Josef Koudelka "Invasion 68: Prague"
Aperture Gallery
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On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the invasion of Prague, Aperture Gallery presents Invasion 68: Prague, an exhibition and catalog of Josef Koudelka's remarkable work made during that one week. In 1968, Koudelka was a young photographer chronicling the theater,and the lives of gypsies, but he had never photographed a news event. That all changed on the night of August 21, when Warsaw Pact tanks invaded the city of Prague, ending the short-lived political freedom in Czechoslovakia that came to be known as the Prague Spring. In the midst of the turmoil of the Soviet-led invasion, Koudelka took to the streets to document this critical moment. These powerful photographs anonymously reached Magnum Photos in New York and earned the Robert Capa award.
This exhibition, coproduced with Magnum Photos, will feature large-scale prints of this work, many of the images have never been
seen before, with compelling texts by Czech historians. Both images
and texts are taken from Koudelka's latest stunning Aperture monograph of the same name, which includes 250 photographs chosen by the artist from his archive. Coinciding with the show at Aperture Gallery, Pace/Mac Gill Gallery jointly presents an exhibition opening the same day of Koudelka's most iconic vintage and recent prints.
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Schedule
from September 05, 2008 to October 30, 2008
Opening Reception on 2008-09-04 from 18:00 to 20:00