Fotografiska Explained
Fotografiska is a centre for contemporary photography in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden that was founded by brothers Jan and Per Broman and opened on 21 May 2010. In March 2021, it merged with NeueHouse and is operated by Yoram Roth and Josh Wyatt under the parent company CultureWorks.[1]
Details
Fotografiska is housed at Stadsgården, in a former customs house[2] in the Art Nouveau style dating from 1906 and has amenities typical of a museum: exhibit space, bistro, café, bar, conference rooms, museum shop, gallery, and event spaces. As of 2020, it drew more than 500,000 visitors each year.[3] [4] Designed by Ferdinand Boberg, the building is listed as of cultural interest.
Among the exhibitions it has shown are: Annie Leibovitz, A Photographer's Life, May 21 – September 19, 2010Gus Van Sant, One Step Big Shot, November 9 – December 5, 2010, and Robert Mapplethorpe, Retrospective, June 17 – October 3, 2011.
Other locations
- , a separate Stockholm museum of photography, operated from 1971 to 1998, when it was integrated into Moderna museet.
- Fotografiska Tallinn in Tallinn, Estonia opened in June 2019.[5]
- Fotografiska New York[6] opened in December 2019[7] at the former church mission house in Gramercy, a historical landmark building.
- Fotografiska Shanghai, China, opened alongside the city's Wusong River in 2024.
Fotografiska announced plans for a London location, but those plans were cancelled by the COVID pandemic. A Berlin location is scheduled to open in 2023.[8] [1] [9]
External links
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Notes and References
- News: Dafoe . Taylor . Betting on the Future of Social Experiences, Immersive Photography Museum Fotografiska Is Merging With Private Arts Club NeueHouse . 21 June 2021 . Artnet News . 2021-03-16.
- "New Stockholm photography museum opens with Leibovitz show", The Independent, 4 May 2010.
- News: Harris . Gareth . Fotografiska complex in London—world's 'largest photography venue'—is dropped . 21 June 2021 . www.theartnewspaper.com . 17 September 2020 . en.
- News: Small . Zachary . What Happens When an Art Museum Is Conceived to Capitalize on the Experience Economy? Fotografiska New York Is About to Find Out . 21 June 2021 . Artnet News . 2020-01-22.
- https://kultuur.err.ee/954601/galerii-fotokunstikeskus-fotografiska-avas-tallinnas-oma-uksed Galerii. Fotokunstikeskus Fotografiska avas Tallinnas oma uksed
- Web site: Fotografiska in New York: photography's opulent new temple. www.ft.com. 2019-12-31.
- Web site: Fotografiska Makes Its New York Debut in a Historic Landmark Building. Berman. Liddy. Architectural Digest. en. 2020-01-03.
- News: Kennedy. Maev. Sweden's Fotografiska to open first overseas gallery in east London. The Guardian. August 16, 2017.
- News: Selvin . Claire . Fotografiska Abandons Plans for Massive London Outpost, Citing Pandemic 'Uncertainty' . 21 June 2021 . ARTnews.com . 2020-09-17.