Widewalls – Championing “concerned photography” since 1974, the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the world’s foremost photography institutions, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Devoted to amplifying the presence of socially and politically charged images, the ICP has been harnessing photography’s educational and transformative potential for half a century.
After more than 700 shows, thousands of classes, and public programs, the institution transformed into a vital platform for dialogue and discussion about the power of the image. Aligning the institution’s evolution with that of the medium, ICP kicks off its extensive 50th-anniversary celebration with two exhibitions – ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 and David Seidner: Fragments, 1977-99. Upon the occasion, David E. Little, Executive Director of ICP, stated: “This year, ICP will celebrate photography as a powerful interdisciplinary art form, photographers as artists who reimagine the medium, and ICP as an institution that brings this creative medium and the public together.”
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Photo: Left: David Seidner – Jessye Norman, c. 1995. David Seidner Archive, International Center of Photography © International Center of Photography / Right: David Seidner – Francine Howell, Azzedine Alaia, 1986. David Seidner Archive, International Center of Photography © International Center of Photography