Typologien

In the age of AI deep fakes and disinformation, dissecting the context and influence of image production is more important than ever.

- Ivana Cholakova

‘Typologien’, at Fondazione Prada, offers an inquisitive, non-hierarchical reading of 20th century German photography to highlight the similarities with and differences from our contemporary worldview. The exhibition assembles more than 600 photographs by 25 artists who examined nature and architecture, human presence and absence. Grey suspended walls segment the huge expanse of the Podium building to create a labyrinth of works that, eschewing chronology, share a commitment to photographic inquiry.

Taking its title from the botanical classification practice of typology, the exhibition fittingly opens with several plant still lives. Particularly striking is Karl Blossfeldt’s