New Topographics
17 Jul - 03 Oct 2010
NEW TOPOGRAPHICS
Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape
July 17 - October 03, 2010
The exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape, held in 1975 at George Eastman House, signaled the emergence of a novel approach to landscape photography. The photographers of the New Topographics movement strove to show the rapidly increasing imprint that humans were imparting on the landscape. A new version of this seminal exhibition reexamines more than 100 works from the 1975 show, as well as some 30 prints and books by other relevant artists to provide additional historical and contemporary context. This reconsideration demonstrates both the historical significance of these pictures and their continued relevance today.
Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape
July 17 - October 03, 2010
The exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape, held in 1975 at George Eastman House, signaled the emergence of a novel approach to landscape photography. The photographers of the New Topographics movement strove to show the rapidly increasing imprint that humans were imparting on the landscape. A new version of this seminal exhibition reexamines more than 100 works from the 1975 show, as well as some 30 prints and books by other relevant artists to provide additional historical and contemporary context. This reconsideration demonstrates both the historical significance of these pictures and their continued relevance today.