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Josef Koudelka : IKONAR : archival constellations

Title
Josef Koudelka : IKONAR : archival constellations / edited by Lars Willumeit in collaboration with Jonathan Roquemore ; essays by Lars Willumeit and Stuart Alexander.
Publication
  • Lausanne : Photo Elysée ; Leipzig : Spector Books, [2022]
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
  • Koudelka, Josef, 1938-
  • Willumeit, Lars
  • Roquemore, Jonathan
  • Alexander, Stuart
  • Photo Elysée (Museum : Lausanne, Switzerland), host institution.
Description
262 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits; 33 cm
Summary
  • "Ikonar is the nickname given to Josef Koudelka by a group of Roma he encountered on his travels. They refer to him as a 'maker of icons' because they used his famous photographs of Roma communities as quasi-religious icons in their place of prayer. Koudelka being a globally respected 'maker of photographs', he considers himself more as a 'collector of his own images' than as a photographer. IKONAR. Archival Constellations, which covers the period from 1960 to 2012, makes a wide range of materials available to the public, some of them unpublished. They were selected from the 30,000-plus 35 mm contact sheets in Koudelka's archive. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title at Photo Elysée in Lausanne, this book presents portfolios of core series of his work shot in 35 mm format. These are interleaved with seven thematic constellations that represent a logical extension of his archive. An essay reconstructing in detail the making of the Gypsies book, in its successive versions, complements this catalogue. All of this allows for parallel visual explorations of Koudelka's work and its evolving processes of creation."--Page 4 of cover.
  • Ikonar ist der Spitzname, den Josef Koudelka von einer Gruppe Roma erhielt. Weil sie seine berühmten Fotos von Roma-Gemeinschaften als quasi-religiöse Ikonen in ihrer Gebetsstätte verwendeten, sahen sie in ihm einen 'Ikonar', einen Ikonenmacher. Aber Koudelka ist nicht nur ein weltweit anerkannter 'Schöpfer von Fotografien', sondern auch ein produktiver 'Sammler von Bildern'. IKONAR. Archival Constellations macht eine Vielzahl Materialien aus den Jahren 1960 bis 2012 zugänglich, einige davon unveröffentlicht. Sie wurden aus den über 30.000 Kleinbildkontaktbögen seines Archivs ausgewählt. Anlässlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Photo Elysée in Lausanne werden wichtige Serien aus Koudelkas fotografischem Werk zusammen mit sieben thematischen Konstellationen gezeigt, die sich aus der Logik seines Archives ableiten. Die Ausstellung erlaubt so eine neue Art der Zusammenschau von Koudelkas Arbeiten und gibt Einblick in deren Entstehungs-, und Entwicklungsprozesse. Josef Koudelka, geb. 1938 in Boskovice, Tschechien, lebt in Paris. 1971 wurde er Mitglied der Fotoagentur Magnum. Koudelka erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, darunter den französischen Grand Prix National de la Photographie (1987), den Henri Cartier-Bresson Award (1991) und den International Center of Photography Infinity Award (2004). Stuart Alexander ist Fotografiehistoriker und Verleger bei Delpire & Co, Paris. Tatyana Franck war von 2015 bis Januar 2022 Direktorin des Photo Elysée. Lars Willumeit arbeitet als Kurator für das Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Schweiz. Exhibition: Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland (05.11.2022 - 29.01.2023).00Also available in French, ISBN 9782882507969 (Noir sur Blanc Editions, 2022).
Uniform Title
Josef Koudelka (Photo Elysée)
Alternative Title
  • IKONAR : archival constellations
  • Koudelka
Subject
  • Koudelka, Josef, 1938- > Exhibitions
  • Koudelka, Josef, 1938-
  • Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions
  • Photography, Artistic
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at Photo Elysée, Lausanne, November 4, 2022-January 29, 2023.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Preface / Tatyana Franck -- Obey the sun! / Lars Willumeit -- Portfolio 1: Beginnings (1958-1961) and Experiments (1962-1964) -- Constellation 1: Josef Koudelka as photographer -- Constellation 2: Josef Koudelka as collector of images -- Portfolio 2: Theater (1962-1970) -- Constellation 3: Josef Koudelka as book artist -- Constellation 4: Josef Koudelka as exhibition maker -- Portfolio 3: Gypsies (1962-1970) -- Constellation 5: Josef Koudelka as archivist -- Constellation 6: Josef Koudelka as first-person documentarist -- Portfolio 4: Invasion 1968 -- Constellation 7: Josef Koudelka as collaborator, friend, and kinsperson -- Portfolio 5: Exiles (1968-1994) -- Something about life: the Gypsies books / Stuart Alexander.
Call Number
JQG 24-154
ISBN
  • 9783959056304
  • 3959056303
OCLC
1371244952
Title
Josef Koudelka : IKONAR : archival constellations / edited by Lars Willumeit in collaboration with Jonathan Roquemore ; essays by Lars Willumeit and Stuart Alexander.
Publisher
Lausanne : Photo Elysée ; Leipzig : Spector Books, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
1st edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Koudelka, Josef, 1938-
Willumeit, Lars, editor, writer of added commentary.
Roquemore, Jonathan, editor.
Alexander, Stuart, writer of added commentary.
Photo Elysée (Museum : Lausanne, Switzerland), host institution.
Cover Title
Koudelka
Research Call Number
JQG 24-154
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