Thomas Seelig Livres

With its presentation of ten young British artists, the Stadthaus Ulm has initiated a sequence of national and international photography exhibitions that is to carry on the photographic and cinematic tradition of the former Ulmer Hochschule für Gestaltung.The current interest in British culture is an outgrowth of the flourishing cultural activity in metropolitan centers such as London or Glasgow, which finds its expression a variety of areas, including fashion, music and the visual arts. Many of the artists introduced here have lived for many years in this cultural environment, taking inspiration for their photographic work from everyday life in these metropolitan landscapes. They represent a young generation of artists who use photography to reflect upon the mechanisms of big-city life that enable the diverse ethnic and social urban populations to live together. The issue central to all of their work is the manner in which groups and individuals relate to their environment and to one another within it.The Suky Best, Zarina Bhimji, Henry Bond, Don Brown, Martin Cole, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Sophy Rickett, Helen Robertson, David Shrigley

- self-contained and well illustrated - complete and comprehensive derivation of mechanical/mathematical results with enphasis on issues of practical importance - combines classical subjects of fracture mechanics with modern topics such as microheterogeneous materials, piezoelectric materials, thin films, damage - mechanically and mathematically clear and complete derivations of results

Im Sommer 2003 lancierte das Fotomuseum Winterthur mit einer Retrospektive die internationale Karriere des ukrainischen Fotografen Boris Mikhailov. Fünf Jahre später bietet es nun wieder einem bemerkenswerten ukrainischen Fotokünstler mit einer grossen Werkübersicht eine Plattform im internationalen Scheinwerferlicht: Sergey Bratkov. Dieser vertritt eine jüngere Generation, verfügt aber über einen ebenso subtilen, sicheren und provozierenden künstlerischen Blick. Bratkovs Thema ist das Zwischenreich zwischen dem untergegangenen Sowjetimperium und einer noch nicht geborenen neuen Zeit. Seine Arbeiten umfassen Porträt-Serien – Sekretärinnen, Kinder, von Boxer, Matrosen oder Soldatinnen –, aber auch inszenierte Tableaus, urbane Impressionen und Found-Footage-Collagen. Trotz einer viel beachteten Ausstellungstätigkeit in Ost und West – unter anderem mit einer Einzelausstellung an der Biennale von Venedig 2003 – wurden Bratkovs Fotografien bislang kaum publiziert. Dieser Katalog schliesst diese Lücke und stellt den Bildern aus zwei Jahrzehnten Essays über den Künstler und sein Umfeld in Russland sowie der Ukraine zur Seite. Ausstellungspublikation Fotomuseum Winterthur (2008) und Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (2009).

This lavishly illustrated, accessible survey presents the work of nearly 120 international artists at the forefront of the boom in photography, among them Elina Brotherus, Tacita Dean, Luc Delahaye, Alec Soth, Jens Ullrich and Michael Wesely. Each artist is introduced by a brief essay, followed by four pages of their superbly reproduced work. This is a valuable and forward-looking reference book for photographers, collectors and photography lovers everywhere.

The landscape and the light, as well as the relationship to the present, changed with every kilometer that took us further south. Contrasts were clearer, the colors of fields and hedges had clarion contours, and from far away even the sky was not always just blue. Beginning with Lake Garda, Talisa Lallai defined the historic route of the Grand Tour as the starting point for her photographic research in the year 2019, well knowing that travelers from those days, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to Heinrich Heine, had already been overwhelmed by the beauty and sublimity of the landscape and its parks at the very start of their Italian journeys in the north. The artist situated her work in the wake of historic travel narratives and journeyed along her route toward the south through the towns described in the literature. (Thomas Seelig)

To mark the 25th jubilee of Fotomuseum Winterthur, this publication brings together the recollections of friends and colleagues who have played a role in the museum’s history. It pays homage to the founding years and to the sense of adventure and willingness to take risks that have shaped the trajectory of the institution ever since. Offering a glimpse behind the scenes and spotlighting selected works, it portrays the variety of the collection that has been built up over the course of 25 years. What is more, the publication also gives an insight into future developments at Fotomuseum Winterthur, with academics, lawyers and curators outlining some of the current issues involved in photographic collections and exhibitions.

Zum 25-jährigen Jubiläum des Fotomuseum Winterthur vereint die vorliegende Publikation Erinnerungen von Freund_innen und Kolleg_innen, die Teil der Geschichte des Museums sind. Sie ist eine Hommage an die Gründungszeit des Museums sowie an die von Abenteuerlust und Risikobereitschaft gezeichnete Institutionsgeschichte. Sie gewährt einen Blick hinter die Kulissen und fächert anhand ausgewählter Werke die Sammlungsaktivität der vergangenen 25 Jahre auf. Nicht zuletzt bietet die Publikation einen Ausblick auf die zukünftigen Entwicklungen des Fotomuseum Winterthur und erörtert gemeinsam mit Wissenschaftlerinnen, Juristen und Kuratorinnen aktuelle Problemfelder der fotografischen Sammlungs- und Ausstellungspraxis.

Zur Ausstellung „Im Rausch der Dinge“ im Fotomuseum Winterthur vom 4. September bis 14. November 2004.