Renowned photographer to speak at the Canadian War Museum about his experiences with the Berlin WallOttawa, Ontario, September 25, 2006 — American photographer John Gossage will be presenting Berlin in the Time of the Wall at the Canadian War Museum on 28 September 2006 at 7 p.m. Gossage travelled to Berlin repeatedly during the 1980s and early 1990s, photographing the impact of the Wall on the city. This photographic essay provides an historical, metaphorical, artistic, emotional and personal perspective on Berlin during this pivotal period of the Cold War.
John Gossage has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe over the past 40 years. His work has been collected by over 25 institutions in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia including: the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Sprengel Museum in Hannover, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago.
WHAT: John Gossage presenting Berlin in the Time of the Wall
WHERE: Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum
WHEN: Thursday, September 28 at 7 p.m. (in English only)
Admission to the Canadian War Museum is free every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The CWM attempts to help all Canadians understand their country's military history in its personal, national and international dimensions. It emphasizes the human experience of war to explain the impact of organized human conflict on Canada and Canadians past and present, and how, through war, conflict, and peace support operations, Canadians have affected, and have been affected by, the world around them. Special exhibitions and programs also explore non-Canadian and general themes related to the human experience of war and the subject of armed conflict, past and present.
Information (media):
Christina Selin
Senior Communications Officer
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: 819 776-8607
E-mail: mailto:christina.selin@warmuseum.ca
Pierre Leduc
Media Relations Officer
Canadian War Museum
Phone: 819 776-8608
E-mail: mailto:pierre.leduc@warmuseum.ca
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