Until Sunday 23 February 2020, the MASI of Lugano in collaboration with the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography showcases the famous (and nice) shots of William Wegman, an original and eclectic American artist.
The collection of works entitled “Being Human” portrays the artist’s weimaraner dogs in particular poses and scenes, whose goal is to represent the human side of his trusted 4-legged friends.
The exhibition aims to tell the particular artistic history of Wegman, about thirty years long, proposing ninety Polaroids and a dozen pigment prints.
His works are described as a different representation of the human being.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
William Wegman was born in 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Considered an eclectic artist for the various productions she has taken part in from the 80s to today (works of films and video productions for Saturday Night Live and NIkelodeon, films The Hardly Boys and banners for the Metropolitan Opera and covers for numerous publications between which The New Yorker and Wallpaper), manages to make himself known, in the contemporary art scene, thanks to the photographic shots that portray his dogs in different poses and situations.
The first encounter that the artist had with the Weimaraner dog breed was in the 70s and since then he has not stopped photographing them.
William Wegman lives in New York and Maine where he continues to paint, draw, make videos and take photographs with his inseparable dogs Flo and Topper.
USEFUL INFORMATION
The exhibition will remain open until 23 February 2020 at MASI in Lugano
Address: Piazza Bernardino Luini 6, Lugano, Switzerland.
Ticket price: Full: CHF 20. / Reduced: CHF 16.
Telephone number: +41 (0) 58 866 42 40
Opening time:
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00.
Thursday open until 20:00
To purchase the ticket online: TicketCorner
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