Jan Groover. Untitled. 1983. Gelatin silver print, 10 3/16 × 13 1/2″ (25.9 × 34.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Jan Groover

Выставка «Форма предметов: Фотографии от Роберта Б. Меншела» является обзором многогранной фотографической коллекции Нью-Йоркского Музея Современного искусства (The Museum of Modern Art). Заимствуя название от одноименной работы Кэрри Мэй Уимс, представленной на выставке, она состоит из фотографий, приобретенных музеем в течение последних 40 лет при поддержке Роберта Б. Меншела и рассказывает историю фотографии с момента её зарождения.

Охватывая более чем 150-летнюю историю – от Парижа, запечатленного в 1843 году отцом английской фотографии Уильямом Генри Фоксом Тальботом, до снимков американца An-My Lé с военных учений США, проводимых в рамках подготовки к войне в Ираке и Афганистане – выставка подчеркнуто демонстрирует равное внимание к прошлому и настоящему, показывая, что одно невозможно без другого; и что каждое поколение самостоятельно переосмысливает фотографию. Благодаря Меншелу, с момента его вступления в Комитет по Фото МоМА в 1977 году, коллекция музея пополнилась более чем на 500 работ, включая 162 фотографии из личной коллекции Меншела, недавно подаренные им музею.

Выставка работает до 7 мая 2017.

Louis-Auguste Bisson (French, 1814–1876) and Auguste Rosalie Bisson (French, 1826–1900). Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris (Detail of Facade). c. 1853. Albumen silver print from a glass negative, 14 7/16 × 17 13/16″ (36.6 × 45.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Robert B. Menschel

Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007), Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015). Cooling Towers. 1973. Gelatin silver prints, each 15 3/4 × 11 13/16″ (40 × 30 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Estate Bernd and Hilla Becher

Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869). Greek Hero. c. 1857. Salted-paper print from a wet-collodion glass negative, 13 7/16 × 10 3/16″ (34.2 × 25.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Robert and Joyce Menschel Fund

Jules Janssen (French, 1824–1907). Observatoire d’astronomie physique de Paris sis à Meudon, Seine-et-Oise: Atlas de photographies solaires, 1er fascicule (Physical astronomy observatory of Paris in Meudon, Seine-et-Oise: Atlas of solar photographs, volume 1). August 5, 1877–June 22, 1894. Plate from album with 30 woodburytypes, 21 1/8 × 17 9/16″ (53.7 × 44.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Horace W. Goldsmith Fund through Robert B. Menschel

Charles Harry Jones (British, 1866–1959). Onions. c. 1900. Gelatin silver printing-out-paper print, 5 7/8 × 8 1/4″ (15 × 21 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991). George Washington Bridge, Riverside Drive and West 179th Street, Manhattan. January 17, 1936. Gelatin silver print, 9 9/16 × 7 5/8″ (24.3 × 19.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics

Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999). Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago. 1953. Gelatin silver print, 7 11/16 × 9 11/16″ (19.5 × 24.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Robert and Joyce Menschel. © 2016 The Estate of Harry Callahan

Frederick Sommer (American, born Italy. 1905–1999). I Adore You. 1947. Gelatin silver print, 7 9/16 × 9 1/2″ (19.2 × 24.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel

John Gossage (American, born 1946). Monumentenbricke. 1982. Gelatin silver print, 12 3/16 × 9 11/16″ (30.9 × 24.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 John Gossage

Aaron Siskind (American, 1903–1991). North Carolina 30. 1951. Gelatin silver print, 13 1/16 × 9 11/16″ (33.2 × 24.6 cm). Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Estate of Aaron Siskind

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946). The Terminal. 1893. Photogravure, 10 × 13 3/16″ (25.4 × 33.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Estate of Alfred Stieglitz/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Weegee (American, born Austria. 1899–1968). The Gay Deceiver. c. 1939. Gelatin silver print, 13 × 10 1/4″ (33 × 26 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © Weegee/International Center of Photography

John Coplans (British, 1920–2003). Self-Portrait (Back with Arms Above). 1984. Gelatin silver print, 19 13/16 × 15″ (50.4 × 38.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 The John Coplans Trust

Joan Fontcuberta (Spanish, born 1955). Mullerpolis Plunfis. 1984. Gelatin silver print, 10 7/16 × 8 9/16″ (26.5 × 21.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Robert and Joyce Menschel Fund. © 2016 Joan Fontcuberta

An-My Lê (American, born Vietnam 1960). 29 Palms: Infantry Platoon (Machine Gunners). 2003–04. Gelatin silver print, 26 1/2 × 38 1/16″ (67.3 × 96.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Robert B. Menschel Fund. © 2016 An-My Lê

Val Telberg (American, born Russia. 1910–1995). Exhibition of the Witch. c. 1948. Gelatin silver print, 10 15/16 × 13 3/4″ (27.8 × 35 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Estate of Val Telberg

Margaret Watkins (Canadian, 1884–1969). Design–Angles. 1919. Gelatin silver print, 8 5/16 × 6 3/8″ (21.1 × 16.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Estate of Margaret Watkins

William Wegman (American, born 1943). On Mrs. Wegman’s Couch after Courbet from the portfolio Man Ray. 1982. Dye transfer print, 3 15/16 × 3 15/16″ (10 × 10 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 William Wegman

Carrie Mae Weems (American, born 1953). The Shape of Things. 1993. Gelatin silver prints, each 26 7/8 × 26 15/16″ (68.2 × 68.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Robert B. Menschel. © 2016 Carrie Mae Weems