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Known for her highly sensitive photographs of the female nude, Karin Székessy is one of Germany's most important female photographers.Inspired by encounters with painters, illustrators, graphic artists and sculptors from her artistic milieu, she has produced mostly black-and-white photographic portraits from the 1960s to the present.These portraits of artists are full of life and authenticity. In them, Székessy manages to capture the close interaction between the artists portrayed and their art.Featuring portraits of many artists including Hans Bellmer, Joseph Beuys, Tony Cragg, Peter Blake, Allen Jones, Jonathan Meese, Meret Oppenheim, Ulrike Ottinger, Anselm Reyle, Gert & Uwe Tobias, among others.Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Horst-Janssen-Museum Oldenburg, 25 January - 26 April 2015.English and German text.