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In living colour: the forgotten photographs of Werner Bischof | Photography
A concealed treasure trove of formerly unknown colour photographs by Werner Bischof, a person of the towering figures of 20th-century pictures and reportage, has been uncovered in Zurich bringing a new dimension to his work and introducing amazing depictions of Europe and further than. About 100 colour prints from original negatives, some rediscovered but most under no circumstances viewed ahead of, taken by Bischof among 1939 and 1954, have been restored and function in an exhibition discovering a very little-recognised element of his imaginative output. The photos include amazing sights of a bombed-out Europe, including the ghostlike spoil of the Reichstag building and skeletal cityscapes of Warsaw, Berlin and other…
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‘Forgotten master’: English artist whose work was lost for 120 years celebrated | Art
A forgotten 19th-century artist whose entire oeuvre disappeared for 120 years has been compared to JMW Turner by a leading art historian. John Louis Petit, an English clergyman who gave up his calling to focus on art and architecture, produced thousands of paintings that were widely exhibited but never sold. Upper Longdon (1867) by John Louis Petit. Photograph: Philip Modiano A book published this week tells the story of Petit, who was well-known and highly regarded in the mid-19th century but his work was all but lost after his death in 1869. Its author, Philip Modiano, said it was “time that Petit comes out of the cupboards in which he…
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New label sheds light on forgotten female composers : Deceptive Cadence : NPR
New record label La Boîte à Pépites dedicated its first release to French composer Charlotte Sohy (1877-1955). La Boîte à Pépites hide caption toggle caption La Boîte à Pépites The realization came as a shock to Héloïse Luzzati. How could she have spent the better part of three decades playing music without every studying a piece composed by a woman? As her gigs dried up at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and concert halls around the world went dark for months, the French cellist dedicated much of her time to remedying that gap. “The role of women in the history of music began to gain a certain importance in…
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A new label revives forgotten female composers’ music
New record label La Boîte à Pépites dedicated its first release to French composer Charlotte Sohy (1877-1955). La Boîte à Pépites The realization came as a shock to Héloïse Luzzati. How could she have spent the better part of three decades playing music without every studying a piece composed by a woman? As her gigs dried up at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and concert halls around the world went dark for months, the French cellist dedicated much of her time to remedying that gap. “The role of women in the history of music began to gain a certain importance in my life as a musician,” the French cellist…
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