Tate Modern Show Reexamines Pictorialism Beyond Western Soft-Focus Cliché

According to The Art Newspaper, the Tate Modern is hosting an exhibition focused on Pictorialism, a photographic movement characterized by soft focus. This show challenges the notion that Pictorialism is obsolete and overly Western, exploring its networks and impact beyond the rise of Modernism. By highlighting these connections, the exhibition contends that Pictorialism's influence persisted well after Modernism's inception rather than concluding with it. The event aims to reevaluate a movement often regarded as a cul-de-sac in the narrative of photography.