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COLOUR BEFORE COLOR HASTED HUNT

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NEW YORK CITY — Hasted Hunt will present a special exhibition, “Colour Before Color,” curated by Martin Parr, from June 7 to July 20. With works by a group of European photographers who were working with color photography in the early 1970s, the show will be at the gallery, 529 West 20th Street, third floor.

The six artists included in the show are: Luigi Ghirri (Italian, 1943–1992), Keld Helmer-Peterson (Danish, b 1920), John Hinde (British, studio with Edmund Nägele, Elmar Ludwig, David Noble), Peter Mitchell (British), Carlos Pérez Siquier (Spanish, b 1930) and Ed van der Elsken (Dutch, 1925–1990).

Martin Parr writes, “In the rather dysfunctional history of color photography, the seminal exhibition by William Eggleston in 1976 at MOMA is often cited as the start of serious color photography. This statement often riles and confuses many people, as color photography had been around for 90 years. However, previous to Eggleston’s exhibition and book, color work had predominately been associated with commercial or even snapshot photography. His show gave color practice the status in the museum world that had previously eluded it.

More than 30 years after the images in the show were produced, the language of color photography that these photographers have employed is now very familiar. This exhibition gives a unique opportunity to reassess the short and confused history of recent color photography by showing the work of European pioneers who have been overlooked and eclipsed by their American counterparts.

For information, 212-627-0006, info@hastedhunt.com or www.hastedhunt.com.