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Armani/Silos Mostra Peter Lindbergh

HEIMAT. A SENSE OF BELONGING

22ND FEBRUARY 2020 – 29TH AUGUST 2021

An exhibition dedicated to Peter Lindbergh*, highlighting the photographer’s unique viewpoint and his unmistakable aesthetic, also through unpublished works.

  • * © Peter Lindbergh (All photos courtesy of the Peter Lindbergh Foundation)

 

HEIMAT. A SENSE OF BELONGING

22ND FEBRUARY 2020 – 29TH AUGUST 2021

An exhibition dedicated to Peter Lindbergh*, highlighting the photographer’s unique viewpoint and his unmistakable aesthetic, also through unpublished works.

  • * © Peter Lindbergh (All photos courtesy of the Peter Lindbergh Foundation)

 

THE EXHIBITION

Personally curated by Giorgio Armani with the Peter Lindbergh Foundation, “Heimat. A Sense of Belonging” pays homage to the powerful affinities between two visionaries whose unique sense of identity has set very personal standards, in art as well as in life. Lindbergh’s understanding of femininity, his interest in personality and proclivity for truth have always set him apart among his peers. There is an inherent honesty to Lindbergh’s work that is closely linked to his own Heimat. The word Heimat, in German, means more than home: it is a place of the heart; it is where one belongs.

THE ARTIST

Known for his cinematic images, Peter Lindbergh (1944-2019) was born in Leszno, Poland, and spent his childhood in Duisburg (North Rhine-Westphalia). He studied fine art in Berlin and free painting in Krefeld, turning his interest to photography after moving to Düsseldorf in 1971. Joining the Stern magazine family along with photography legends Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Hans Feurer, he moved to Paris in 1978 to further his career. Lindbergh quickly introduced a form of new realism, prioritizing the soul and the personality of the subjects, thus changing the standards of fashion photography for good, steering away from age and beauty stereotypes. His work is best-known for the simple and revealing portraits, and the strong influences from early German cinema and the industrial surroundings of his childhood.


THE ARTIST

Known for his cinematic images, Peter Lindbergh (1944-2019) was born in Leszno, Poland, and spent his childhood in Duisburg (North Rhine-Westphalia). He studied fine art in Berlin and free painting in Krefeld, turning his interest to photography after moving to Düsseldorf in 1971. Joining the Stern magazine family along with photography legends Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Hans Feurer, he moved to Paris in 1978 to further his career. Lindbergh quickly introduced a form of new realism, prioritizing the soul and the personality of the subjects, thus changing the standards of fashion photography for good, steering away from age and beauty stereotypes. His work is best-known for the simple and revealing portraits, and the strong influences from early German cinema and the industrial surroundings of his childhood.


“I have always admired Peter for the consistency and intensity of his work. Timelessness is a quality I personally aspire to, and one that Peter definitely possessed. With this exhibition at Armani/Silos I want to pay tribute to a wonderful professional companion whose love for beauty represents an indelible contribution to our culture, not just to fashion.” – Giorgio Armani

“I have always admired Peter for the consistency and intensity of his work. Timelessness is a quality I personally aspire to, and one that Peter definitely possessed. With this exhibition at Armani/Silos I want to pay tribute to a wonderful professional companion whose love for beauty represents an indelible contribution to our culture, not just to fashion.” – Giorgio Armani

THE WORKS

 

Focusing on known and lesser known aspects of Lindbergh’s work, Heimat. A Sense of Belonging unfolds as a three-sections movement on the ground floor of Armani/Silos. The photographer’s unique viewpoint, his idea of space and beauty and his unmistakable aesthetics are revealed, together with the sources of inspiration, in a journey that goes beyond the idea of fashion photography, starting with the portraits of The Naked Truth, expanding with the powerful ambiances of Heimat, settling with the startling rawness of The Modern Heroine. The core of the Armani/Silos exhibition revolves around images in which expressive industrial surroundings are more than mere backgrounds: narrative protagonists, as beautifully naked in their truth as Lindbergh’s portraits, always stripped bare of artifice, and his idea of the modern heroine as a powerful woman who shows signs of age and time with pride. Within these three movements, Heimat. A Sense of Belonging depicts the complexity and the directness of Lindbergh’s work, and its sense of timelessness.


THE WORKS

 

Focusing on known and lesser known aspects of Lindbergh’s work, Heimat. A Sense of Belonging unfolds as a three-sections movement on the ground floor of Armani/Silos. The photographer’s unique viewpoint, his idea of space and beauty and his unmistakable aesthetics are revealed, together with the sources of inspiration, in a journey that goes beyond the idea of fashion photography, starting with the portraits of The Naked Truth, expanding with the powerful ambiances of Heimat, settling with the startling rawness of The Modern Heroine. The core of the Armani/Silos exhibition revolves around images in which expressive industrial surroundings are more than mere backgrounds: narrative protagonists, as beautifully naked in their truth as Lindbergh’s portraits, always stripped bare of artifice, and his idea of the modern heroine as a powerful woman who shows signs of age and time with pride. Within these three movements, Heimat. A Sense of Belonging depicts the complexity and the directness of Lindbergh’s work, and its sense of timelessness.


THE SET UP

THE SET UP

Armani/Silos Mostra Peter Lindbergh