Man Ray (1972)

Exhibition poster with work by the American artist, Man Ray (1890-1976), from Louisiana's major retrospective exhibition, Man Ray, in 1972. The exhibition was the first in Denmark with Ray, who was world-renowned for his photographs, and also worked with drawings, paintings, collages, films and objects.

The American pioneer, Man Ray – born Emmanuel Radnitzky – became one of the main figures of the early avant-garde. Originally trained as a painter, he quickly established himself as a fashion and portrait photographer after arriving in Paris in 1921.

Ray played a central role in the two artistic movements - Dadaism and Surrealism - along with artists such as Alfred Stieglitz, Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp.

Man Ray is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, who with his work in the genre known as readymades - sculptures created from existing objects - changed the entire perception of what a work of art could be.