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PRESS
July 1, 2015 — July 31, 2015
Daniel Blau is delighted to announce our annual Young Photographers’ Competition featuring work by:
Melissa Arras
Alan Knox
Julia Parks
Michael Radford
We are delighted to present a selection of work by these talented photographers in a group exhibition here in London from the 1st to the 31st of July.
June 18, 2015 — June 21, 2015
“I prefer black and white, it eliminates the distraction of colour. Birds use colour as a warning signal; a green berry is ignored, while a red one is eaten. If one looks at a colour image, the first reaction is to the colour, in black and white you see the message instantly. So, black-and-white cuts to the chase.”
– David Bailey, April 2015
Continue reading “ART BASEL 2015”
May 12, 2015 — June 12, 2015
SONDERAUSSTELLUNG ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MÜNCHENS GESCHICHTE 1923 – 1946
,,In der letzten Ausstellung in den Räumen am Odeonsplatz möchte ich die Präsentation im neu eröffneten Münchener NS-Dokumentationszentrum um eine Nuance ergänzen. Ich verzichte dabei auf moderne Abzüge und großformatige Reproduktionen und zeige einzig und allein Originale der NS-Zeit. Das Original, der Abzug aus der Zeit, ist der unmittelbare Kontakt und als solcher Zeuge und Ankläger. Die Reproduktion dagegen erlaubt ähnlich wie ein Fernsehbild automatisch Distanz.
Es geht auch um meine Vergangenheit. Meine Großeltern und Eltern waren Zeugen und direkt betroffen. Ich bin nur indirekt betroffen. Aber so wie man sich der positiven Leistungen seiner Vorfahren rühmt und sich auf sie bezieht, berühren auch solche negativen Lebensereignisse.
Spätestens seit den zwanziger Jahren wurde in München geplant und vorbereitet, was im Laufe der dann folgenden Jahrzehnte geschah. Ich verstehe nicht den Magnetismus, der die Menschenmassen synchron den Arm heben ließ. Unbegreiflich ist ebenso, dass der Großteil der Bevölkerung zumindest schweigend hinnahm, daß sich in der näheren Umgebung die schrecklichsten Ungeheuerlichkeiten ereigneten. Die Menschen gaben sich zu anfang ahnungslos, was die Vorgänge in den Lagern betraf. Als die Amerikaner und Briten kurz vor Kriegsende die Konzentrationslager öffneten und die Grausamkeiten dokumentierten, führten sie die deutschen Umlandbürger in die Konzentrationslager, direkt an den Leichenbergen vorbei, um sie zum Hinsehen zu zwingen. Diesen Zweck hatten auch zwangsverordnete Kinobesuche, bei denen Dokumentarfilme der Gräuel gezeigt wurden, ebenso wie ›Ausstellungen‹ in Kirchen und Sporthallen mit riesig vergrößerten Fotos aus den KZs.
Die Originale, die in der Galerie ausgestellt werden, sind Zeitzeugen und authentische Dokumente unserer dunkelsten Tage. Die Bilder bewegen mich zutiefst und begleiten mein Denken. Auch sie sind Teil meiner Vergangenheit. Ich möchte sie der Öffentlichkeit nicht vorenthalten.”
– Daniel Blau
Munich: A City of Unrest
A special exhibition dedicated to Munich’s history from 1923-1946
“With the last exhibition at Odeonsplatz 12, I want to add more depth to the presentation in the newly opened NS-Dokumentationszentrum in Munich.
I avoid the modern reproduction or enlargement and show only originals from the 1930s and 40s. The original, the print from the time, is the direct link and as such witness and accuser. A reproduction on the other hand allows for distance just like a TV picture and has a much weaker impact.
This is my past and history as well. My grandparents and parents were witnesses and directly affected. I am only indirectly concerned but in the same way one praises ones ancestors positive achievements, negative acts become motivations as well.
What was happening in Germany in the following years had been planned and prepared in Munich from the 1920s. I do not understand the magnetism, which led to the masses simultaneously raising their arms. Just as incomprehensible is the silent acceptance by the largest part of the population of the most gruesome atrocities being committed nearby. At the end of the war many people pretended to be ignorant of what had happened in the concentration camps. When the American and British forces liberated the camps and documented the cruelties as far as they could, they also made the people of near by villages and cities walk by the bodies and look at them. Forced visits to the movie theaters showing documentaries about the concentration camps and presentations of enlarged photographs in churches and sports halls were also obligatory. The originals exhibited at the gallery are witnesses and authentic documents from our darkest days.
These pictures move me deeply and have become part of my thinking. They are part of our past and I do not want to keep them from the public.”
– Daniel Blau
To read a recent article published by The Guardian newspaper follow this link.
May 23, 2015 — May 24, 2015
Daniel Blau is pleased to present vintage NASA photographs from the unmanned Lunar Orbiter V mission in 1967.The unmanned Moon Orbiter missions I-V succeeded in mapping and photographically capturing the entirety of the Moon’s surface, creating an enormous photographic portrait of our closest neighbour in space.
The Orbiter’s integrated laboratory sub-system produced unprecedented high resolution images that remain the first and only of their kind. During the mission Orbiter V produced 633 high resolution and 211 medium resolution frames. The heated and remote-controlled photo booth was customised specifically to portray the Moon.
Though initially designed to select possible landing sites for the later manned Apollo missions, the photographs produced by the Moon Orbiter are unique in their artistic qualities and scientific values. The prints comprise collated filmstrips – highlighting the groundbreaking printing, collaging and stitching techniques explored throughout the 1960s. These photographs were developed and scanned on board the Orbiter before radio signals relayed the data back to the ground control stations on Earth – thus enabling the resulting prints. These stunning black-and-white prints offer uniquely atmospheric views of the Moon’s topography as well as this extraordinary human feat of engineering.
London Photograph Fair: Special Edition held at Two Temple Place, WC2R 3B
Collectors Preview: Saturday 23 May 11am-1pm
Public Opening hours:
Saturday 23 May 1pm – 8pm
Sunday 24 May 10am – 4pm
2 Temple Place is very close to Temple Tube Station, 5 minutes
walk to Somerset House and 15 minutes walk to Tate Modern
April 16, 2015 — April 19, 2015
Miracle Village houses sex offenders, who, due to the stringent legislation, are unable to find housing, since the laws ensure them to reside at least 1,000 feet from any place where children congregate. Thanks to Valiente, these outcasts, whose lives are forcibly connected by their offences and shared stigma, have for the first time been given a voice and identity. Continue reading “AIPAD 2015”
April 10, 2015 — May 22, 2015
Daniel Blau is pleased to present APOLLO 8 x 10, an exhibition showcasing pictures taken on pioneering NASA explorations beyond the earth’s boundaries. These missions remain unrivalled in their ability to extend our understanding of our cosmos and of photography’s artistic and scientific values.
APOLLO 8 x 10 hosts photographs taken on both manned and unmanned NASA missions, presenting an exciting selection of vintage prints from Apollo as well as Viking, Pioneer, Gemini, Skylab and other missions.
To See is to Believe
Centuries of human curiosity, as well as pioneering explorations, have empowered an inherent desire to reach beyond known territories and expand mankind’s vision.
Not only have these photographs provided scientific data, they continue to inform our cultural understanding of the unknown. Much as Galileo Galilei came to observe the unexplored craters of the Moon, the movement of Venus and the orbiting moons of Jupiter – these photographs highlight humankind’s interest in the subliminal experience of life, defying of our seemingly insignificant presence in our vast cosmos.
How can we distinguish the artistic merits between a drawing made by Leonardo da Vinci of a flying machine and the mosaic panoramas of the moon? From cave paintings to Buzz Aldrin’s footprint on the moon’s surface, art declares the power of exploration: ‘We have been here, I am here, I am the first’. It is photography which has enabled humans unparalleled access to observe and record our astonishingly beautiful neighbouring planets.
This exhibition will bring to light, and to earth, longstanding questions of defining a universal art which inherently incorporates technological and scientific development. Our modern world’s increasingly blurred distinctions between scientific investigation and creative expression need not be a troubling juxtaposition, but instead an example of art as a subjective and flexible manifestation of human triumph.
March 13, 2015 — March 22, 2015
Travel in Photography 1864-1976
We are extremely pleased to invite you to our stand at TEFAF 2015, where we will be exhibiting a selection of 19th and 20th century photographs. After successful exhibitions showcasing works by artists and photographers such as Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White and other ‘photojournalists’ working for LIFE magazine, we would like to, once again, direct our focus to the more distant past.
The two possibly most elaborate and costly photographic expeditions of the 19th century – funded by Honoré d’Albert Duc de Luynes – went to the region surrounding the Dead Sea in 1864 and 1866. It is, therefore, with the utmost pleasure that we present to you two rare and likely unique sets of photographs from these journeys. These comprise: one hundred and one images taken by Louis Vignes (1831-1896), and seventy-three images taken by Henri Sauvaire (1831-1896).
Another dreamy excursion into the past is a complete set of pictures taken by Paul Émile Miot, on Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, between 1869 and 1870. A stunning collection of NASA views of the Moon, Mars and other cosmic destinations will be the final stop on our photographic tour of places distant in time & space.
A special exhibition at TEFAF, stand 443
Opening: March 12, 2015, 12 – 9 pm
Exhibition: March 13 – 22, 11 – 7 pm
MECC, 6229 GV Maastricht, The Netherlands
January 16, 2015 — February 13, 2015
Jing Jin City and Miracle Village are new photographic projects by two young contemporary artists, Andi Schmied and Sofia Valiente, which we are thrilled to present concurrently in a unique exhibition in January 2015.
Andi Schmied and Sofia Valiente are both interested in communities and social spaces, but have very individual approaches to documentation and intervention. Andi is concerned with architectural and urban spaces, whereas Sofia’s work depicts human faces and relationships. The artists each spent time living in the places they photographed. These procedural and artistic comparisons are particularly apparent and compelling when the projects are viewed together.
Andi Schmied’s Jing Jin City comprises photographs of Jing Jin, which is situated about an hour’s drive from Beijing. The city is home to a development of 3,000 luxury villas, alongside a Hyatt Regency hotel, golf courses, entertainment complexes and the other usual trappings of a wealthy suburban town. The villas form part of an initiative by the local district government, which envisioned Jing Jin as a “new city” built to embody ideals of environmental sustainability as well as material comfort.
Andi’s project will be presented in dialogue with Sofia Valiente’s Miracle Village. The small community of Miracle Village is located on the outskirts of a rural town in an impoverished area of Palm Beach County, Florida. It is currently home to over 100 sex offenders, who for legislative reasons have been unable to find housing elsewhere. The law obliges offenders to live a minimum distance of at least 1,000 feet from any place where children congregate, such as schools or bus stops. In practice, this is very difficult to comply with, and many of these individuals struggle to find a place to live and to re-establish themselves in society. Miracle Village was developed under Fabrica’s Editorial Area.
December 1, 2014 — December 20, 2014
This Christmas Daniel Blau Gallerie in Munich is pleased to present a selection of photographs from the gallery’s most important collections.
By setting the scene of variety and juxtaposition as a context, the show culminates in a colourful, affordable and light-hearted exhibition for Christmas.
Works by David Bailey, Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, and Nobuyoshi Araki are featured alongside astonishing US Army, US Airforce, and NASA prints.
Araki to Zangaki contrasts documentary prints with contemporary colour photographs and illustrates the varied forms and practices of photography. The works by Araki and Bailey highlight the diverse way in which one medium of photography can be used. Diversity is a theme throughout resulting in an interesting portrayal of the human landscape in the 20th and 21st Century.
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