Jacob Holdt: USA 1970-1975
Anna Kingová zametající svou chatrč. / Old Woman Sweeping Shack. © Jacob Holdt
plakát / poster
Strach a zbraně. / Fear and Guns © Jacob Holdt
Mladí opilí studenti flámují v Miami během jarních prázdnin na amerických universitách./Young drunk students go on drinking sprees in Miami during the spring break of American universities. © Jacob Holdt
Jacob Holdt v Langhans Galerii / Jacob Holdt at Langhans Gallery Prague
Zuzana Meisnerová-Wismer, Paul Cottin, tlumočnice, Jacob Holdt, Jerome Sother
A portrait of American society in the early 1970s through the eyes of a Danish photographer, who hitchhiked around the country and became closely acquainted with the meaning of poverty, racism, crime,
This collection surprises the viewer with its visual progressiveness and its strong documentary value. Curators: Jérôme Sother, Paul Cottin.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DEUTSCHE BÖRSE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2008
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The Danish photographer Jacob Holdt traveled the USA in the early 1970s.
Living as a vagabond, hitch-hiking over 150.000 km, he depicted an incredible and unique portrait of America and its underclass. Back in Denmark he put together the photos and published a successful book in 1977.
Amongst others Holdt´s images inspired the filmmaker Lars von Trier for his USA trilogy. Langhans Gallery Prague prepares this exhibition in cooperation with number of institutions (i.e. Folkwang Museum Essen); the catalogue is being published by Steidl Verlag.
We thank the Ministry of Culture, Prague City Hall and Prague 1 Borough for their generous support.
Media partners: Art & Antiques, Respekt, Rádio 1, PragueOut, Foto Video, X-publishing.
