Elliott Erwitt arrives in Forlì with the exhibition Personae. His photographs will be exhibited at Musei San Domenico from Saturday Sept. 23rd.
Personae: 170 Elliott Erwitt’s photos in Forlì
The retrospective of the American photographer collects for the first time his color pictures to the black and white iconic images, in two different sizes. The leitmotiv is the tell about the man and his masks, also in the section of Erwitt’s alter ego, André S. Solidor.
The exhibition will welcome you with his most famous black and white photographs: the Paris Jump, California Kiss or the iconic pictures of Marilyn, Che Guevara and Grace Kelly. In the last three room visitors will find color prints. Published for the first time in the book KOLOR in 2013, they are the main part of the exhibition. A room is also dedicated to the teasing images of André S. Solidor, who derides the world of contemporary art with his surreal works.
In the exhibition, a video will tell also Elliott Erwitt’s work as a director, with three examples from his well supplied film archive.
On Friday 22nd meeting between Elliott Erwitt and Roberto Cotroneo
The most relevant event of the opening day will be the interview to Elliott Erwitt by Roberto Cotroneo. The photographer himself will guide us through the itinerary of the exhibition. If you won’t be able to attend to the event, a free audioguide will be available at the ticket office to visit the show. The information were collected by Biba Giacchetti, curator of the exhibition. Besides his personal relation with, Biba looked patiently for anecdotes and secrets about Erwitt’s photographs.
Personae will be open at Musei San Domenico in Forlì from Sept. 23rd 2017 to Jan. 7th 2018. For more information about entrance and tickets, visit the website mostraerwittforli.it
The exhibition is curated by Biba Giacchetti, with the installation project by F. G. Confalonieri, organized by Civita Mostre in collaboration with Sudest57.
Elliott Erwitt is represented by Sudest57. For more information about renting his exhibitions, you can visit our dedicated page or contact us.
