Last Friday saw two events coincide: the opening of the exhibition *Jamel Shabazz: New York Moves and Black Communities* and the Museum of Photography’s summer festival. Despite construction work directly in front of the two gatehouses on Helmstedter Straße, the turnout on this beautiful summer evening was impressive. The opening speeches were held in the southern gatehouse (the one on
Origin and Family Life are the main themes of the exhibition “Documentary Photography Award Winners of the Wüstenrot Foundation revisited.” Why “revisited”? Well, the artists featured are those who have already been awarded and are now presenting the further development of their original works. Origin and Family Life represent two major and formative themes in everyone’s life. Both aspects shape
When I arrive at the exhibition site shortly before 6 p.m., the two classical gatehouses of the Museum of Photography are already well filled. It is not yet clear to me whether the numerous greetings are spoken in the right or left part. I first choose the building on the left, looking out of town. The cash register is there