When Edward Steichen hosted an icon of cuisine

Paul Lesch deliberately did not choose classic places in the steep commemoration or exhibition points around its heir as conference locations. For the 70th anniversary of the « Family of Man » Steichen Show, the Steichen representative, in the service of the Ministry of Culture, put together a large program package together with many partners-especially the Center National de L'Audiovisuel. This should put the exhibition with a UNESCO label, but of course also your mastermind back into the foreground on a wide base.

« It is already the case that we want to get a new, cultural-affine audience in the north and south-people who already have a cultural interest, but maybe not the bars like the castle in Clerf, the CNA, the collection in the National Museum or in the Spuerkees tunnel, » says Lesch.

For example, the Marnacher Cube 521, the Cercle Cité in the capital and the Escher resistance museum as well as the concs on spots of the anniversary program and specially designed lecture series, their appointments are distributed throughout the year.

“I also wanted to give the lectures in different languages ​​to improve accessibility and also orientate them to the world war issue, as in the resistance museum. So to focus in the world wars and the pictures that were created during this time; And how these missions shaped his picture. On the other hand, I then show Steichen's artistic work in the Konschthal, ”emphasizes Lesch.

To interlock the cliff shoulder closure even better

The barbed representative wants these cooperation much more. Actually, everyone who deals with stars in the country should at best cooperate even more closely. “This can be a real pound for tourism. It can already be seen now how wonderful it could be if it was possible for the first time for the celebration of Steichen's 150th birthday 2029 to forge an entire Union with international radiance. ”

Such a concept in the large region would not be new. Trier showed with the so-called national exhibitions around Kaiser Konstantin or 2025 around Marc Aurel, how to take over cross -museum and cultural tourist attractions can create. But do you always warm up the old? « No, on the contrary. We could beat new bridges and research continues. A lot is still unknown, sources that the family thankfully provides, for example, or that they gradually appear again. ”

« In some cases you will notice the new insights in the lectures this year, » says Lesch. « There is a famous photo of Théo May. Long was not known to whom steepers catered for. Now it is clear: it is the US TV starter Julia Child. For the family and in the USA, completely new links are created and it shows the importance that the star enjoyed. If this continues, we could fill entire books with fresh material; And it wouldn't be said everything. « 

In addition, there are the new artistic glances on stars. This applies to projects like currently that of Lisa Oppenheim in the Mudam or testimonies by Linda McCartney, who was a photographer Fan von Steichen and also delighted her husband Paul, said Paul Lesch.

His mission as a steep representative has changed in that he organized the mediation between the institutions, researchers, collectors and archives even more. « The Steichens family, the 'stick Estate', the schools in the Grand Derztum, University, Lu and the Spuerkees, » said Lesch, should also be part of a shoulder. Then all you need to do is the audience that can be inspired for stars.