Foto/Industria 2025: Home Presented by the MAST Foundation Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna 7 November – 14 December 2025 The German photographer Ursula Schulz-Dornburg (* 1938 in Berlin) studied photojournalism after frequenting courses of ethnology in Munich. Both disciplines as well as the artistic exchange with renown artists with focus on Land Art and conceptual art… (read more)
In 2025, we had Artworks of the Month in various techniques and from artists coming from different countries, mainly Europe, but also Australia or with roots in China, Latin America and Africa. The focus in our articles was on Bologna, and in particularly on the Art Week in the beginning of the year and… (read more)
7 November – 14 December 2025 https://www.mast.org/foto/industria-2025 Eleven exhibitions in eight venues The 7th edition of the Bolognese Biennale “Foto/Industria” by the MAST Foundation focusses on the theme “Home”. This involves a wide variety of aspects of the term. Ten international artists and one research agency impart via photography, video and installation their ideas… (read more)
VI Biennal of Photography on Industry and Work: Game 12 Exhibitions and 11 Venues in Bologna 18 October – 8 December 2023 www.fotoindustria.it This year’s Biennale Foto/Industria focusses on the game industry in photography. Promoted by the Fondazione MAST, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, 12 exhibitions by international artists are showing various approaches to… (read more)
From 12 October to 19 November 2017, the third Biennale Foto/Industria took place in Bologna, Italy. The MAST Foundation in cooperation with the Municipality of Bologna and local cultural institutions like museums and exhibition spaces, as well as the University of Bologna and other foundations initiated the event. In 2013, the Foto/Industria was organised for… (read more)
Coming from painting and sculpture, the constructivist Alexander Rodchenko stood for the incorporation of arts into daily life. Therefore, in 1920s he was occupied with graphic, design and handicraft. At that time, he also started to experiment with photomontages using pre-existing pictures, inspired by the German Dadaists. Soon, in 1924 he started himself to take… (read more)
After his studies of photography, Lee Friedlander took black and white photos from street scenes, Jazz musicians, landscapes and much more. So he became known as a chronicler of the American everyday life. His style is recognised as “social landscapes”. From 1979 to 1995, he shot various series of industrial work. Within 16 years, he… (read more)
Today well-known for his architectural, archaeological and landscape photography, Mimmo Jodice made first paintings and drawings, but was as well interested in arts in general, classical music and jazz. In the 1960s, he discovered his passion for photography and experimented with materials and forms to question the possibilities of photographical languages and techniques. Collaborating with… (read more)
Beginning his photographical career with theatre reports besides his engineering studies at the Czech Technical University, Josef Koudelka became known for his photos of the Soviet invasion in Prague in August 1968. Even though these images were published anonymously by Magnum, he decided to immigrate and started to work for the famous agency in 1971…. (read more)
