Image series 46 / 2024: Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Representation of Reality

10 November 2024 | By: Bettina Pfleging

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One of the main topics of the American photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia is the question of the possibility of representing reality. The realistic reproduction and the seemingly documentary view are the result of elaborate image direction. His images move between everyday moments and detailed staged arrangements. In the portrait series ‘Heads’, he photographed passers-by on the streets of New York City without them noticing, using a powerful telephoto lens from a great distance.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Art Collection Deutsche Börse, more than 120 photographs by various photographers will be presented in the anniversary exhibition: new acquisitions in dialogue with existing groups of works.

“Look at Us. 25 Years of Art Collection Deutsche Börse”
10 October 2024 until 9 March 2025, Deutsche Börse AG, The Cube, Eschborn

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Straßenszene, Ausschnitt; Virtuelle Diathek, Universität Hamburg, Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Francesco, Ausschnitt, 1985; Mediathek, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Kunstgeschichte

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Los Angeles, Ausschnitt, 1993, 38 × 58 cm Imago, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. New York, Ausschnitt, 1993; Mediathek, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Kunstgeschichte

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. New York, Ausschnitt, 1993, 38 × 58 cm; Imago, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Head #1, Ausschnitt, 2000, F.C.A.-Print, 122 × 152,5 cm, Frankfurt am Main; ConedaKOR Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Kunstgeschichtliches Institut

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Head #8, Ausschnitt, 2000, F.C.A.-Print, 122 × 152,5 cm, Frankfurt am Main; ConedaKOR Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Kunstgeschichtliches Institut

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Head #23, Ausschnitt, 2000, F.C.A.-Print, 122 × 152,5 cm, Frankfurt am Main; ConedaKOR Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Kunstgeschichtliches Institut