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Light & Magic: The Birth of Art Photography
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Aesthetica Magazine
The Tate Modern exhibition Light & Magic recontextualizes Pictorialism as an independent artistic movement rather than a precursor to Modernism.
What: The exhibition showcases over 200 vintage prints from more than 80 artists, aiming to separate Pictorialist photography from the timeline of early 20th-century Modernism.
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- Pictorialism: An international style of photography in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that emphasized emotional or aesthetic qualities over factual documentation, often utilizing soft focus and chemical manipulation.
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Tate Modern's Light & Magic gathers over 200 vintage prints by more than 80 artists, reframing Pictorialism as its own movement rather than a bridge to Modernism.
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