Aenne Biermann: Up Close and Personal

Aenne Biermann was a prominent photographer in the 1920s and 1930s, known for her avant-garde style and ability to capture the beauty of everyday life. This new book, published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, features 100 of her photographs in color and duotone reproduction, along with essays on her work.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 144 pages
\n Publication date: 06 September 2021
\n Publisher: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
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Aenne Biermann, a prominent figure in photography during the 1920s and 1930s, holds a revered status as one of the most influential avant-garde photographers of the 20th century. Despite her relatively short career, Biermann emerged as a celebrated representative of German photography, participating in nearly all the significant exhibitions of her time. Her remarkable talent allowed her to capture the essence of plants, objects, people, and everyday situations in photographs that continue to captivate audiences to this day. Through her use of clear structures, precise compositions of light and contrast, and narrow framing, Biermann extracted a unique form of poetry from the motifs of her personal environment, forging her own distinctively modern pictorial style.

This groundbreaking new book in English on Aenne Biermann, the first substantial publication on the artist since the 1930s, is being released in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in the fall of 2021. The large-format volume showcases approximately 100 of Biermann's photographs, reproduced in vibrant color and duotone, several of which are being published for the first time. To complement this impressive selection, the book includes essays that provide an art-historical context for Biermann's photography and delve into selected aspects of her oeuvre.

The exhibition featuring the work of Aenne Biermann will be held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art from August 5, 2021, until January 1, 2022. This exceptional opportunity to explore the artistry of Biermann is not to be missed, as it offers a glimpse into the remarkable legacy of one of the 20th century's most influential photographers.

\n Weight: 688g\n
Dimension: 235 x 303 x 16 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9783858818829\n \n