Opening: «Danny Lyon – Message to the Future»

7 p.m.: Welcome by Dorothea Strauss, president of the board, introduction by director Thomas Seelig and curator Julian Cox; Danny Lyon will be present

Message to the Future presents a comprehensive retrospective view of the work of American photographer and documentary filmmaker Danny Lyon (*1942). As a dedicated and sharp-eyed observer fascinated by outsiders and subcultures, Lyon has spent more than fifty years documenting sociopolitical issues, from the Civil Rights movement to Texan prisoners or the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club. Delving deep into the heart of the matter and always building a close rapport with the people in front of his camera, he has developed an increasingly subjective and participatory form of documentary photography in the tradition of Walker Evans and Robert Frank. In addition to some 150 photographs, this wide-ranging retrospective also includes films, collages and fascinating material from Lyon’s own archives.