In 1932, the Bay Area photography collective Group f.64 emerged, which included renowned artists like Imogen Cunningham and Ansel Adams. They pioneered a sharp focus aesthetic in contrast to the prevalent soft focus style of the time. Their influences are revisited in the SFMOMA exhibition 'Around Group f.64: Legacies and Counterhistories in Bay Area Photography,' featuring contemporary artists who reflect their legacy. Curator Erin O'Toole describes the exhibition as a series of interconnected stories linked to the historical significance of Group f.64, noted for its role in shaping Bay Area photography's evolution.
"Group f.64 was one of the few honest-to-goodness artistic movements to come out of the Bay Area and perhaps its most famous," said Erin O'Toole, who led curation of the show.
"The exhibition treats Group f.64 as a sort of nexus," said O'Toole. "It's not meant to be a definitive history of Group f.64 by any means, but a selection of interconnected stories."
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