Something in the Way: A Brief History of Photography and Obstruction
This exhibition of works from NOMA’s collection explores photography’s relationship to the world through a diverse selection of photographs that include obstructing elements or remind us that the photograph itself is often an obstruction to the real world.
Identified from the top:
- André Kertész, “Paris 1929 (Broken Plate).” Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art/Museum Purchase through the National Endowment for the Arts Grant
- Tseng Kwong Chi, “New York, New York,” 1979. Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art/Gift of Steven Maklansky
- Andreas Feininger, “The Photojournalist,” 1955. Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art/Museum Purchase, The National Endowment for the Arts Grant
- Brett Weston, “Building Façade through Barbed Wire,” 1968. Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art/Gift of Mrs. P. Roussel Norman
- Albert Renger-Patzsch, “Das Bäumchen,” 1929. Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art/Museum purchase, Mr. and Mrs. H. Blumenthal Fund
- Judith A. Steiner, “Untitled (Foot and Concrete),” 1981. Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art/Gift of Judith A. Steiner
- Bernard Voita, “Melancolia,” 2014. Courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art
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