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Item: Volksfoto. Zeitung für Fotografie [Volksfoto. Newspaper for Photography]

1976

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Materials: ink, paper

Collection: Collection Marc Schepers.

Volksfoto 1 –Zeitung für Fotografie, Inhalt Der  Schubladenfotograf, Der Fotofreund, Die aufgetaute Kamera, Berlin: Volksfoto

In 1979, Leen Derks, Marc Schepers, Jacques Sonck, Luc Tuymans and Bob Van Ruyssevelt found common ground in their shared interest in art and society. Inspired by international examples — such as Volksfoto. Zeitung für Fotografie [Volksfoto. Newspaper for Photography] and the 7. Produzenten Galerie [7th Producers’ Gallery] of Dieter Hacker and Andreas Seltzer in Berlin — they launched a series of artistic projects in the Bleekhof district in Borgerhout and the Sint-Andries neighbourhood in Antwerp. From a wide-ranging interest in cultural history, they sought ways of linking art with the social fabric of the city and with the ordinary, everyday life in a street or community. These early projects carried the name Morguen and led to the publication of the magazine Morguen. Tijdschrift voor Levende Volkskunst [Morguen. Journal of Living Folk Art].

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