Romain Mader - The Following is a True Story
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| Mariage á Loèche-les-Bains (Marriage in Leukerbad), from the series Ekaterina © Romain Mader / ECAL, courtesy Galerie Dix9 Hélène Lacharmoise (detail) |
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| In search of happiness | | The recently opened exhibition Romain Mader - The Following is a True Story presents a series of projects that collectively tell the story of a naïve young man seeking happiness. Against the backdrop of a snowy mountain we see a hazy selfie of a bespectacled young man with his sharp, blonde fiancée. An honest representation or maybe not? The young man is Romain Mader, the Swiss artist who received the Foam Paul Huf Award earlier this year for his series Ekaterina: a search for a bride in an imaginary city. As part of the prize, the current solo exhibition in which Mader himself is the protagonist of several scenarios, is presented at Foam. Playing between reality and fiction, the artist subtly confronts the viewer with common misconceptions and prejudices. In a time of fake news and idealised user profiles on social media, Mader's work underlines the question of truth in photography, which is almost as old as the medium itself. |
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| | Lost cloud, New York, 1937 © André Kertész, Ministère de la Culture / Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Dist Rmn © Donation André Kertész |
| Foam all year round | | “Whatever we have done, Kertész did first.” World famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the many admirers of the work of André Kertész. Foam is currently showing a large selection from Kertész's 70-year artistic oeuvre in the popular exhibition Mirroring Life. With unusual compositions and unique perspectives, the photographer shows his poetic view of the world. As a Foam Fan, you can visit the exhibition during exclusive Member Hours and take advantage of various activities and workshops around the show. Know someone who might also enjoy these advantages? Then give a membership as a gift or opt for the Foam Fan+ and always bring a plus one. | | |
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| | Jeanilet, from the series Tomorrow of Yesterday, 2017 © Stefanie Moshammer |
| A star on the rise | | The exhibition Tomorrow of Yesterday, now on view at Foam 3h, shows Stefanie Moshammer's latest project about the contradictions of life on the Haitian island of Île à Vache. After being selected as a Foam Talent by Foam Magazine in 2016, Moshammer went on to win the C/O Berlin Talent Award and publish her book Land of Black Milk. She is the first artist to receive the Florentine Riem Vis Stipendium, which was established at the beginning of this year with the aim of contributing to the development of the artistic careers of young artists whose work show a clear relationship to people. | | |
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| | Untitled, 2004-2015 © Anouk Kruithof. Epson Archival pigment print/ Canson Photosatin, 40 x 30 cm Edition of 8. €450,- | | For the occasion of her exhibition ¡Aguas!, three colourful, limited edition prints (€450,- each) are available from Anouk Kruithof's series Automagic. An avid bookmaker, Kruithof has created nine books, one for each letter of the word Automagic. The series is an exploration of an image archive transformed by means of analog photomontages, screenshots, reproductions, editing, and the addition of text. In addition to Kruithof's work, prints by Stefanie Moshammer, Marie-José Jongerius, Weronika Gesicka and Laurence Aëgerter have been recently added to the collection. Enjoy free shipping on all prints during Black Friday. | | |
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