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19 May 2011

Diane Arbus

As part of a new focus on photography this summer, Tate Modern will display a new collection of iconic Diane Arbus prints including some from a private collection. The display will span three rooms and comprise around 45 works, mainly from the period 1958 -1971, including a unique series of vintage prints.

The Diane Arbus display will include Self-portrait pregnant NYC 1945, a unique, early photograph, on loan from a private collection, taken by Arbus when she was 23. Arbus’s husband was enlisted in the army at the time and she printed and sent this photograph, among others, to him while he was away serving in the Second World War. The display will also feature an important group of rarely-seen vintage prints, A Box of Ten Photographs, printed by Arbus as her definitive portfolio during her lifetime which includes important works such as Identical Twins, Roselle NJ 1967, A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street NYC 1966 and The King and Queen of a Senior Citizens’ Dance NYC 1970. The display will also include the important series, Untitled 1970 -71.

Diane Arbus (1923–71) is acknowledged as one of the great figures of American photography who created remarkable images of contemporary life. Arbus pioneered the photographic approach that bridges the gap between documentary and fine art, exploring through her work the extraordinary variety that can be found in the lives, emotions and appearances of people. Her bold, direct style has been praised as a ‘celebration of things as they are’.

Diane Arbus runs from 16 May 2011 – 31 March 2012 , visit the Tate Modern website for more information.

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