Close Enough: New Perspectives from 13 Women Photographers of Magnum - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3969001625 ISBN 13: 9783969001622

Publisher: Kehrer Verlag, 2024

Synopsis

Pivotal projects in the careers of thirteen emerging and established women photographers of Magnum Photos

With a title inspired by Magnum co-founder Robert Capa’s quote "If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough," Close Enough presents 13 specific projects by women photographers, including Sabiha Çimen’s explorations of the experiences of young Islamic women in Turkey, Alessandra Sanguinetti’s long-term collaboration with the rural Argentinean cousins Guille and Belinda, Bieke Deporter’s dialogue with Egyptians from diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds, and Susan Meiselas’ work with women who sought refuge from domestic violence in the UK. Also included are works by Olivia Arthur, Myriam Boulos, Cristina de Middel, Carolyn Drake, Nanna Heitmann, Hannah Price, Lua Ribeira, Cristina Garcia Rodero, and Newsha Tavakolian. '

The exhibition has been curated by the photographers together with Charlotte Cotton, coinciding with the seventyfifth anniver sary of Magnum Photos’ founding.

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Magnum Photos, founded in 1947 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, George Rodger, and David Seymour, has documented iconic global moments for over 75 years. Emerging post-World War II, this co-operative blends diverse photographic styles into a unified powerhouse of documentary photography. Today, it stands as a pillar of excellence, capturing images that shape and drive global narratives.

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Mit einem Titel, der von dem Zitat des Magnum-Mitbegründers Robert Capa inspiriert ist: ğWenn deine Bilder nicht gut genug sind, bist du nicht nah genug dranĞ, präsentiert "Close Enough" mehr als 100 Kunstwerke von Frauen, darunter
Sabiha Çimens Erkundung der Erfahrungen junger islamischer Frauen in der Türkei; Alessandra Sanguinettis langjährige Zusammenarbeit mit den argentinischen Kusinen Guille und Belinda, Bieke Depoorters Dialog mit Ägypter*innen unterschiedlicher sozialer, kultureller und religiöser Herkunft und Susan Meiselas' Arbeit über häusliche Gewalt in England. Außerdem sind Arbeiten von Olivia Arthur, Myriam Boulos, Cristina de Middel, Carolyn Drake, Nanna Heitmann, Hannah
Price, Lua Ribeira, Cristina Garcia Rodero und Newsha Tavakolian zu sehen. Die Fotografinnen kuratierten die Ausstellung gemeinsam mit Charlotte Cotton im 75. Jahr nach der Gründung von Magnum Photos.

Fotografinnen: Olivia Arthur, Myriam Boulos, Sabiha Çimen, Bieke Depoorter, Cristina de Middel, Carolyn Drake, Nanna Heitmann, Susan Meiselas, Hannah Price, Lua Ribeira, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Cristina Garcia Rodero, Newsha Tavakolian

Edition details

• Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3969001625
• ISBN 13: 9783969001622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Christina De Middel, Andrea Holzherr, Isabel Siben