Yossi milo gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new photographs taken in mexico by south african artist pieter hugo. A book of the work will be published by aperture in 2014. Apr 26, 2015 from january 14th to april 26th, fondation hcb is showing kin, the last project of the southafrican photographer pieter hugo. Hugos photgraphs in kin might best be called thoughtfully uncomfortable. Writer john mahoney characterises it as the artists first major work to focus exclusively on his personal experience in his native south africa, a place defined by centuries of political, cultural, and racial tensions and contradictions. It confronts issues of race and injustice in hugos homeland as well as the failure of. A selftaught photographer, he was given his first camera, a gift from his father, around the age of 12 and turned to. His passport confirms his nationality as south african but as a white man will he ever truly belong there. Sep 11, 20 pieter hugos latest exhibition, kin, is at the yossi milo gallery in new york until 19 october. Pieter hugo born 1976 has garnered critical acclaim for his series of portraits and. Yossi milo gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of south african artist pieter hugos most recent body of work, 1994, on view from january 26 march 11, with a reception for the artist and book signing on thursday, january 26 from 6. Six years ago, when his wife became pregnant with thei.
Pieter hugo born 1976 in johannesburg is a photographic artist living in cape town. Pieter hugo has garnered critical acclaim for his series of portraits and landscapes, each of which explore a facet of his native south africa and neighboring african countries, including the film sets of nigerias nollywood, toxic garbage dumps in ghana, and sites of mass executions in rwanda, as well as albinos, the hyena men of nigeria, honey collectors, and garbage scavengers. The exhibition appeared in the fondation henri cartierbresson in paris in 2015 and its now presented at priska pasquer until april 9th, 2016. I feel articulate using that vocabulary, but im also getting bored with it.
Photographed over the last eight years, hugo calls this collection of color portraits, still lifes, cityscapes, and landscapes an engagement with the failure of the south. See more ideas about african, hyena man and photography. Kin is about family and about country and hugos relationship with both. But this time it is one made with the door held open. Life in present day south africa is inextricably linked to the history of apartheid and centuries of institutionalized segregation and inequality born from colonial rule. First edition first impression one of 500 slipcased copies in new condition, flat signed by pieter hugo to title page, no markings, this is a brand new book, please see pics, paypal accepted, any questions please get in touch. Kin is a collection of images shot within a few miles of pieter hugo s home in south africa over the past decade, focusing on the photographers family, his community, and himself. Mar, 2020 a slow meditation on the tenuous ties that bind us to one another, pieter hugos kin is at once a critique of societys power to divide us and an elegy to the things that make us equal. Discover book depositorys huge selection of pieter hugo books online. Im fortunate it happened at this stage of my career as an artist. I thought the exhibition and book came at a very good time. Pieter hugo born 1976 is a photographer who primarily works in portraiture and whose work considers the role of photography between documentary and art traditions with a focus on peripheral communities. Pieter hugo describes his new series, kin, currently on show at the yossi milo gallery in new york, as an engagement with the failure of the south african colonial experiment and my sense of.
Kin will feature at stevenson in johannesburg until 8 november and at stevenson in cape town from 17 october to 23 november. In this climate, pieter hugos kin offers a visual representation of his own struggle with his homeland. Kin expresses pieter hugos discomfort with his homeland. Pieter hugo bears unflinching witness to a landscape still scarred by genocide 10 years after the fact. Pieter hugos fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by werner bischof, leonard freed, andre kertesz, david seymour, dan weiner and capas late brother, robert. Born in 1976, pieter hugo grew up during apartheid south africa, turning 18 in 1994 the year in which legislated apartheid ended and nelson mandela came to power. Kin cokkie snoei gallery rotterdam from october 12 till november 15.
May 21, 2015 by norman borden south african photographer pieter hugos newest book, unlike his others, is intensely personal. From january 14th to april 26th, fondation hcb is showing kin, the last project of the southafrican photographer pieter hugo. This work attempts to address these questions and to reflect on the nature of conflicting personal and collective narratives. A slow meditation on the tenuous ties that bind us to one another, pieter hugos kin is at once a critique of societys power to divide us and an elegy to the things that make us equal. I have followed and collected pieter hugos books over time, and have to say that kin is by far the most personable, personal and poignant of his work so far. Pieter hugo has garnered critical acclaim for his series of portraits and landscapes, each of which explore a facet of his. Pieter hugos fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by like them, hugo is a concerned photographer someone, in capas words, whose role is to witness and to be involved with his subjects. Pieter hugo between the devil and the deep blue sea 19. I dare say my new favourite too kin is an important addition to modern photography, and what will prove to be a touchstone of south african photography.
Pieter hugo x hood by air 2016 for this series a collaboration with nyc clothing label hood by air and stylist carlos nazario i traveled. This is the artists sixth exhibition at the gallery. Sep 10, 20 pieter hugo describes his new series, kin, currently on show at the yossi milo gallery in new york, as an engagement with the failure of the south african colonial experiment and my sense of. Official book of pieter hugos exhibition, kin, being shown at the fondation henri cartierbresson in paris, from january 4th to april 10th, 2015.
Pieter hugo photography monographs and exhibition catalogs. The exhibition will be accompanied by the homonymous book recently published by. Kin by pieter hugo, focuses the photographers family, his community, and himself and his personal experience in his native south africa. Pieter hugos latest exhibition, kin, is at the yossi milo gallery in new york until 19 october. Pieter hugo is a contemporary south african artist whose work addresses issues of class, identity, violence, and privilege with photography. South african photographer pieter hugo has released kin, a stunning book of images that are deeply personal. Kin is a bittersweet perspective on hugo s homeland of south africa. Kin feels like a reintroduction to south africa, a country so easily vilified or romanticised. First edition first impression one of 500 slipcased copies in new condition, flat signed by pieter hugo to title page, no markings, this is a brand new book, please. Nov 03, 2017 yossi milo gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of south african artist pieter hugos most recent body of work, 1994, on view from january 26 march 11, with a reception for the artist and book signing on thursday, january 26 from 6. Kin, a collection of photographs spanning eight years, is a bold attempt at answering this question as well as interrogating the very notion of home. Feb 24, 2015 pieter hugo s fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by werner bischof, leonard freed, andre kertesz, david seymour, dan weiner and capas late brother, robert. Tamsyn reynolds pregnant with our first child, cape town, 2010 tafelberg road, cape town, 20green point common, cape town, 20sheep farm on the road to.
I have followed and collected pieter hugo s books over time, and have to say that kin is by far the most personable, personal and poignant of his work so far. Under hugos deferential gaze, it is not the visceral horrors that shock, but the lingering ephemera of everyday life that haunt the periphery. Kin a personal look at south africa the villager the. One of the most important bodies of photographic work to ever come out of the usa, avedons magnum opus has stood the test of time and remains an exemplary body of portraiture even decades after its creation.
Pieter hugo born 1976 has garnered critical acclaim for his series of portraits and landscapes, each of which explores a facet of his native south africa and neighboring african countries, including the film sets of nigerias nollywood. Its a bittersweet perspective on the artists native country, south africa. Oct 09, 20 kin will feature at stevenson in johannesburg until 8 november and at stevenson in cape town from 17 october to 23 november. Stevenson is pleased to present a solo exhibition by pieter hugo, titled kin. Kin is a bittersweet perspective on hugos homeland of south africa. He began his career working in the film industry in cape town. Pieter hugos fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by werner bischof, leonard freed, andre kertesz. This work attempts to address these questions and to reflect on the. Hugo uses photography to document marginalized and downtrodden groups in regions of africa, including nigerian hyena tamers, albinos, and children who survived the 1994 rwandan genocide. Created between 2006 and 20 by pieter hugo, the kin series consists of portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Through landscapes, portraits and still life photography exhibited for the first time in france, the photographer offers a personal exploration of south africa. This new photographic series will show across both of stevensons galleries, premiering in johannesburg and opening two weeks later in cape town. A slow meditation on the tenuous ties that bind us to one another, pieter hugo s kin is at once a critique of societys power to divide us and an elegy to the things that make us equal.
Nov 30, 2015 in this climate, pieter hugos kin offers a visual representation of his own struggle with his homeland. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Pieter hugo has garnered critical acclaim for his series of portraits and landscapes, each of which explore a facet of his native south africa and neighboring african countries, including the film sets of nigerias nollywood, toxic garbage dumps. Kin is a collection of images shot within a few miles of pieter hugos home in south africa over the past decade, focusing on the photographers family, his community, and himself. Pieter hugo s fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by like them, hugo is a concerned photographer someone, in capas words, whose role is to witness and to be involved with his subjects. Feb 24, 2015 pieter hugos fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by werner bischof, leonard freed, andre kertesz, david seymour, dan weiner and capas late brother, robert. Kin fondation henri cartierbresson a collection of photographs from south africa that probes into the countrys difficult history and attempts to address the problematic questions of identity, belonging and the very meaning of the word home. Pieter hugo s fine new book kin, his most personal project so far, made me go back once again to cornell capas the concerned photographer, published in 1968 to commemorate an exhibition of work by werner bischof, leonard freed, andre kertesz, david seymour, dan weiner and capas late brother, robert. By norman borden south african photographer pieter hugos newest book, unlike his others, is intensely personal.
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