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Pünktlich zur Eröffnung unserer Ausstellung F.C. Gundlach. You'll Never Watch Alone ist der begleitende Katalog im Hirmer Verlag erschienen. Als Erweiterung der Ausstellung wird im Katalog der Netzwerkgedanke weitergedacht: Neben den vertiefenden Einführungen der Kurator:innen wurden sechs Expert:innen aus den Bereichen Fotomarkt, Performance, freie Fotografie, Institutionsforschung, Medienwissenschaften und Ethik eingeladen, auf die Katalogtexte mit eigenen Gedanken und Anekdoten zu reagieren. Diese interdisziplinären Beiträge überführen die Kernthese der Ausstellung in die Katalogform: dass das Kulturgut Fotografie durch Austausch und stetige Weiterbearbeitung befruchtet und somit weiterentwickelt wird.  Mit Bildern von von F.C. Gundlach, Richard Avedon, Nan Goldin, David Hockey, Cindy Sherman u.v.m.F.C. GundlachYou’ll Never Watch Alone288 Seiten, 200 Abb., 28 x 22.5 cm, HardcoverISBN: 978-3-7774-4718-6

Just in time for the 100th birthday of the Hamburg photographer, curator and collector Prof. F.C. Gundlach (1926 – 2021), the City of Hamburg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg GmbH and the F.C. Gundlach Foundation have agreed to extend and expand the loan of the Gundlach Collection to Deichtorhallen Hamburg GmbH for at least another 20 years.

The exhibition F.C. Gundlach. You'll Never Watch Alone examines the work of F.C. Gundlach (1926-2021) as a photographer, gallerist, collector, entrepreneur and networker.

The F.C. Gundlach Foundation now has a new website . We are testing its operation this week and welcome any comments or feedback.

The F.C. Gundlach Foundation for Photography, together with Nimbus. Art and Books, invites you to the presentation of the book "Andreas Herzau. Gucken. Gespräche über Fotografie mit Sebastian Lux" on Saturday, March 21st, at 7 pm in Leipzig.

A selection of photographs by Andreas Herzau, who died far too young last year, will be on display at the Free Academy of Arts in Hamburg from August 29th to October 19th, 2025.

From September 18th to October 23rd, 2025, the F.C. Gundlach Foundation, in cooperation with the Elmshorn Citizens' Foundation, will present the exhibition "Film Stars and Fashion" featuring works by F.C. Gundlach at the Elmshorn Art Association.

From September 7th to November 16th, 2025, the exhibition will be on display at its second venue, the Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Four photographers offer very different perspectives on the Port of Hamburg, from its use as a backdrop for fashion photos to its striking panorama. A photo exhibition from June 13 to July 6, 2025, presented by the F.C. Gundlach Foundation at the Fabrik der Künste (Factory of Arts).

Mit LOOK! ist das neue Fotobuch von Christian und Helga von Alvensleben erschienen, in dem die beiden uns auf eine Reise durch die Ästhetik und Geschichte der Fotografie entführen.

From March 28th to September 28th, 2025, the Textile and Technology Museum in Neumünster will combine art and city history into a special exhibition: photographs by F.C. Gundlach show models from the collections of the former Neumünster clothing company MARIS.

We mourn the loss of photographer Michael Lange, who died in January 2025 at the age of 72.