Documenting performance; Staging/Collaboration; Photographic Actions; Performing Icons; Public Relations; Self Portrait and Performing Real Life. Those are all subjects around the large selection of images to see now at the Tate Modern’s temporary exhibition called Performing for the Camera. This is on-going and up until the 12th June 2016. If you are into photography you will enjoy seeing a great selection of interesting projects, together with the work of already well-known figures like Martin Parr, Francesca Woodman, Lee Friedlander, Man Ray, or Cindy Sherman. There are even couple of very personal series by Masahisa Fukase who I was recommending in the previous post.
In addition to viewing remarkable work by artists with mastermind and sense of humour, I did appreciate finding about two photographers I didn’t know about: Harry Shunk and János Kender. Together, they were documenting brilliantly the art scene in Paris and New York from 1958 to 1973. And finally, I enjoyed especially the standing out red-ish room. It shows some of the collaborative work of the photographer Eikoh Hosoe and the dancer Tatsumi Hijikata, for the photobook Kamaitachi 1969. So fascinating!
More than as a review take this as a recommendation. See below the link of Tate about the show and also a video I found in Youtube where Eikoh Hosoe presents some of his photographs.
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/performing-camera