From May 7 2010- March 21 2011 the MoMA is showing an exhibit entitled, Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography. The exhibit will showcase a selection of photographs by women artists, charting the history of photography from its very beginnings through the works of these women.
When viewed together, these photos reveal a female perspective in regard to both subject and medium. What is seen through the lens is conceived by women and reveals their view of life. It also reveals their view of photography itself -photography’s history, its ever-evolving techniques, and its purpose as an art form and a documentation. For much of photography’s 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium.
Featured artists include Berenice Abbott, Claude Cahun, Roni Horn, Helen Levitt, Tina Modotti, Carrie Mae Weems, and Yoko Ono, among many others.
For more information, visit the exhibition website here!
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