Diane Arbus is considered one of the most visionary and influential photographic artists of the 20th century. With her haunting black-and-white images, she radically questioned aesthetic conventions and broadened our view of humanity—beyond norms and ideals.
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With Diane Arbus: Constellations, the Gropius Bau presents the most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date. Many of the 454 photographs are being shown for the first time, opening up new perspectives on the artist's iconic portraits and diverse, uncompromising oeuvre.
Arbus spent a large part of her career—from the late 1950s to 1971—in New York City. With her camera, she painted a fascinating, multifaceted picture of life in the postwar United States. Her subjects ranged from couples, children, and passersby to drag performers, nudists, and circus artists, as well as intellectuals like Susan Sontag and stars like Mae West and James Brown.
The retrospective at the Gropius Bau unfolds as a labyrinthine "constellation" of photographs – without a fixed chronology or thematic order. Visitors are invited to move freely among the images, discover their own connections, and sense the resonances between the motifs.
Diane Arbus: Constellations is a collaboration between LUMA Arles and the Gropius Bau, Berlin. Curated by Matthieu Humery (Curator at Large, LUMA Arles).
Exhibition management at the Gropius Bau: Lisa Tietze, Project Management.
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