An It's A Zoo in Here! Prints and Drawings of Animals August 31, 2011

The exhibition surveys Kertesz's career with nearly 100 photographs taken in Hungary, Paris and New York, many of which are drawn from the DIA's collection. For Kertesz, the years spent in Paris in the early 20th century were especially pivotal. An Intuitive Eye highlights his Parisian photographs to demonstrate his unique style that combined the techniques and compositions of photojournalism with the aesthetic sensibilities of abstraction employed by Modernist artists. His photographs of Parisians at rest, play or work in the side streets, public parks and quiet corners of the city create a vision of Paris that has helped define the city as a place where the quiet traditions of daily life are revered. This exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts.