We were pleased to receive, just a few days ago, a copy of the June 2012 special issue of Connaissance des Arts Photo. The reason, as one can imagine, is a large scope interview with Shalom Shpilman. The essay discusses Mr. Shpilman’s entrance to the world of photography, as well as the construction and the development of his collection. More over, the piece elaborates on our new exhibition space in Tel Aviv. Click here to read to full article (French) Click on the images for full view:

Modern Photography in the First Half of the 20th Century 25.5.2012-27.10.2012 Exhibition opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday 16:00-20:00; Friday, Saturday 10:00-14:00 Guided tour of the exhibition every Saturday at 12:00. Free admission. The SIP address: 27 Shoken St. 3rd floor, Tel Aviv 66532. T. +972 (0)3 7283737 László Moholy-Nagy, Untitled, 1926 photogram, gelatin silver print, 39.8×30 © Hattula Moholy-Nagy The exhibition turns the spotlight on New Vision as a unique phenomenon in the history of modern avant-garde photography, which emerged simultaneously in various centers throughout Europe, and later in the United States as well. The name “New Vision” was drawn from the title of a book [...]

The Shpilman Institute for Photography is proud to announce the upcoming opening event of its residency at 27 Shoken St. Tel-Aviv, and of its opening exhibition: LUMA – Modern Photography from First Half of the 20th Century // May 25, 2012. Exhibition opening hours, August: Saturday 10:00-14:00 Guided tour of the exhibition every Saturday at 12:00. Free admission. The SIP address: 27 Shoken St. 3rd floor, Tel Aviv 66532. T. +972 (0)3 7283737 Participating Artists: Berenice Abbott, Heda Benáková–Fantlová, Werner Bischof, Francis Bruguière, Margaret De Patta, František Drtikol, Elliott Erwitt, Lois Field, Jaromír Funke, Raymond Hains, Heinz Hajek–Halke, James Hamilton Brown, Henry Holmes [...]

The Shpilman Institute for Photography, Photo Lexic Research Group and the Minerva Humanities Center are delighted to welcome Jacques Rancière to Israel. During his visit, Rancière will give a lecture at Tel Aviv University. Titled ”What Do Images Show?”, the lecture will focus on problems involved in the issue of “showing” and their political significance. The lecture will be held on January 25, 2012, Gilman Building, room 144, Tel Aviv University. 6:00 pm, no admissions.

Aperture Foundation, the Photography Program in the School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons the New School for Design, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School, and The Shpilman Institute for Photography hosted and supported a unique two-day symposium dealing with the current status of the field, March 2011 Andrea Geyer and Susie Linfield Anthony Aziz and Douglas Lanman Charlotte Cotton and David Reinfurt Penelope Umbrico and Anne Collins Goodyear

Thanks to the hundreds of researchers, artists and curators that have applied to The SIP 2011 Grants Program. The Program offers funding to writers, theorists, and researchers from various disciplines whose research aim to advance the methodologies, theories, and practices by which we can better comprehend the world of photography and the world perceived through photography. Photograph: Rotem Rozental

By Rotem Rozental Naked trees seen from the ground up, stretching thin arms to the skies; a man and a young boy wearing dull old clothes standing outside a barn, their smiles almost invisible; a wooden door to a wooden house, seemingly alone in the world. The wilderness depicted through John Szarkowski’s lens is the loneliest, most intimate place on earth. Szarkowski was not only influential because of his position as Director of Photography at the MOMA between 1962 and 1991. To this day he is considered by many to be one of the most important voices of photography and [...]

The Shpilman Institute for Photography (SIP) invites you to send a video question to Ms. Marta Gili, director of the Jeu de Paume, Paris, and to Mr. Peter Galassi, Chief Curator of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Ms. Gili and Mr. Galassi are vising Israel as jury members of The Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography at Israel Museum, Jerusalem. They will inaugarate the first session of the SIP Encounter series.  SIP Encounter 1 will take place on Monday, July 12, 2010, in ZOA Tel-Aviv. Gilli and Galassi’s talk will be structured around responses to 20 [...]