Anders Petersen "Café Lehmitz"
Studio 35 Minutes
Until Apr 19
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Anders Petersen
Anders Petersen is one of Sweden’s most important and internationally acclaimed photographers.
His iconic work, Café Lehmitz, is a documentary series that captures the people who gathered at the bar “Café Lehmitz” in Hamburg, Germany, between 1967 and 1970. Located in the red-light district, the bar was a haven for dockworkers, prostitutes, alcoholics, and drug addicts—people often perceived as existing on the fringes of society. However, rather than portraying them from a journalistic perspective, Anders photographed them with the affectionate gaze of someone watching over family.
At the time, Anders was a 23-year-old photographer and it took years for his efforts to publish this work to be realised. Finally, in 1978, the pictures from Café Lehmitz were compiled into a photobook. One of the images from this series is well known as the album cover for Rain Dogs, a masterpiece by musician Tom Waits.
To this day, Café Lehmitz continues to be published and exhibited as a landmark work of documentary photography.
His iconic work, Café Lehmitz, is a documentary series that captures the people who gathered at the bar “Café Lehmitz” in Hamburg, Germany, between 1967 and 1970. Located in the red-light district, the bar was a haven for dockworkers, prostitutes, alcoholics, and drug addicts—people often perceived as existing on the fringes of society. However, rather than portraying them from a journalistic perspective, Anders photographed them with the affectionate gaze of someone watching over family.
At the time, Anders was a 23-year-old photographer and it took years for his efforts to publish this work to be realised. Finally, in 1978, the pictures from Café Lehmitz were compiled into a photobook. One of the images from this series is well known as the album cover for Rain Dogs, a masterpiece by musician Tom Waits.
To this day, Café Lehmitz continues to be published and exhibited as a landmark work of documentary photography.
Schedule Now in session | Mar 12 (Wed) 2025-Apr 19 (Sat) 2025 22 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | 1 drink order (¥400-) | ||||
| Website | https://35fn.com/exhibition/anders-petersen-cafe-lehmitz/ | ||||
| Venue | Studio 35 Minutes | ||||
| Location | 5-47-8 Kami Takada, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0002 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from the North exit of Araiyakushi-mae Station on the Seibu Shinjuku line; From the North exit of JR Nakano Station, take the Kanto bus towards Egota Station and get off at Kamitakada Shogakko. The venue is a short walk from there. | ||||
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