Opening for Elliott Erwitt
Welcome to an exclusive opening of the exhibition “Through the Playful Eyes of Elliott Erwitt”.
© Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
We invite you to an exclusive preview of Through the Playful Eyes of Elliott Erwitt. Experience the photographs accompanied by live New York jazz from the Alexander Brott New York Jazz Trio. Enjoy a drink and step straight into Erwitt’s playful and humorous world.
about elliott erwitt
Elliott Erwitt is one of the greatest legends of street photography and one of the most prominent photographers of Magnum Photos.The retrospective Through the Playful Eyes of Elliott Erwitt features more than 100 photographs spanning seven decades. It includes iconic portraits of Marilyn Monroe, John F Kennedy, and Jackie Kennedy from the time when Erwitt was the Kennedy family’s personal photographer, but also everyday moments, humorous situations, and perhaps his most beloved subject: dogs.
Through the Playful Eyes of Elliott Erwitt is produced together with Magnum Photos and opens on February 13.
The jazz band for the evening, Alexander Brott New York Jazz Trio, on Elliot Erwitt
As a jazz musician it is easy to be inspired by Erwitt! There are obvious aesthetic parallels in the black and white, New York romanticism, captured during the golden age of jazz, but more broadly there is a sardonic humor, a playful spontaneity, and a seamless mixture of the elegant and the absurd that feels very connected with the essence of jazz. It will be a pleasure to improvise with Erwitts pictures as inspiration!