Press Release Humanity in Photographs Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection April 6―June 16, 2019 Rupertinum [1] & [2] The curiosity with which humans observe each other is insatiable. The Press Museum der Moderne Salzburg brings this presumably universal Mönchsberg 32 characteristic into focus in an exhibition that showcases treasures 5020 Salzburg from the Federal Photography Collection. Austria T +43 662 842220-601 Salzburg, April 5, 2019. The gaze at the other—and at ourselves—has F +43 662 842220-700 always been a fixture of photography. The medium’s pioneers already [email protected] explored its potential for portraiture; today, in the digital era, portrait shots www.museumdermoderne.at are incessantly being posted on all channels and circulate in the social networks. Many of these images speak to history on several levels: photographs of individuals and types reflect social conventions, while poses and staging prompt conjectures concerning the identities and individuality of the sitters and the intentions of the photographers. Numerous works of fine art photography that address these concerns can be found in the Federal Photography Collection, which has been steadily enlarged since 1981 and is housed at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. Its outstanding quality is the fruit of an acquisitions program that, rather than emphasizing the criteria of defined genres, takes its cue from what working artists select for submission. This approach has made the collection a singular storehouse of historical memory preserving a record of the social tendencies and phenomena that struck the contributing artists as significant at different times. “The new accessions of the past several years show that photographers increasingly use the camera to reflect on selfhood and the engagement with the other. We see this as a vital development and an excellent occasion to mount an exhibition surveying a fascinating and variegated genre: the depiction of human being,” says Christiane Kuhlmann, curator of photography and media art. “The first public presentation to shed light on the Federal Photography Collection’s evolution, the show underscores the crucial significance of its holdings for our programming,” notes Thorsten Sadowsky, director of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. Divided into five chapters (Individuality/Likeness, Seeing/Looking, Gender/Performance, Childhood/Adolescence, and Documentation/Reportage), the exhibition presents recent photographs together with early specimens from the Federal Photography Collection and newcomers in dialogue with established artists. It also brings the public debut of the very first work acquired for the collection, a picture by the photographer Ernst Zündel. Thanks to a permanent reorganization of the floorplan of the galleries at the Rupertinum, the building now boasts six exhibition rooms, in which Humanity in Photographs. Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection showcases works by altogether twenty- seven artists. Museum der Moderne – Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH FN 2386452 1/2 Press Release Humanity in Photographs. Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection Firmenbuchgericht Salzburg Press With Works by Wolfgang Bender (1960 Dornbirn, AT―Vienna, AT), Renate Bertlmann (1943 Vienna―Vienna, AT), Lillian Birnbaum (1955 New York, T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 NY, US―Paris, FR), Trude Fleischmann (1895 Vienna, AT―1990 Brewster, NY, US), Nilbar Güreş (1977 Istanbul, TR―Vienna, AT), Ernst Haas (1921 [email protected] Vienna, AT―1986, New York, NY, US), Nikola Hansalik (1975 Vienna, AT), www.museumdermoderne.at Ana Hoffner (1980 Paraćin, RS―Vienna, AT), Sabine Jelinek (1969 Vienna―Vienna, Linz, AT), Ruth Kaaserer (1972 Kitzbühel, AT―Vienna, Linz, AT), Paul Kranzler (1979 Linz―Linz, AT; Leipzig, DE), Friedl Kubelka (1946 London, UK―Vienna, AT), Ulrike Lienbacher (1963 Oberndorf, AT―Salzburg, AT), Michael Mauracher (1954 Klagenfurt, AT―Salzburg, AT), Martina Mina and Sabine Schwaighofer (1976 Vienna, AT; 1969 Salzburg, AT―Vienna, AT), Inge Morath (1923 Graz, AT―2002 New York, NY, US), Michaela Moscouw (1961 Vienna, AT), Georg Petermichl (1980 Linz, AT―Vienna, AT) Margot Pilz (1936 Haarlem, NL―Vienna, AT), Christoph Scharff (1958 Vienna, AT), Nina Rike Springer (1976 Klagenfurt, AT―Vienna, AT), Lothar Rübelt (1901 Vienna, AT―1990 Reifnitz, AT), Hans Schabus (1970 Watschig, AT―Vienna, AT), Sira-Zoé Schmid (1985 Vienna―Vienna, Salzburg, AT), Margherita Spiluttini (1947 Schwarzach im Pongau, AT―Vienna, AT), Nikolaus Walter (1945 Rankweil, AT―Feldkirch, AT), Rudolf Zündel (1939 Bezau, AT―2018 Schwarzach, AT) Curators: Christiane Kuhlmann with Andrea Lehner-Hagwood Press contact Martin Moser T +43 662 842220-601 M +43 664 8549 983 [email protected] Visitor information Museum der Moderne Salzburg Rupertinum Wiener-Philharmoniker-Gasse 9 5020 Salzburg, Austria T +43 662 842220 [email protected] www.museumdermoderne.at Opening Hours Tue―Sun 10 a.m.―6 p.m. Wed 10 a.m.―8 p.m. During the festival season also Mon 10 a.m.―6 p.m. Admission fees Rupertinum: Regular € 6 Reduced € 4 Families € 8 Groups € 5 2/2 Press Release Humanity in Photographs. Recen Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection Press Images Humanity in Photographs Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection April 6―June 16, 2019 Rupertinum [1] & [2] The use of visual material is permitted exclusively in connection with Press coverage of the exhibition and with reference to the cited picture captions and copyrights. No work may be cut nor altered in any way. Mönchsberg 32 Download: http://www.museumdermoderne.at/de/presse 5020 Salzburg Austria Username: press T +43 662 842220-601 Password: 456789 F +43 662 842220-700 [email protected] www.museumdermoderne.at Sabine Jelinek Gelbblutig, 2005 (Yellow Bloody) From the series Transfiguration Chromogenic print Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2015 © Sabine Jelinek / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 Renate Bertlmann Untitled, 1969/2014 From the series Verwandlungen (Transfigurations) Slide projection Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2015 © Renate Bertlmann / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 Museum der Moderne – Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH FN 2386452 1/5 Press Images Humanity in Photographs. Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection Firmenbuchgericht Salzburg Press T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 Ana Hoffner Untitled, 2016 [email protected] From the series Disavowals or cancelledwww.museumdermoderne.at confessions Pigment print on baryta paper Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2018 © Ana Hoffner Michaela Moscouw Untitled, 2000 From the series Makulatur 2 Chromogenic print Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2005 © Michaela Moscouw Lothar Rübelt Hutmodell der Firma Krickl, Wien, around 1930 (Hat model of the company Krickl) From the series Österreich zwischen den Kriegen (Austria between the Wars) Gelatin silver print on baryta paper Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 1987 © Lothar Rübelt / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 2/5 Press Images Humanity in Photographs. Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection Press T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 Nilbar Güres Non sex belt, 2014 [email protected] Chromogenic print www.museumdermoderne.at Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2016 © Nilbar Güres Margot Pilz TROTZ-DEM, 1983 (Nevertheless) From the series Weiße Zelle (White Cell) Gelatin silver print mounted on cardboard (Leporello) Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 1986 © Margot Pilz / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 Nina Rike Springer Bildbauer anarchisch, 2016 (Picture Sculptor anarchic) From the series Bildbauer (Picture Sculptor) Pigment print Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2017 © Nina Rike Springer / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 Ulrike Lienbacher From the series 10 + 10 Fotografien (10 + 10 Photographs) Gelatin silver print on baryta paper Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2005 © Ulrike Lienbacher / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 3/5 Press Images Humanity in Photographs. Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection Press T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 Wolfgang Bender Untitled, 2011―2018 [email protected] www.museumdermoderne.at From the series Make me feel home again Chromogenic print Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2018 © Wolfgang Bender / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 Lillian Birnbaum The Lake, 2005/2010 Chromogenic print Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2010 © Lillian Birnbaum / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 Paul Kranzler Teenager in refugee transition quarter Pfeiffergasse, Vienna XV, photographed for the biennial contribution by Caramel Architects, Architecture Biennale Venice 2016, 2016/2017 From the series Orte für Menschen / Places for People Pigment print on baryta paper Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2017 © Paul Kranzler / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 4/5 Press Images Humanity in Photographs. Recent Acquisitions of the Federal Photography Collection Press Martina Mina, Sabine Schwaighofer T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 Untitled, 2016 From the series