Eröffnung HIGH NOON: NAN GOLDIN, DAVID ARMSTRONG, MARK MORRISROE, PHILIP-LORCA DiCORCIA

In the organizer's words:

From December 13, 2024 to May 4, 2025, the exhibition "High Noon" at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg will highlight the groundbreaking works of Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, Mark Morrisroe and Philip-Lorca diCorcia. In the political climate of the Reagan era of the 1980s, characterized by conservative values and neoliberalism, these photographers began to capture the life of New York's subculture in intense and often shockingly intimate images. Goldin, Armstrong and Morrisroe, close friends, documented their peer group with an unmistakable style and autobiographical approach. Their works show intimate moments of love, friendship and decay against a backdrop of passion, addiction and AIDS. DiCorcia, on the other hand, stages fictions from everyday scenes in his surroundings, creates idealized archetypes and plays with the concept of the photographic document. Curated by Dr. Sabine Schnakenberg, the show presents around 150 works from the F.C. Gundlach Collection that continue to have an impact today - both on the art world and on society's perception of sexuality, relationships and identity.

Free admission on the opening evening.