AMSTERDAM /ED VAN DER ELSKEN / STEDELIJK MUSEUM
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Camera in love by Ed van der Elsken
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| Exhibition of Van der Elsken "The infatuated camera" |
Ed van der Elsken is known as the most talented Dutch street photographer. When we learnt that Stedelijk museum in Amsterdam is presenting the largest exhibition of Ed van der Elsken's work (1925-1990) we could not but attend. We saw a large overview of the fimlic and photographic work of the artist.The short films iand his books were the oeuvre of this exhibition. Stedelijk museum has followed Van der Elsken’s work since the beginning of his career in the 1950s.
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| portrait of Vali Mayers,Australian dancer.Paris 1950-1954 |
The photographer had a unique style, mainly black and white photography depicting simple moments of life. He roamed the streets of Amsterdam, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong searching for unique personalities. Ed van der Elsken was an unconventional personality and would build a personal relationship with those that he would photograph.
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| Tokyo, Japanese couple making love |
Scenes from the daily life of Amsterdam but also of orther cities like Paris and Tokyo reveal that van der Elsken was attracted by the simple and beautiful things in life. His book "Love on the left bank" has a number of photographs portraying the love between bohemian couples in Paris. Hripsime Visser is the curator of photography in this exhibition. He has also written widely on van der Elsken's work and curated numerous exhibitions of his work.
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| Ed van der Elsken, Beethovenstraat, Amsterdam (1967) © Ed van der Elsken / Nederlands Fotomuseum |
The exhibition is accompanied by an exhaustive publication that examines the life and work of Ed van der Elsken. The volume features essays by Hripsimé Visser, David Campany, Colin van Heezik and Susan Aasman together with a unique collection of his most celebrated works in black and white, and color – images that, today, are among the most iconic of Dutch photographic history. The publication also includes written odes to Ed van der Elsken by artists Nan Goldin, Paulien Oltheten and Valerie Jouve, each of whom is inspired and influenced by his work.
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| Vali Meyers and sailor, Paris 1950-1954
The exibition "Camera in love" is available to the public 4 February until 21st May 2017.
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