On View | Pinakothek der Moderne

The black cover of a book titled on view in large lavender letters, with the subtitle Encounters with the Photographic. The cover image shows a reflection of a person with dark skin holding a DSLR camera on a tripod, seen in the gap between two dark surfaces. Logos for Pinakothek der Moderne and Hatje Cantz are at the bottom.

An angled view of a paperback book titled on view, subtitled Encounters with the Photographic, set against a white background. The black cover features a photograph of a person's reflection taking a picture with a camera on a tripod. The title is in large, purple letters, and the book's spine is also purple.

An overhead photograph of an open book showing a two-page spread. The left page has the German title, On View. Begegnungen mit dem Fotografischen. The right page has a lilac header with the English title, On View: Encounters with the Photographic, and authors' names. Both pages feature black text in a two-column layout.

The back cover of a book with a light purple background, displayed at an angle. It features a large, vertical black-and-white photograph of a four-paned window reflecting fragmented views of city buildings. A long list of names is printed vertically in white text to the right of the image. Below the photo are descriptive paragraphs, a barcode, and an ISBN.

An open exhibition catalog titled on view, Encounters with the Photographic, is spread across a white surface. The pages show a collage of images, including screenshots of computer interfaces, architectural plans, and photographs of people and spaces, all layered over a clean, white interior setting.

An open art book showing a two-page spread. On the left page is a black-and-white botanical photograph by Karl Blossfeldt of tangled witch-hazel flowers. On the right page are two color photographs by Stephen Shore depicting domestic interiors. The top image shows a wall with a mirror and a wristwatch; the bottom image shows a wall with two framed portraits and a clock. Text captions are below each artist's work.

An open art catalog on a white surface. The left page shows a digital collage of layered images, including computer screenshots, a gallery interior, and a portrait. The right page is a title page with the words on view, Begegnungen mit dem Fotografischen, and Encounters with the Photographic.

A black and white photograph in an open book showing a female mannequin lying inside a glass display case. The mannequin has blonde hair, a pearl necklace, and looks up towards the viewer while a glowing orb rests on her chest.

A black-and-white, high-angle photograph of an anatomical model of a woman lying in a glass display case. The lifelike figure has long hair, a pearl necklace, and a doll-like face looking upwards. Her torso is open, exposing a detailed model of her internal organs. The setting appears to be a museum or exhibition.

A two-page book spread. On the left is a 1925 black-and-white self-portrait by Germaine Krull, who holds a large camera obscuring her face and a cigarette in her other hand. On the right is a 2024 artwork by Ludwig Dressler, showing a hand with white-tipped fingers pressing out from behind a crumpled, glossy black surface. Captions with details are below each image.

A two-page spread displaying Nicholas Nixon's photographic series, The Brown Sisters. The work consists of 48 black-and-white photographs arranged in a grid, taken annually from 1975 to 2022. Each photo shows the same four sisters posing in the same order, creating a poignant visual record of their aging and the passage of time.

A stark, wide photograph of an office interior in complete disarray, created by Thomas Demand. The room is filled with debris, including an overturned large black desk in the foreground and scattered planks of wood. In the background, a row of tall, vertical windows with damaged white frames reveals only blackness. The entire scene is constructed from paper and cardboard, giving it a clean, sterile, and unsettling appearance despite the chaos.

An image from a book displays two photographs side by side. On the left is a modern, color portrait by Thomas Ruff of a young woman with slicked-back hair, hoop earrings, and red lipstick, looking directly at the camera. On the right is a historical, black-and-white photograph by August Sander showing three young men from 1914 dressed in suits and hats, holding canes while standing in a field.

A color street photograph of a Black woman with her hair in an updo, walking on a sunny sidewalk while carrying a young girl on her hip. The woman wears a blue and white patterned jumpsuit and holds a white plastic bag. The child, wearing a floral dress, looks towards the woman's face. The background is slightly blurred, showing another person walking away.

A minimalist table of contents from a book, with titles in both German and English. The layout features two columns with page numbers on the left and right. Chapter titles include On View: Encounters with the Photographic, The Character of Things, The Resisting Body, and Bibliography.

A page from a book or catalog displaying two contrasting photographs. On the left is a black-and-white, close-up image by Aenne Biermann of large, textured leaves covered in tiny dew drops. On the right is a vibrant color photograph by Walter Pfeiffer of a red and white embroidered cowboy boot resting on a bed of red, pink, and yellow roses, set against a pink and black geometric background.

A two-page spread from a book or catalog with a light purple background. The text is in two columns, German on the left and English on the right. The title at the top reads On View. Begegnungen mit dem Fotografischen, and On View: Encounters with the Photographic. The text is an essay about photography by Simone Förster and Franziska Kunze.

A conceptual artwork by John Baldessari, The Fallen Easel, featuring a dynamic collage of framed photographic images against a white background. A large, tilted black-and-white image shows a toppled easel on a textured surface. To the right, a vertical panel contains a color photo of a hand holding a pistol. Another image shows three men in suits, their faces obscured by primary-colored circles in red, yellow, and blue. A fragmented strip of black-and-white portraits runs across the top.

A still-life photograph showing a long row of household items arranged on a shelf against a beige wall patterned with blue recycling symbols. The objects include an air freshener, a wooden cutting board, a bottle of wine, brushes, a sponge, and two pink blocks on a round slate.

On View

Begegnungen mit dem Fotografischen. Encounters with the Photographic

€ 48.00

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Edited by: Simone Förster, Franziska Kunze für die Bayerischen Staatsgemäldesammlungen

July 2025, 176 Pages, 269 Photos

Paperback with Flaps

172mm x 238mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-6029-4

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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Key works in the history of photography

Seeing is essential in the encounter with photography: showing, looking at and being looked at determine the experience of every photographic work. In a large-scale joint exhibition, the Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation and the Photography and Time-based Media Collection of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen in Munich are presenting for the first time an overview of their outstanding holdings of artistic photography from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Based on New Objectivity and conceptual-documentary positions, themes such as portrait, the world of objects, detail, landscape and environment, body and identity, street and society are examined in dialogical encounters. They make it possible to experience the medium as an art form that decisively shapes our perception and current discourses.

The accompanying catalog provides an overview of the holdings and the history of the two collections. It also serves as a handbook on modern and contemporary photography at the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen.

EXHIBITION

Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

July 4 - October 12, 2025