The Chrysler Museum of Art presents "Ilse Bing: Between Paris and New York

The Chrysler Museum of Art explores the life and legacy of a 20th-century photography pioneer in “Ilse Bing Between Paris and New York,” on view June 5-Oct. 18. Featuring approximately 40 works drawn from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition follows German Jewish artist Ilse Bing (1899-1998) on her artistic journey from expatriate to refugee, revealing how she used her camera to navigate a rapidly changing world. In 1930, Bing moved from Germany to Paris, where she joined a cosmopolitan group of artists bent on capturing the city in all its complexity. Central to her practice was the compact Leica, the first mass-produced 35mm camera, which enabled her to photograph the city from new and unusual angles. By 1931, photographer and critic Emmanuel Sougez had dubbed Bing “Queen of the Leica,” placing Bing alongside avant-garde luminaries such as André Kertész,