Josef Koudelka
INVASION 68 PRAGUE
Photographs by Josef Koudelka
Opening Reception—Pace/MacGill Gallery: Thursday, September 4, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Opening Reception—Aperture Gallery: Thursday, September 4, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Exhibition on View—Pace/MacGill Gallery: Thursday, September 4–Saturday, October 11
Exhibition on View—Aperture Gallery: Friday, September 5–Thursday, October 30
Excerpt from the Aperture website:
"On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the invasion, Aperture Gallery and Pace/MacGill Gallery jointly present two exhibitions of Koudelka’s remarkable work made during that one week, which will celebrate the publication of Invasion 68: Prague. The exhibition at Aperture Gallery will be co-produced with Magnum Photos, featuring large-scale, ink-jet prints of a selection of work from the related publication, and will include some of the seminal texts featured in the book as well. The exhibition at Pace/MacGill Gallery will incorporate this sensibility, and will also feature vintage and recent prints of some of Koudelka’s most iconic images from this work.
This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the publication of a stunning monograph entitled Invasion 68: Prague, photographs by Josef Koudelka. This new volume features nearly 250 searing images—most of them published here for the first time—personally selected by Koudelka from his extensive archive. Compelling texts by three Czech historians, primary source material, and a detailed chronology together provide a multi-layered and unparalleled look at the events of that extraordinary week in Prague, as well as the implications for the Czech people."