, from the series “Moonshine”
44 x 29,5 cm, Archival Pigment Print, Ed. of 5 + 2 AP’s
Sun in Sea, from the series “Beyond Maps and Atlases”
25,3 x 38 cm, Archival Pigment Print, Ed. of 5 + 2 AP’s
The exhibition includes individual images and work contexts from all published series and aims to provide an overview of over 25 years of photographic work and in particular to underline the influential role of Bertien van Manen as a photobook artist.
Vernissage: Friday, 10th January 2020, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Exhibition period: Saturday, 11th January to Saturday, 7th March 2020
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