Thomas Walther Collection of Modern Photography on View in Turin
Turin's CAMERA is hosting an exhibition titled 'Capolavori della fotografia moderna 1900-1940,' showcasing over 230 works from the renowned Thomas Walther Collection. This notable assemblage of modern photography was curated with the help of German lawyer Thomas Walther and includes donations and sales to the Museum of Modern Art in New York between 2001 and 2017. Since its inception in 2021, the exhibit has traveled to locations including MASI in Lugano and Jeu de Paume in Paris. The collection spotlights early 20th-century photography, featuring contributions from more than 120 photographers, notably László Moholy-Nagy and André Kertész.
Key facts
- Exhibition at CAMERA in Turin features over 230 photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection.
- Collection was assembled by Thomas Walther, a German-born lawyer who moved to the US in the late 1970s.
- Walther partly donated and partly sold the collection to MoMA between 2001 and 2017.
- The touring exhibition previously visited MASI in Lugano and Jeu de Paume in Paris.
- Exhibition covers the period 1900-1940, focusing on the birth of modern photography.
- Thematic sections include 'Artist's Life,' 'Modern World,' 'Symphony of a Great City,' 'Purisms,' 'Magic Realisms,' and 'Experiments in Form.'
- Over 120 photographers are represented, including Moholy-Nagy, Kertész, Bayer, Lissitzky, and Italian artists.
- Avant-garde movements such as Dadaism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Constructivism are highlighted.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Walther
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Oskar Nerlinger
- Elfriede Stegemeyer
- Franz Roh
- Walter A. Peterhans
- Hannes Meyer
- Herbert Bayer
- Jindřich Štyrský
- Maurice Tabard
- Raoul Hausmann
- El Lissitzky
- Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart
- Jaroslava Hatláková
- John Guttmann
- Umbo (Otto Umbehr)
- Paul Citroen
- J. Jay Hirz
- Germaine Krull
- Lotte Jacobi
- Tina Modotti
- Edward Weston
- André Kertész
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Brassaï
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Walker Evans
- Man Ray
- Alexander Rodchenko
- August Sander
- Edward Steichen
- Alfred Stieglitz
- Anton Giulio Bragaglia
- Arturo Bragaglia
- Wanda Wulz
- Luigi Veronesi
- Jean Cocteau
- Franz Lederer
Institutions
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- CAMERA (Torino)
- MASI (Lugano)
- Jeu de Paume (Paris)
- Bauhaus
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Lugano
- Switzerland
- Paris
- France
- Germany
- Weimar
- Dessau
- Berlin