An exhibition of rare contemporary photographs from UK's Victoria and Albert Museum are being showcased at a city museum. The GUIDE offers up a picture essay of the most intriguing photos on display and the stories behind each of them
An exhibition of rare contemporary photographs from UK's Victoria and Albert Museum are being showcased at a city museum. The GUIDE offers up a picture essay of the most intriguing photos on display and the stories behind each of them
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| Untitled (Harz Germany) by Albert Cross (2004) |
The photographs are part of a collection of over 5 lakh images from the Victoria and Albert Museum's (V&A) permanent photography collection, acquired over two decades.u00a0
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| Plum from the Face series by Huang Yan (2004) |
Interestingly, this Mumbai-based museum was originally called the Victoria and Albert Museum (from 1872 to 1975), until it was renamed after social reformer Dr Bhau Daji Lad, who pioneered the establishment.
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| Per Pulverem Ad Astra 3.2 by Eva Stenram (2006/ 2007) |
"Through the exhibition, we are offering people a golden opportunity to engage with contemporary ideas, art and culture from different places," said Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, managing trustee and honorary director, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum.
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| Untitled by Hellen van Meene (1996) |
The name of the exhibition is derived from the idea that photography freezes time and place, making us realise how fleeting time is. As Martin Barnes, senior curator at the V&A Museum, states in the brochure, "One of photography's most compelling aspects is its capacity to tangle fact with fiction. What I perceive through my eyes cannot be the same as what is registered in the camera. In this way, photographs allow me the opportunity to observe 'something that I'll never see'."
Till January 9, 10 am to 5.30 pm
At Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Bagh, 91/A, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, Byculla (East).
Call 23731234
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