Henri Cartier-Bresson. Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, through 24 July 2011
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is definitely one of the most influential and prominent photographers of all time; since the 1930s, his works are known for their unique qualities: composition, dramaturgy of images and the crucial importance of details made his work an unforgettable phenomenon, inspiring generations of photographers.
As we look at his photographs, it becomes very clear that Cartier-Bresson must have always had his camera within reach, and it is exactly because of this that he, more often than others, was in time to capture life-changing moments. The skill of capturing the moment was the photographer's main tool of trade. In 1947 Cartier-Bresson and his friends launched the now-famous Magnum agency. The following decades saw his pictures vitally change the image of magazines like Life and Du. Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the first Western photographers who 'shipped in' extensive photo-reportages from the Soviet Union, as well as from India, China and Indonesia. Apart from being genuine icons of the 20th-century photojournalism, his pictures are also a vivid evidence of the photographic aesthetics of the age.
The show on view in Switzerland through mid-summer is a vivid insight into Henri Cartier-Bresson's body of work, comprising some 300 photographs, films and most significant publications.
60 Ausstellungsstrasse
www.museum-gestaltung.ch
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