Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
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Lecture
PROF. DR. HUBERT LOCHER
“KUNSTGESCHICHTE IN FOTOGRAFIEN. EINBLICKE IN DAS DEUTSCHE DOKUMENTATIONSZENTRUM FÜR KUNSTGESCHICHTE – BILDARCHIV FOTO MARBURG”
Friday, April 26, 2019, 6 pm
Location: Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Admission
5 EUR, reduced 3 EUR, for members of the FFF and students with valid ID card admission is free.
Prof. Dr. Hubert Locher mit Dr. Sonja Feßel (Leitung Sammlung) im Seminar, © Bildarchiv Foto Marburg/Christian Stein
Thomas Scheidt, Fotograf des DDK-Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, bei der Arbeit vor Ort, © Bildarchiv Foto Marburg/Christian Stein
Since 1913 the Deutsche Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg (DDK) has developed from being the department of photographs of the art historical seminars of the university to one of the world's most important photography collections regarding the history of European art.
For years the photographic prints of this collection received little attention, as the Bildarchiv Foto Marburg understood itself as a negative archive. Within the past years in the revival of the the interest in original prints and their materiality more research has turned to considering the production and archiving of photographic prints at Foto Marburg.
Through the 2016 acquisition of the library of the collector and photo historian Rolf H. Krauss the importance of prints in the archive has grown.
An important section of this collection includes books with pasted original photographs, but it also contains a number of interesting printed photo books.
The lecture gives an overview of the institution of the DDK, the collection and some current activities and research themes.
The lecture will be held in German.
Since 2008 Hubert Locher is the Professor for History and Theory of Bildmedien at the Philipps- University Marburg and Director of the Deutsche Kommunikationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg (German Media Centre for Art-History – Picture Archive Photo Marburg). His research focusses on the area of art literature and art theory from the history of the early modern age to the present as well as the media of the history of art and photography.
Amongst his book publications are Kunstgeschichte als historische Theorie der Kunst 1750–1950 (Munich 2001, second corrected edition 2010), Kunstgeschichte im 20. Jahrhundert. Eine kritische Anthologie (Darmstadt 2007), Architektur Fotografie. Darstellung – Verwendung – Gestaltung, edited together with Rolf Sachsse (Munich 2016). Since 2008 he is co-publisher of the Marburger Jahrbuches für Kunstwissenschaft and since 2014 of the Rundbrief Fotografie.
FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
