Mulher com Guarda Chuva
Inkjet printing
,
2005
Signed
100 x 80 cm
5
Claudio Edinger (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 1952) is a prominent photographer who moved with his family to São Paulo in the 1950s. He graduated in economics from Mackenzie University in 1974 but chose not to pursue a career in economics, opting for photography instead. His first solo exhibition, "Edifício Martinelli," was held at the São Paulo Museum of Art Assis Chateaubriand (Masp) in 1975. In 1976, he moved to New York, where he lived until 1996, dedicating himself to documentary and journalistic photography, working freelance for outlets such as O Estado de S. Paulo, Folha de S. Paulo, Time, Newsweek, Life, and Rolling Stones.
During his time in New York, Edinger studied with photographer Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) and held exhibitions like "Orthodox Jews" in 1978 at the International Center of Photography. He taught at the New School for Social Research from 1979 to 1994 and at the International Center of Photography from 1992 to 1994. Over his 20 years in the United States, he published 11 books, including "Chelsea Hotel" (1983) and "Venice Beach" (1985), both of which won the Leica Medal of Excellence.
In 1990, he received the Ernst Haas Award for his project "Madness," which portrayed the Juqueri Psychiatric Hospital in Franco da Rocha, São Paulo. In 1993, he was awarded the Vitae Photography Scholarship to document Brazilian Carnival, resulting in the book "Carnival," published by DBA Artes Gráficas in 1996. After returning to Brazil, Edinger continued to exhibit his work both in Brazil and internationally, with notable shows like "Madness" in Paris in 2014 and "The Paradox of the Gaze," which also led to a publication in 2015.
