Every two years, MoMA’s
celebrated New Photography exhibition series presents urgent and compelling
ideas in recent photography and photo-based art. This year’s edition, Being,
asks how photography can capture what it means to be human.
At a time when questions
about the rights, responsibilities, and dangers inherent in being
represented—and in representing others—are being debated around the world, the
works featured in Being call attention to assumptions about how individuals are
depicted and perceived. Many challenge the conventions of photographic
portraiture, or use tactics such as masking, cropping, or fragmenting to
disorient the viewer. In others, snapshots or found images are taken from their
original context and placed in a new one to reveal hidden stories. While some
of the works might be considered straightforward representations of
individuals, others do not include images of the human body at all. Together,
they explore how personhood is expressed today, and offer timely perspectives
on issues of privacy and exposure; the formation of communities; and gender,
heritage, and psychology.
Exploring new ground and
the many forms that the photographic image can take, New Photography is a key
part of the Museum’s contemporary program. Since 1985, the series has
introduced new work by over 100 artists from around the world. In 2018, Being
brings together an international group of 17 artists at various stages in their
careers, all presenting their work at the Museum for the first time.
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