Edited with text by Florian Ebner, Felix Hoffmann, Inka Schube, Thomas Weski. Text by Ute Eskildsen, et al.
This is the first book on the history, influences and impact of the Werkstatt für Photography (Photography Workshop), founded by the Berlin photographer Michael Schmidt at the Volkshochschule Kreuzberg in 1976. In the midst of the Cold War, the Werkstatt initiated a democratic field of experimentation beyond the pale of traditional vocational and political-institutional standards. Those same years witnessed the establishment of infrastructures in West Germany that paved the way for the emancipation of photography as an art form: Documenta 6 (1977), the first photo galleries and photography journals and a number of pathbreaking exhibitions. Berlin, Hanover and Essen played important roles in that process. This book presents the story of German photography in the 1970s and ‘80s, its international ties, its protagonists and its networks.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.75 x 11 in. / 392 pgs / 150 color / 75 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $55.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $77 ISBN: 9783960980438 PUBLISHER: Koenig Books AVAILABLE: 5/23/2017 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR
Published by Koenig Books. Edited with text by Florian Ebner, Felix Hoffmann, Inka Schube, Thomas Weski. Text by Ute Eskildsen, et al.
This is the first book on the history, influences and impact of the Werkstatt für Photography (Photography Workshop), founded by the Berlin photographer Michael Schmidt at the Volkshochschule Kreuzberg in 1976. In the midst of the Cold War, the Werkstatt initiated a democratic field of experimentation beyond the pale of traditional vocational and political-institutional standards. Those same years witnessed the establishment of infrastructures in West Germany that paved the way for the emancipation of photography as an art form: Documenta 6 (1977), the first photo galleries and photography journals and a number of pathbreaking exhibitions. Berlin, Hanover and Essen played important roles in that process. This book presents the story of German photography in the 1970s and ‘80s, its international ties, its protagonists and its networks.
