'From photography's earliest days, the thrill and immediacy of the new medium were defined at the first public exhibitions. Half art, half science, photography captured the attention of everyone from eager technophiles to curious painters: the art of representation was about to change.

This is the first book to study the history of photography via international exhibitions. The foremost historians of the medium describe the most important shows and set them in the context of their times, from London’s Great Exhibition of 1851 to today.' - from publisher's website

Edited by Alessandra Mauro, with contributions and interviews with a host of international photography experts, Photoshow attempts to tell the story of the photography exhibition by looking at some of the landmark exhibitions in photographic history. Short articles focused on important figures, venues, and publications in the arena of photography exhibition are included.
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REF.MAA7
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

272

ISBN / ISSN

9780500544426

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

Deviations from the Norm: Curating Photographs in the Internet Age: Interview with Quentin Bajac

First Visions: The Invention of Photography - Paul-Louis Roubert

'The Most Remarkable Discovery of Modern Times': Three Photographic Exhibitions in 1850s London - Gerry BADGER

Between Pride and Prejudice: Exhibiting Photography in the 19th Century - Paul-Louis Roubert

The 1891 Vienna International Exhibition of Artistic Photography: The Birth of Picture-Making and an End to Prejudice and Misunderstanding - David SPENCER

Alfred Stieglitz and 291 - Alessandra MAURO

The Film und Foto Exhibition of 1929 - Francesco ZANOT

Photography at MoMA: Four Landmark Exhibitions - Alessia TAGLIAVENTI

The Image-Maker: Robert Delpire and the Centre National de la Photographie, Paris - Michel FRIZOT

The Installation as Work of Art: From Conceptualism to Wolfgang Tillmans - Francesco ZANOT

You Can't Look Away: The Exhibition as Photojournalistic Essay - Alessandra MAURO, Alessia TAGLIAVENTI

'Anybody and Everybody': here is new york - Alessandra MAURO

here is new york and the 'Creative Interlocutor': Interview with Charles Traub

Photoshow: Landmark Exhibitions that Defined the History of Photography
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Photoshow: Landmark Exhibitions that Defined the History of Photography