{"id":69803,"date":"2025-02-23T19:11:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=69803"},"modified":"2025-04-27T01:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T23:40:02","slug":"saul-leiter-in-foam-an-unfinished-world-full-of-color-and-light","status":"archived","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/cultuur\/saul-leiter-in-foam-een-onvoltooide-wereld-vol-kleur-en-licht\/","title":{"rendered":"Saul Leiter in Foam: An Unfinished World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With more than 200 works ranging from black-and-white and color photography to abstract paintings, the exhibition 'Saul Leiter - An Unfinished World<\/em>.\" at FOAM is a unique opportunity to experience the genius of this American pioneer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leiter, a key figure in the New York School of Photography, broke through in the 1950s with his revolutionary use of color. While the world was still thinking in black and white, he saw beauty in the subtle shades of everyday life. His photographs, often taken on the streets of Manhattan, are like paintings: layered, poetic and full of nuance. Shadows, reflections and unexpected compositions make his work timeless and inspiring.<\/p>\n

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At Foam, his versatile talent comes fully to life. In addition to his iconic street photography, you will discover his lesser-known abstract paintings, which exude the same artistic sensibility. The exhibition reveals how Leiter fused art and photography into something unique - a world that never seems quite finished, but remains fascinating precisely because of that.<\/p>\n

This is not your average exhibition; it is a journey through the mind of a visionary who pushed the boundaries of his craft. Whether you are a photography enthusiast or just love beauty with a raw edge, An Unfinished World<\/em> will surprise and touch you. Get carried away by Leiter's unparalleled view of the world.<\/p>\n

Foam, located at 609 Keizersgracht, is waiting for you. Put on your coat, bring your curiosity and immerse yourself in an exhibition that will change your view of photography forever. Saul Leiter deserves to be discovered - and you deserve to meet him!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With more than 200 works ranging from black-and-white and color photography to abstract paintings, the exhibition \"Saul Leiter - An Unfinished World.\" at FOAM offers a unique opportunity to experience the genius of this American pioneer. Leiter, a key figure in the New York School of Photography, broke through in the 1950s with his revolutionary ... <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[10923],"district":[9],"class_list":["post-69803","post","type-post","status-archived","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultuur","tag-tentoonstellingen-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-centrum"],"acf":{"slider":[69804],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSmb7Uz6Auw?si=bZlmtNPwk7JV3rZ9","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Ontdek de visionaire kunstenaar in een adembenemende retrospectieve tentoonstelling","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"","cord_B":"","introductie_tekst":"

Stap deze lente in de betoverende wereld van Saul Leiter (1923-2013), een van de meest invloedrijke fotografen van de 20e eeuw. Van 23 januari tot 20 april 2025 presenteert Foam in Amsterdam een indrukwekkende overzichtstentoonstelling: Saul Leiter - An Unfinished World<\/em>.<\/div>","rubriek":"Evenement","locatie_event":3057,"naam_locatie":"","adres":"","stad":"","website":"","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69803"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69894,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69803\/revisions\/69894"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3057"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69803"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=69803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}