The Jewish Museum of Belgium organises a major retrospective exhibition of photographer Erwin Blumenfeld

From September 29, the Jewish Museum of Belgium proposes an exhibition featuring the photographer Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969). Famous for his exceptionnaly creative fashion portraits, Blumenfeld’s artistry is offers a polymorphic work where Dadaïst inspiration, political committment and artistic expérimentations intertwine.

Featuring over a hundred photographs, the exhibition looks back at the life of this Berlin Jew who evolved within the cultural avant-garde movement in Amsterdam and Paris. As WWII broke out, he endured internment in a camp but was able to flee to New York in 1941 where his art blossomed with a free exploration of shapes and colors.

Erwin Blumenfeld
​​Photography. 1930-1950
​​29.09.2023 - 04.02.2024
​Press conference: 28 September, 11am

Please confirm your presence via e-mail to: micha@clubparadis.be

Jewish Museum of Belgium
​Rue des Minimes 21, ​
​1000 Brussels
​https://www.mjb-jmb.org/en/

Selection of images

Erwin Blumenfeld, Autoportrait New York, 1950-1955 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2022

Erwin Blumenfeld, Hitler, Grauenfresse (Hitler, gueule de l’horreur) Pays-Bas, 1938 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2022

Erwin Blumenfeld, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 1928 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2022Erwin Blumenfeld, Sans titre New York, 1946 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2022

Erwin Blumenfeld, Red Cross (Croix rouge), variante d'une photographie pour Vogue US mars 1945 New-York, 1945 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2022

Erwin Blumenfeld, Photographie pour la couverture de Harper’s Bazaar, décembre 1941 New York, 1941 © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2022