As one of the leading photographers of the 20th Century, Irving Penn’s modernist approach aligned with the birth of modern minimalism, which in 1960s New York, provided a counter to the busyness of abstract expressionism and consumerism dominating the post-war years.
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Irving Penn was one of the first photographers to cross the distance between magazine photography and art, during a time where magazine photography was undervalued and belittled, and convinced many to take that discipline with the seriousness it deserved.
Köln (Sep 9 – Oct 29, 2017) The human face is surprisingly full of expression and we tend to “scan” it in order to differentiate between the smallest changes in mimics of others.
New York (April 24 - July 30, 2017.) The most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of the great American photographer Irving Penn (1917–2009), this exhibition will mark the centennial of the artist's birth.
Münched (Sep 16, 2016 - Jan 15,2017) "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" is a collection of spectacular snapshots of a turbulent and legendary age in the history of art, music, fashion and film.
Hamburg (Nov 17,2016 - Feb 14,2017) George Hoyningen-Huene, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, each of these photographers is an unsurpassed highlight of American photographic history in their own right.
London (19 Nov 2015 - 16 Jan 2016) Hamiltons presents Irving Penn: Flowers, marking the third occasion on which gallery owner Tim Jefferies is presenting an entire series of photographs printed by the legendary photographer as an edition.
