Rudy Burckhardt
Born 1914 (age 85) · Basel, Switzerland
Appears in 76 titles

Rudy Burckhardt (April 6, 1914 – August 1, 1999) is best known for his photography of New York and other cities. His signature image explores the quirks of modern urban life, in particular the exuberant life of the streets from the perspective of the pedestrian. He is also celebrated for canonical portraits of New York artists at work, and for his film and collaborations with leading artists, poets and musicians of the New York School. This exhibition, however, shows the private, meditative, less known side of Burkhardt's creative personality, what guest curator Vincent Katz describes as "that essential base of solace that facilitated the cosmpolitan flâneur."

Filmography

Pursuit of Happiness
6.1
Pursuit of Happiness
1940
Director
The Aviary
5.1
The Aviary
1955
Director
Haiti
6.2
Haiti
1938
Director
All Major Credit Cards
4.5
All Major Credit Cards
1982
Director
Mounting Tension
4.0
Mounting Tension
1950
Director
Body - Earth
4.0
Body - Earth
1974
Director
On Aesthetics
10.0
On Aesthetics
1999
Director
For Life, Against the War
6.0
For Life, Against the War
1967
Director
What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street
Six Days
1978
Director
Rubble Dance
Rubble Dance
1991
Director
Montgomery, Alabama
1941
Director
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon
1962
Director
Lurk
Lurk
1965
Director
Money
Money
1968
Director
Cerveza Bud
Cerveza Bud
1981
Director
145 W. 21
145 W. 21
1936
Director
Trinidad
Trinidad
1943
Director
A Day in the Life of a Cleaning Woman