Letizia Battaglia || From Photojournalism to Photography
An event reflecting upon the evolution of photography from being a fundamental part of newspapers to becoming an art form in its own right
Thursday 30 March 2017, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
MAXXI Museum in Via Guido Reni, 4/A
00196 Rome
Letizia Battaglia. From photojournalism to art photography
MAXXI Auditorium – entrance fee: 5 €
free entrance for holders of the myMAXXI card (with the possibility to reserve a seat for the first 10 people who send an email to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it before the day prior to the event, until full capacity is reached)
- “From photojournalism to art photography” will reflect upon the evolution of photography from being a fundamental part of newspapers to becoming an art form in its own right Letizia Battaglia’s graphic, authentic photos were originally intended for journalistic and social criticism purposes. Soon they became recognised as pieces of fine art. Following the shift in reception of her work, Battaglia’s experience offers a good starting point for reflection upon the evolution of photography.
Introduced by
Margherita Guccione Director of MAXXI Architettura
Bartolomeo Pietromarchi Director of MAXXI Arte
Speakers
Letizia Battaglia, photographer
Tobia Bezzola, director of the Folkwang Museum, Essen
Shoair Mavlian, curator of the Tate Modern, London
Moderator
Paolo Falcone co-curator of the Letizia Battaglia: Just For Passion exhibition
