MK&G_FrüherHiessenWirGastarbeiter_MuhlisKenter_Näherin_in_Textilfabrik_1980_c_MuhlisKenter, © Muhlis Kenter, Näherin in einer Textilfabrik, Alsdorf bei Aachen, 1980,  Muhlis Kenter

“They Used to Call Us Guest Workers.” Extending the Photography and New Media Collection

“They Used to Call Us Guest Workers.” Extending the Photography and New Media Collection



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The MK&G is expanding its collection with key works by the photographers Muhlis Kenter, Nuri Musluoğlu, Asimina Paradissa and Mehmet Ünal. After coming to Germany from Turkey and Greece in the 1960s and 70s, the four documented life, work and their political engagement there from a migrant perspective. The exhibition “They Used to Call Us Guest Workers” presents around 80 photographs and collages that depict the everyday lives of people with and without a migration background in the Federal Republic of Germany while addressing the themes of social inequality, sexism, racism and life in exile. Viewers have the opportunity to discover here an often-overlooked perspective on socio-political issues that are still highly topical today.

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