Photo London present ‘See/Change: Art Collection Deutsche Börse @25’, an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation’s permanent collection.
Comprising more than 2,300 works by 160 artists from 35 countries.
Artists: Mohamed Bourouissa, Sabiha Çimen, Marvel Harris, Daniel Jack Lyons, Sabelo Mlangeni, Philip Montgomery, Anastasia Samoylova, Aida Silvestri, Sim Chi Yin and Vanessa Winship.
The Art Collection Deutsche Börse is one of the most renowned international collections dedicated to the art of contemporary photography since the mid-20th century. The visual languages and photographic approaches represented in the collection are as diverse as the background, age, or creative method of the artists, moving fluidly between different genres and territories ⎯ documentary, portraiture and landscape ⎯ as well as conceptual and abstract photography.
Curated through a lens of cooperation, dialogue and diversity — the three guiding principles of the anniversary year — ‘See/Change’ is a highlight of the Foundation’s international public programme this year: its first-ever dedicated showcase in the UK, the exhibition will spotlight ten artistic positions, drawn from recent acquisitions that critically reflect on poignant matters of our times — ranging from visual meditations on environmental and climate change to community activism, and complex politics of migration, transformation and selfhood.
Each project offers a unique perspective on the collection’s central theme, and founding principle, of “conditio humana”: an exploration of the varied conditions of human existence ⎯ emotional, existential, philosophical, ideological, political, social and otherwise ⎯ and its position in the world.
“We are very excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Art Collection Deutsche Börse in 2024. In this special year, the exhibition at Photo London is a particular highlight of our programme and we are delighted to present a curated selection of our collection of contemporary photography to an international audience.”
— Anne-Marie Beckmann, Director of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
“Watching the Art Collection Deutsche Börse build over last last twenty five years has been fascinating, educational and inspirational. So when Anne Marie Beckmann proposed this celebratory show to us last Autumn we said ‘yes’ without a moment’s hesitation. The outstanding show that she and Renee Mussai have created is based on recent acquisitions but is a fine tribute to the quarter century of collecting.”
— Photo London Founders Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad
‘See/Change: Art Collection Deutsche Börse @25’ is on show in the Embankment West
Gallery at Somerset House. It is one of four Public Programme exhibitions for Photo London
2024, alongside: ‘Silent Stories’ by the 2024 Master of Photography Valérie Belin; ‘The Magic
Art of French Calotype. Paper Negative Photography 1846 – 1860’ curated by Robert Hershkowitz; and ‘Belmond Legends’ featuring the artists Coco Capitán, Rosie Marks and Letizia Le Fur.
The Public Programme Exhibitions also include ‘The Magic Art of French Calotype. Paper Negative Photography 1846 – 1860’, an exhibition that celebrates the magic of early French photography and ‘Silent Stories’, a solo show by this year’s Master of Photography, Valérie Belin, an exhibition spanning three decades of her work.
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