Multifaceted Iconography

Multifaceted Iconography
Widely known for his documentation of the Neues Bauen movement in modernist architecture during the 1920s, Werner Mantz’s clean, monumental images made Cologne’s ar­chi­tec­ture iconic. In Architectures and People, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, extends its gaze to examine his portraits, a much under-recognised part of his oeuvre.
 
Until 21 January. Find out more: www.museum-ludwig.de.
Credits:
1. Image: Werner Mantz, Café Wien, Cologne, 1929, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017, Photo: Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln, Cologne.