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Fine Art Photography by MECHTHILD OP GEN OORTH

On Thursday August 19th 2010 at 6 p.m., 150 N. Michigan Ave.
Suite 200 - Chicago Il. 60601, USA

In Cooperation with the Goethe Institut Chicago. Greetings by Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of the City of Berlin.

Mechthild Op Gen Oorth

The famous german-american photographer Mechthild Op Gen Oorth is a member of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie and granddaughter of the German impressionist Arthur Illies. She has had numerous exhibitions in Europe and the USA; including Hamburg, New York, Chicago, Cardiff, Frankfurt and Cologne. Some of her exhibitions were part of the cultural exchange programme in cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.

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Interview Deutschlandfunk

Der Blues im Blickfang der Fotografin Mechthild Op Gen Oorth
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Wenn Mechthild Op Gen Oorth nach dem Weg zum nächsten Juke Joint fragt, sagt man ihr: »Over the railroad track« - hinter dem Schienenstrang. Dort, wo die Wohnviertel der Schwarzen beginnen. In spärlich beleuchteten Spelunken mit Bar und Billardtisch treffen sich hier die Musiker zu Jam-Sessions. Das Instrument von Mechthild Op Gen Oorth ist die Kamera. Seit mehr als 20 Jahren ist die in den 30er-Jahren als Enkelin des Impressionisten Arthur Illies geborene Fotografin in den Juke Joints der Vorstädte und legendären Clubs von Chicago bis Clarksdale unterwegs. Analog und ohne Blitzlicht fängt sie in ihren Schwarz-Weiß-Porträts den zeitlosen Puls des Blues ein. Musikalisch begleitet werden die Geschichten und Erlebnisse der Fotografin von den elektrisierenden Riffs der Stratocaster eines Byther Smith, dem expressiven Gesang von David Honeyboy Edwards, dem einstigen Weggefährten Roberts Johnsons, oder dem virtuosen Bluesharp-Spiel von Sugar Blue.

Mechthild in interview

Listen at Radio WDR 5.

Fotoausstellung "Blues" mit Günter Lamprecht

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Mechthild Op Gen Oorth at the VERNISSAGE "BERLIN BERLIN" MAY 2008 AT APROPOS GALLERY CÖLN

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Purchase an unique piece of Photographic Art!

Purchase an unique piece of art and buy one of Mechthild Op Gen Oorth's Gelatine Silver Print Photographs:

All Gelatine Silver Print Photographs of her exhibitions:
BERLIN, BLUES, BOXING and THE SOUTH are available on this website.

Print Information: All photographs are toned gelatin silver prints, made by the photographer and signed, titled and dated.
Prices range from 800 € to 1150 € (print + passepartout + frame).

You can also get the latest catalouge of the exhibition BERLIN BERLIN with 32 black and white prints and a foreword of well know berlin born actor Günter Lamprecht:


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Catalogue, including shipment within EU for 19,50 €.
If your interested please contact us.

Please don't hesitate to contact as well, in case you've got any question concerning sizes, prizes or framing. Cheers

You can also shop the catalouge at art book store
Schaden.com

Most of Mechthild's Photographs are available at:

APROPOS - The Concept Store


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Interview in Black & White Magazine

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