From 13 December 2024 to 4 May 2025, the exhibition HIGH NOON at Deichtorhallen Hamburg will feature works by Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, Mark Morrisroe and Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Facing the political climate of the Reagan era of the 1980s, characterised by conservative values and neoliberalism, these photographers begin to capture New York's subculture in intense and often shockingly intimate images.
Goldin, Armstrong and Morrisroe, close friends, document their peer group with an unmistakable style and autobiographical approach. Their images offer insights into intimate moments of love, friendship and decay against a backdrop of passion, addiction and AIDS. DiCorcia, on the other hand, stages fictions from everyday scenes and creates idealised archetypes, constantly playing with photography's role as documentary evidence.
Curated by Dr Sabine Schnakenberg, the show presents around 150 works from the F.C. Gundlach Collection that continue to have an impact until today - both on the art world and on society's perception of sexuality, relationships and identity.
Gallery
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Nan Goldin, Jimmy Paulette And Tabboo! In The Bathroom, New York City, 1991, Cibachrome, 76,2 x 101,6 cm, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © Nan Goldin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
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Nan Goldin, Bruce Bleaching His Eye-Brows, Pleasant St., Cambridge, 1975, Cibachrome, 61 x 50,8 cm, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © Nan Goldin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
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David Armstrong, Suzanne, Elisabeth Street, New York, 1978, Silbergelatine, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © Courtesy of the Estate of David Armstrong
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David Armstrong, Cookie at Bleecker Street, New York, 1977, Silbergelatine, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © Courtesy of the Estate of David Armstrong
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Mark Morrisroe, Untitled [Sweet Raspberry/Lady Madonna], 1986, Color Print, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © The Estate of Mark Morrisroe
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Mark Morrisroe, Untitled [John S. and Jonathan], 1985, Color Print von Sandwich-Negativ, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © The Estate of Mark Morrisroe
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Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Marilyn, 28 years old, Las Vegas, Nevada, $30, Las Vegas 1990/1992, Chromogenic Color Print, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Courtesy of the artist, Sprüth Magers and David Zwirner
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Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Major Tom, Kansas City, Kansas, $20 Kansas City 1990/1992, Chromogenic Color Print, Haus der Photographie/Sammlung F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg © Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Courtesy of the artist, Sprüth Magers and David Zwirner
