 Exposed
Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera
Tate Modern, London
28 May – 3 October 2010
Exposed offers a fascinating look at pictures made on the sly,
without the explicit permission of the people depicted. With photographs
from the late nineteenth century to present day, the pictures present a
shocking, illuminating and witty perspective on iconic and taboo
subjects.
Beginning with the idea of the unseen photographer, Exposed
presents 250 works by celebrated artists and photographers including
Brassaï's erotic Secret Paris of the 1930s images; Weegee's iconic
photograph of Marilyn Monroe; and Nick Ut's reportage image of children
escaping napalm attacks in the Vietnam War. Sex and celebrity is an
important part of the exhibition, presenting photographs of Liz Taylor
and Richard Burton, Paris Hilton on her way to prison and the
assassination of JFK. Other renowned photographers represented in the
show include Guy Bourdin, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Philip Lorca DiCorcia,
Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, Lee Miller, Helmut Newton and
Man Ray.
The UK is now the most surveyed country in the world. We have an
obsession with voyeurism, privacy laws, freedom of media, and
surveillance – images captured and relayed on camera phones, YouTube or
reality TV.
Much of Exposed focuses on surveillance, including works by both
amateur and press photographers, and images produced using automatic
technology such as CCTV. The issues raised are particularly relevant in
the current climate, with topical debates raging around the rights and
desires of individuals, terrorism and the increasing availability and
use of surveillance. Exposed confronts these issues and their
implications head-on.
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