Foto Arsenal - Magnum. A World of Photography

photo arsenal - magnum. A world of photography

When will certain photographs become icons and burn into the collective Memory? In what context were they first published and how do you later end up in the archive? The opening exhibition "Magnum. A World of Photography" of the photo Arsenal Vienna gives insights into the undiscovered and never open structures of the legendary photo agency Magnum Photos.
Toning in international photojournalism
after the Second World War, especially through daily newspapers and Magazine in our living room. During this time, the photo agency Magnum Photos was founded in 1947. Since then she has represented the image rights of its photographers and has been tone through their pictures in international photojournalism. "Probably every person in the world knows at least one photo from Magnum. We explain how such an outstanding success is possible in our exhibition. In this form, treasures from the Magnum Archive come to daylight, which you have not been able to see publicly and will no longer be seen in this form" , explains Felix Hoffmann, curator of the exhibition and artistic director of the photo Vienna.
insights into the hidden processes of agency work

The group exhibition "Magnum. A World of Photography" focuses on the work process of the famous photo agency and addresses the social importance of photography as particularly effective cultural technology. For the first time, parts of the Magnum archive are made accessible. In the past, such insights into the raw material and the creation of a "finished" photo were unimaginable - the selection of the recordings, the work with contact sheets and the production of the deductions were largely hidden from the public. In the exhibition, these processes that have been invisible are disclosed for the first time. Visitors can understand the creation of famous photographs up close and look over the shoulder in their work-from Robert Capa to Inge Morath to Eli Reed.

appreciation of the magnum archive-300 pictures and objects from seven decades

in chronological In order, the exhibition shows over 300 photographs and objects from seven decades of agency and world history. These include impressive reports from the Second World War, iconic personalities such as Che Guevara, Muhammad Ali and Malcom X, impressive events such as the nationwide trellis on the train route after the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, life in the New York subway or portraits from the British royal family.
panorama of the Reportage photography

These historical certificates are put in a dialogue with contemporary perspectives. The Magnum members Susan Meiselas, Bieke Depoorter and Rafał Milach think they are further into a social-political future. This creates a unique panorama of reportage photography that makes the transformative power of the image media tangible - from the iconic events of the past to the pressing questions of the present.