July 22, 2018
Fans of photography in Maribor and elsewhere now have an unmissable show to enjoy until October 21, 2018, with the Maribor Art Gallery (Umetnostna galerija Maribor) presenting an exhibition that reviews the entire career of Inge Morath, with over 200 works on display.
Llama near Times Square, New York City, USA, 1957 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos / FOTOHOF archive
A member of the legendary Magnum Photos Agency, Morath was born just over the Austrian border in Graz, in 1923. Her family soon moved to Germany, where she grew up during the years of Nazi rule and the Second World War.
Audrey Hepburn, actress, Durango, Mexico, 1958 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos / FOTOHOF archive
Morath started working at Magnum in Paris in 1949, at the invitation of Robert Capa, doing editorial work. It was at this time, she later said, that she learned how to take photographs, although by studying the contact sheets of Henri Cartier-Bresson rather than by working with a camera.
Sculptor Alberto Giacometti in his studio, Paris, France, 1958 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos / FOTOHOF archive
It was in the 1950s that Morath really started work in the medium, and the show contains images from these years right up until the end of her life, in 2002. It was then, aged 78, that she returned to the land of her birth and explored both sides of the Austrian and Slovenian border.
Arthur Miller, writer and husband of Inge Morath, Roxbury, Connecticut, USA, 1963 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos / FOTOHOF archive
The show, titled simply Inge Morath – Retrospective, offers a chance for visitors to spend some time learning about this remarkable woman, of interest both for her life and work, and is well worth the trip the Maribor Art Gallery (Umetnostna galerija Maribor), which can be found at Strossmayerjeva 6 (see the map at the end of this story).
Carpentershop, "May Tenth" School, Nanniwan near Yan'an, China, 1978 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos / FOTOHOF archive
The gallery is closed Mondays, but open from 10:00 - 18:00 Tuesday to Sunday. Tickets are €3 for adults, €2 for students and seniors, and free for children under 12, the unemployed and Slovenian art students, while family tickets can be purchased for €6. The official website is here.
Andre Charles, graffiti artist in front of some of his work, Houston Street, New York, USA, 1998 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos / FOTOHOF archive
Finally, another Magnum photographer, Marc Riboud, is currently on show in Ljubljana, with the exhibition of his works lasting until October 14, 2018. You can learn more about that here.
Inge Morath's attic studio, Roxbury, Connecticut, USA, 1998 © Kurt Kaindl / FOTOHOF archive
