Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
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Lecture
DONATA PIZZI “ABOUT THE COLLECTION”
“ABOUT THE COLLECTION”
Friday, August 28, 2020, 6 pm
Location: Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
From the series I Travestiti, 1965–1970 © Lisetta Carmi, courtesy Martini & Ronchetti 2020
Donata Pizzi, Photo: Andrea Simeone; in background: painting of Emilio Vedova
The Collezione Donata Pizzi was started in 2014, and it is constantly being expanded with new acquisitions. Donata Pizzi, the passionate collector, herself a photographer and picture editor and photo-historian will talk about how the collection represents important moments in the history of Italian photography. Covering the past fifty years, her selection of works reveal the conceptual, aesthetic, and technological changes that have swept through photography in Italy. The relationship between personal and collective memory are crucial issues that emerge from the works of over 70 Italian female photographers, bringing together images from different decades and genres, from reportage to conceptual and experimental photography.
Self Portrait with My Mother, 2011 © Anna die Prospero
Educated in Italy, in Political Science at Milano Università degli Studi, Donata Pizzi furthered her studies at John Cass School of Arts in London and West Surrey College of Art and Design, UK. Starting in 1980 Pizzi worked with photography and photographers as an archivist and picture editor for magazines and publishers; she was the head of the Roman branch of The Image Bank, later known as Getty Images. Subsequently she pursued a career as a free-lance photographer, working for international magazines and major Italian companies, producing books and exhibitions. Since 2014 she has built up a unique ongoing collection of Italian women photographers. Collezione Donata Pizzi has recently been shown at the Milano Triennale in 2016–17, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome in 2018, and Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia in 2019.
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.
