GARRY WINOGRAND AND AMERICAN STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS
14 January – 30 March 2005
World Fair, 1964 (detail) © Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand (1928-1994), who is famous for his street photography, has been hailed the ultimate chronicler of modern American life since the early 1960s. The exhibition provides a unique overview of one of the most influential movements in postwar photography, that of American street photography in the 1960s and ’70s. Work by Lee Friedlander, Mitch Epstein, Joel Meyerowitz and Henry Wessel is also featured.
CONFRONTATION
11 February – 20 March 2005
Rouge à Levres, 2001 (detail) © Delphine Kreuter
This exhibition features a confrontation of contemporary Dutch and French photography. At the same time, the selected works reflect a confrontation of two distinct visions: of the French curator Gabriel Bauret, who chose the Dutch works, and of the Dutch curator Erik Kessels, who chose the French works. Having assembled their photos independently, it was only at the opening of the exhibition in Paris at the Institut Néerlandais (November 2004) that they were confronted by each other’s selections. Céline van Balen, Nico Bick, Melanie Bonajo, Mark van den Brink, Koos Breukel, Elspeth Diederix, Charlotte Dumas are the Dutch selection; Valérie Belin, Pascal Aimar, Anne-Valérie Gasc, Denis Proteor, Delphine Kreuter, Marion Poussie and Roy Cymbalista represent the French side.
KADIR VAN LOHUIZEN - DIAMOND MATTERS
25 March – 8 May 2005
Diamond Matters, DR Congo, 2005 (detail) © Kadir van Lohuizen
The exhibition Diamond Matters follows the route from the diamond mines of Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, via the dealers and polishers of India and Belgium to the jewellers and wealthy clients of New York, Paris and Amsterdam. After appearing in Foam, the exhibition will travel to Africa and India to show diamond industry workers what their product is really worth.
BORIS MIKHAILOV - A RETROSPECTIVE
8 April – 15 June 2005
By the Ground, 2003 © Boris Mikhailov
Boris Mikhailov (b. 1938, Ukraine) is widely recognised as one of today’s leading photographers. Over the years, he has produced an extremely diverse oeuvre which inspires, irritates and has even been considered disturbing. The exhibition covers a period of 35 years: from the ‘developed’ socialism of the 1970s to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990-91 and the subsequent Wild East period, until Mikhailov eventually moved from Ukraine to the West in the late 1990s.
ED VAN DER ELSKEN – MY AMSTERDAM
22 June – 28 September 2005
Kermis, Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt, begin jaren '60 (detail) © Ed van der Elsken
Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) was one of the most influential figures in postwar Dutch photography. He is inextricably linked with Amsterdam: he began his career in the city, photographing and filming it many times throughout his life. Foam invited Martin Parr to select photos that would offer a new perspective on Van der Elsken’s familiar image of Amsterdam. Apart from his photos, Van der Elsken’s films also feature prominently in the exhibition, including some previously unshown material.
SIR CECIL BEATON – FACES
1 July – 14 August 2005
Marilyn Monroe, 1956 (detail) © Courtesy of Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was without doubt one of the most acclaimed British portrait photographers of the last century. He became famous for the elegant and surprising ways in which he captured those who sat for him. Besides self-portraits, the show includes pictures of Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo and Audrey Hepburn.
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ – AMERICAN MUSIC
21 October – 7 December 2005
Emmylou Harris, Franklin, Tennessee, 2001 (detail) © Annie Leibovitz
For more than 30 years, Annie Leibovitz (b. 1949, Connecticut, USA) has brought us images that shape, challenge, and redefine our perspective of popular culture. American Music showcases a central theme of Leibovitz’s long and celebrated career: her photographs of a wide range of music legends. Over 60 images, most of them never seen before, include the American icons B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Etta James and Dolly Parton, as well as Eminem, Dr. Dre, and the White Stripes.
FOAM 3H 
Op klaarlichte dag #1, from the series Op klaarlichte dag, 2004 © Yeb Wiersma
In 2005, the library is transformed into Foam 3h, the project space for young talents. These are the first artists to have an exhibition there:
Fleur Boonman
Astrid Hinz
Natalia Toret
Yeb Wiersma
Marrigje de Maar
Dennis Duijnhouwer
Popel Coumou
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
Visitors in the exhibition Diamond Matters, Kadir van Lohuizen, 2005 © Foam
Ellen Mandemaker | Robert Davies | Henryk Ross | Gerrit Rietveld Academie: Stumble | Tom Wood | Fotobond: Puur | Catherine Yass | Winston Link | China, TianAnMen – Gate to Heaven | | 50 Years World Press Photo | Foam in Van Loon: Exploration
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Delta Lloyd, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.
