Pat Blake for Vogue NY 1954

Erwin Blumenfeld

You are invited to join us on 14 February for the public opening of two new exhibitions: 

ERWIN BLUMENFELD IN COLOR - HIS NEW YORK YEARS<a href="/museum/programme/erwin-blumenfeld-in-color"><img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/3000x1800/044fa6bd91/pat_blake_for_vogue_ny_1954_c_the_estate_of_erwin_blumenfeld_3000x1800.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="357" /></a>Pat Blake for Vogue NY, 1954 &copy; The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld
Blumenfeld's special repertoire of shapes and colours that he developed after made him one of the most original fashion photographers in New York. He worked freelance for magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Life and Vogue. The exhibition of his work in Foam focuses on colour photography that he developed in his period in New York (1941-1960) and gave him worldwide recognition.
The exhibition will be opened by granddaughter Nadia Blumenfeld-Charbit and is on view at Foam until 14 April 2019.
<a href="/museum/programme/erwin-blumenfeld-in-color">&gt; Read more about this exhibition</a>
SANTU MOFOKENG - STORIES <a href="/museum/programme/santu-mofokeng"><img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/595x402/9a2a9eea5e/laying_of_hands__johannesburg_soweto_line_1986_c_santu_mofokeng_595px.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="402" /></a>Laying of hands, Johannesburg Soweto Line, 1986 &copy; Santu Mofokeng
South African photographer Santu Mofokeng (b. 1956) famously documented daily life during and after apartheid. Foam presents a large-scale retrospective, containing a selection of his most important visual essays and featuring many unpublished works from the artist&rsquo;s private archives.
The exhibition will be opened by Joshua Chuang, senior curator Photography (New York Public Library) and is on view at Foam until 28 April 2019.
<a href="/nl/museum/programma/santu-mofokeng">&gt; Read more about this exhibition</a>
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Gemeente Amsterdam, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.

<div class="sidebar__content">Public opening 
Thursday 14 February 2019 from 17.30 hours</div>

Public opening: Erwin Blumenfeld &  Santu Mofokeng

Foam shows the colour photography of the influential German photographer Erwin Blumenfeld.

Blumenfeld (1897-1969) was born in Germany. He mastered photography in the Netherlands, where he shot portraits. After he went to Paris he built a career in fashion photography for a few years and he only worked in black and white. He liked to experiment with various techniques such as double exposure, distortion and solarisation. But from the moment that colour photography was introduced to the world, he transformed his original compositions in black and white into colour.
<img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/6688x3349/5629095a1a/erwin_blumenfeld_in_color_foam_cvdk_12.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="298" /> Installation shot, 2019 &copy; Christian van der Kooy
His special repertoire of shapes and colours that he developed after he left for the United States in 1941 made him one of the most original fashion photographers in New York. The female body and death were his main sources of inspiration. Despite the fashionable frivolity, he distinguished himself by the surreal nature of his subjects; the goal of his search was not realism, but the mystery of reality. He worked freelance for magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Life and Vogue. The exhibition of his work in Foam focuses on colour photography that he developed in his period in New York (1941-1960) and gave him worldwide recognition.
Visit the works of Erwin Blumenfeld,&nbsp;other exhibitions and <a href="/museum/programme/for-members">events</a> as a <a href="/about/memberships">Foam Member</a>.
The exhibition Erwin Blumenfeld in Color - His New York Years was made in collaboration with the Erwin Blumenfeld Estate, Nadia Blumenfeld-Charbit Fran&ccedil;ois Cheval and Audrey Hoareau
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Gemeente Amsterdam, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.

<div class="sidebar__content">Official opening 
Thursday 14 February 2019 from 17.30 hrs.
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erwin-blumenfeld

Public opening: Erwin Blumenfeld & Santu Mofokeng

Erwin Blumenfeld in Color

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