Frankfurt goes to the west: Bohnacker's photos tell the story!
Frankfurt goes to the west: Bohnacker's photos tell the story!
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland - The exhibition "Frankfurt Went West" in Institute for City History has opened its gates and will be opened until June 7th 2026 can be seen. Here visitors can admire: Inside over 100 photographs of the Mickey Bohnacker, who died in 2017. The photographer, who was born in Frankfurt in 1928 and grew up in modest conditions, documented the changes in the young Federal Republic from 1945 to 1965. Bohnacker knew how to capture the social upheaval of the post -war period. His gaze was always geared towards the fascination of American life that shaped West Germany.
The exhibition, curated by Michael Fleiter and Tobias Picard , gives a deep insight into the challenges and opportunities of this era. Bohnacker initially worked for a US picture agency and later as a freelance press photographer. He became known not only for his impressive portraits of celebrities, but also for his violent fearlessness in the documentation of significant events. His pictures show how Frankfurt flourished from a ruined landscape to a dynamic metropolis, and offer insights into the political upheavals of that time.
Americanization in focus
A central topic of the exhibition is the facets of Frankfurt American. This redesign was not only a question of fashion or consumption, but also included a profound change in the social and political structure of society. The story of Americanization of West Germany is diverse and, looking back on the post -war years, was particularly exciting. Because as bpb.de this is about the influence of American brands: The Marshall plan and programs such as care contribute to new values and life to set.
Bohnackers photographs are a visual documentation of this change. They show a positive relationship with America, which had prevailed in the time of the spirit of optimism in the 1950s. Criticism of the United States, as it came up in the 1960s, was strange to him and cannot be found in his work. The pictures are a contemporary testimony of the isolation of West Germany, which was overcome by the integration into western alliances.
events and accompanying program
The exhibition is divided into twelve chapters that deal with topics such as democratization, NATO and consumer society - an exciting program that comprehensively illuminates the development of society in the first two decades after the war. The series of events for the exhibition starts on August 25, 2025 with one evening over "Frankfurt - West Germany's most American city". Here the deep connections between Frankfurt and the American influences are discussed again during this eventful time.
"Frankfurt Went West" is not only a tribute to photographer Mickey Bohnacker, but also an important contribution to dealing with German history after the Second World War. His recordings are an invitation to re -consider your own perception of the past and to understand the dynamics of Americanization in the context of a changing society. Anyone who visits the exhibition dives in a time that was shaped by departure, hope and a very own American attitude to life - and that without the feeling that they have lost their own place.
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