Overview
Street photography provides a way of mapping places and what people do in them. From Daidō Moriyama's images of postwar Japanese city life to Helen Levitt's scenes of children at play in the streets of New York, this genre of photography allows us to think about the human experience of local sites. This talk examines the global phenomenon of street photography, taking in work by artists in India, Great Britain, Mexico and Hungary.
This event is part of Art History Festival 2024 organised by the Association for Art History.
The Association for Art History’s Art History Festival is a free, annual event for the public which celebrates and explores the histories of art, design and architecture showing how these subjects help us to better understand the world around us. The programme consists of in-person and online events offered by organisations and individuals from across the UK during one week in September.
Academic Profile
Ben Street is an art historian and writer. He has been a lecturer for the National Gallery, Tate, the Royal Academy, Dulwich Picture Gallery and Christie's Education, among other institutions. He is the author of numerous books for general readers, most recently 'How to Enjoy Art' (Yale University Press, released September 2021) and a contributing writer on contemporary art for Apollo, Art Review and the Times Literary Supplement.
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Image credit: Filippo Andolfatto.