Expo Peter Lindbergh Untold Stories
More information on the Lindbergh exhibition in Brussels
An intimate exhibition, UNTOLD STORIES pays homage to the life and Lindbergh's work (1944-2019). Shortly before his untimely death (in September 2019), he personally took charge of the selection of the photographs. By mixing images from different decades and bringing them together, Lindbergh achieved new interpretations and associations, in effect creating new stories: UNTOLD STORIES.
Untold stories, when fashion photography becomes Art
The City of Brussels will host from December 15, 2022 to April 1, 2023, Peter Lindbergh's posthumous exhibition, master of photography, Untold Stories at theVanderborght space. After visiting several European cities, Brussels, capital of the European Union, will honor this artist whose works have made him one of the greatest contemporary photographers.
A sublime retrospective that pays homage to Peter Lindbergh: this exhibition is the expression of an artistic vision that has been built and nourished by four decades of work, meetings and creation. For three years, Lindbergh spent his nights researching, editing and assembling images to offer new interpretations and create surprise.
These never-before-seen photos, videos and large formats will take over the halls of the Vanderborght space in Brussels for a period of four months, thanks to the involvement and support of the city and the collaboration of the Peter Lindbergh Foundation. .
The genesis
In 2018, a story of friendship was born between Bruno Pani (founder of the event agency Profirst and the social club TheMerode) and Peter Lindbergh, iconic photographer from the 80s to today. Lindbergh seized with humanity the fragility in the strength of the models, marking his time and the advent of the Top Models. He collaborated with the flagship magazines of the heyday of glossy paper, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair. He remains the only one to have immortalized the mythical Pirelli Calendar three times. Under her lens, the famous Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen, sealed the power of another expression of femininity, that of raw beauty.
In September 2019, Peter Lindbergh laid down his camera for the last time, but the power of his cinematic work resides indefinitely in each of the shots that pushed back, literally and figuratively,
the framework of fashion photography. Before his death, Peter Lindbergh had created a foundation with the mission of preserving his work. Since then, the Peter Lindbergh Foundation has continued to publicize and promote its photographic heritage, in particular through the implementation of the Untold Stories exhibition, initially developed in collaboration with the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.
Unpublished works
Untold Stories will reveal more than 150 works associated freely by their author in order to place the gaze in abyss and to create a dialogue between the images, superimposing the one who discovers, the one who poses, the one who is just passing through. A monumental and immersive experience that combines little or unknown images with the artist's most iconic shots. A moving photograph, vibrant with the energy of the living portrait and through which Peter Lindbergh contributes to elevating fashion photography to the rank of art.
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Location
Find out more about the VANDERBORGHT space
This remarkable building is the property of the City of Brussels. You will recognize it thanks to the large window that stands in the center of Brussels. It is located a few minutes from the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert and barely further from the Grand Place. In total it occupies a space of 6 square meters.
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The history of this place
It was for the benefit of the "New Vanderborght Brothers Establishments" that it was built in the past. The Vanderborght Brothers were used to working together in trade. Their business was mainly centered around carpets, trinkets, garden furniture, bedding, etc.
It was in 1935 thanks to the architects Govaerts and Van Vaerenbergh that the VANDERBORGHT space was born. We find a modernist and practical style, devoid of any ornament.
In total, five floors made up of modular trays make up the whole. Note its huge windows giving great visibility. At the time, the store stood out from the others because of its huge terraces. At the same time a place of exhibition of garden furniture but also a place of relaxation where it was possible to have tea.
Unfortunately in 1980, the store went bankrupt and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts even considered transferring the modern art collections there. The project remained unfinished.
The VANDERBORGHT space nowadays
Today the place hosts many exhibitions. Many are centered around contemporary art. Each year, three major events are scheduled:
- Business Card ARTopenKUNST (February), More than 200 artists and amateur and pro exhibitions take part in the exhibition during an exhibition weekend. http://cartedevisite.brussels/
- The Independent (April), New York contemporary art fair http://independenthq.com/
- Strokar (May), exhibition dedicated to Street Art with Brussels and international artists. http://strokar.be/
