Summary of Bernd & Hilla Becher Virtual Opening | Met Exhibitions

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The Bernd and Hilla Becher Virtual Opening is a new exhibition that explores the work of two German artists who focused on industrial architecture in the late 20th century. The exhibition provides a glimpse into their photographic style and their influential work in the field of New Objectivity.

• 00:00:00 The Bernd and Hilla Becher Virtual Opening exhibition presents the work of German artist couple, Bernd and Hilla Becher, who focused on the disappearing industrial architecture of western Europe and North America in the late 20th century. The exhibition features extensive loans from and close collaboration with the photographers Samlung S Kashtiv Don Culture in Cologne, which preserves the band and Hillabasha archive deposited there by the artists in their lifetimes. The exhibition also has the support and critical contributions of Max Holland, the artist's son, alongside the Stiftung and their colleagues in Cologne.
• 00:05:00 This video introduces Bernd and Hilla Becher, two renowned German photographers who are known for their extensive series of photographs of framework houses. The exhibit provides a glimpse into the development of their photographic style, as well as their influential work in the field of New Objectivity.
• 00:10:00 The Bashers, Bernd and Hilla Becher, photographed industrial structures in their home region of Dusseldorf, Germany, in the 1960s-1980s. This exhibition provides an overview of their work, which includes photographing individual elements and compositions in context.
• 00:15:00 The video showcases the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, two German bachelors who developed a typology of anonymous industrial sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s. The Bechers were greatly influenced by minimalist sculptors like Carl Andre and Saul LeWitt, and their work is displayed in a new exhibition at the Met. The exhibition provides an intimate context for understanding the Bechers' ideas and techniques, and it demonstrates the close relationship between painting, sculpture, and architecture that was popular at the time.
• 00:20:00 The Bernd and Hilla Becher Virtual Opening of their art max exhibition provides an overview of their work spanning over 30 years, from large-scale industrial photographs to portraits of steelworkers. In a time when the industrial landscape is being re-evaluated, the Bechers' work provides a unique perspective on the past and present of the steel industry.
• 00:25:00 The video features Bernd and Hilla Becher discussing their new virtual exhibition, which features images of life from around the world. The exhibition is designed to encourage people to explore different cultures and appreciate the diversity of life around them.