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Miron Zownir (b. 1953), Silver Gelatin Print, Captain, 1984

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 EUR Estimated At:480.00 - 600.00 EUR
Miron Zownir (b. 1953), Silver Gelatin Print, Captain, 1984
Vintage silver gelatin print
New York, 1984
Miron Zownir (b. 1953) – German photographer
Dated and signed with black pen on the verso ‘dec. 1984 Miron Zownir’
Image size: 24.2 x 19.5 cm
Good condition
Miron Zownir is regarded as a ‘Teutonic Phenomenographer‘. In his works he deals with existentialist themes of Western society
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.

The present vintage print depicts a saluting captain with his pants down and in front of the silhouette of New York. Miron Zownir took the picture as a sign of protest against the US-invasion in Grenada. The photograph also covered an exhibition catalogue published by the Erotic Art Museum in Hamburg.



The work is verso dated and signed with black pen ‘dec. 1984 Miron Zownir’. Inspection with light from the side reveals tiny structural damages to the surface; these, however, do not affect the good overall impression of the image. The photo paper shows a faint horizontal crease of approximately 7.5 cm in the upper center. Besides, there are a number of smaller handling creases within the picture and at the lower left edge. The depiction measures 24.2 x 19.5 cm and the sheet size is 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

Miron Zownir (b. 1953)

Miron Zownir maintains one of the most radical positions within contemporary photography. He deals with existentialist issues and portraits outsiders such as drug addicts, homeless people, prostitutes and criminals. In the late 1970s, he documented the upcoming punk movement in Berlin and London. In 1980, he emigrated in the USA, where he continued to focus on the everyday chaos of the underworld. He therefore gained the reputation as a ‘Teutonic Phenomenographer’ or even ‘Poet of Radical Photography’. Zownir prefers to work in black and white, in order to render his works an even more hard-hitting touch. Besides his photographic career, Zownir is also active as a writer and director. He now lives and works in Berlin. (cbo)
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