Exposed:Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera - an exhibition at the Tate Modern (until 4 October 2010). Below a couple of my favorite photos out of over 250 presented at the exhibition.
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/exposure/roomintro.shtm
The thematic sections of the exhibitions are: celebrities, nudity, sex, violent events, war, surveillance, spying. The authors explore and raise issues such as: privacy of photo subjects and boundaries of photography, which should not be crossed.
Giuseppe Primoli (1851-1927) a French photographer, he made photos of everyday life mainly of the rich and famous people, also he was the first paparazzi who photographed people in embarrassing situations (at the exhibition: Degas leaving a pissoir), here Degas with friends.
Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822 - 1913), first celebrity photographer. In the photo Virginia Oldoini, Countess di Castiglione ( 1837 – 1899), better known as La Castiglione. She was a significant figure in the early history of photography as a collaborator of Pierre-Louis Pierson. She performed her personal fantasies in front of the camera.
Tom Howard made the photo when photographers were not permitted into executions in the United States. The Electrocution of Ruth Snyder (1928) was called "the most famous tabloid photo of the decade".
Weegee (1899 – 1968), a photographer and photojournalist, known for his street and everyday life photography. A lot of his photos were taken without knowledge and permission of the subjects. Here he took a photo of anonymous lovers (1940).
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From 29 June 2010
Nick Ut- terror of war. In 1972 a South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians. The terrified girl had ripped off her burning clothes while fleeing. |
Marcello Geppetti - another paparazzi. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1962
Merry Alpern and her series Dirty Windows-photos were secretly taken through the bathroom window of a low-rent sex club near Wall Street. She captured blow jobs, strip teases, coke-snorting, and other activities with a telephoto lens.
Philip-Lorca diCorcia (born 1951) is an influential American photographer. His work could be described as documentary photography mixed with the fictional world of cinema and advertising.
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