Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage

Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage Since the late 19th century, photographers have honed their craft to expose social and political truths existing in their surroundings. Featured artists include El Lissitzky, Okanoue Toshiko, Herbert Bayer, Matthew Buckingham, Tom Thayer, among others, and although their work stems from different artistic movements—from Dada to Constructivism—all the artists embrace the compelling process of photography construction and destruction. Utopia/Dystopia is the brainchild of MFAH associate photography curator, Yasufumi Nakamori. The show is organized around three themes: urban visions, figure construction and the quest for a utopian world, and contains pieces drawn from four museums and private holdings. "In breaking and reassembling found images to create a new vision, artists have found collage and montage ideal for expressing utopian dreams and dystopian anxieties," said Nakamori . Utopia/Dystopia will be on display through June 10 as part of the FotoFest 2012 Biennial , the largest international photography festival in the U. Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 08/03/2012