Archive of Modern Conflict

Archive of Modern Conflict (AMC) is an organisation and independent publisher based in Holland Park, London, England.[1]

AMC was established in the early 1990s and maintains an archive of vernacular material relating to the history of war,[2] primarily photographs but also manuscripts and objects. Its material is acquired from a variety of sources both national and international, covering the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It has published numerous books, some of which have won awards, has curated exhibitions worldwide drawing upon its archive,[3] and collaborated with artists.

The archive

The archive primarily contains photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, both national and international, totalling some 4 million items of professional and amateur photography:[1][3][4][5] snapshots and throwaways, amateur and anonymous, across eras and ages, media and material;[3] discarded personal albums, press photos and entire photographic archives from defunct institutions and publications.[2] It also contains regimental albums, postcards, posters and objects.[2] The material comes from a variety of sources including auctions, fairs and street markets.[5]

The main archive is housed in Holland Park, London, but Archive of Modern Conflict also has archives in Toronto, Canada; and in Beijing, China,[1] through Thomas Sauvin.[6] Its collection has been described as "eclectic and often deeply subversive"[2] and an "eccentric range of photographs".[1]

In 2012, AMC acquired the Matthew R. Isenburg Collection of 20,000 items including daguerreotypes, stereoviews, early cameras and other material at a cost of $15 million (US). This was the highest sum ever paid for a single hoard of 19th century photographic materials.[7] [8]

Staff and funding

Archive of Modern Conflict does not publish many details of its make-up, but various sources report that it is owned by and receives all its funding from Toronto art collector and billionaire Baron Thomson of Fleet, chairman of Thomson Reuters.[1][3][4][9] Timothy Prus is its founder,[1][5] an editor and curator;[3] Edwin Jones is an editor; and James Welch is an editor, designer and archivist. Other staff include Kalev Erickson and Tony Cairns.[10]

Publications (selected)

Exhibitions contributed to or curated by AMC (selected)

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ The photographs can be seen here within Gilden's website.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dillon, Brian. "The Conjurer: In the Archive with Timothy Prus". Aperture Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Baker, Simon (7 November 2014). "War photography: what happens after the conflict?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whyte, Murray (3 May 2013). "Contact Festival: Archive of Modern Conflict show opens at MOCCA". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 Howse, Christopher (14 November 2014). "The Archive of Modern Conflict: from bombs to bunga-bunga". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 de Rothschild, Saskia (16 November 2012). "At Paris Photo, What David Lynch Likes and an Archive of Conflict". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Kerri (1 March 2013). "Chinese Family Memories, Recycled". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Isenburg Collection of Early Photography sells for $15 million http://britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/isenburg-collection-of-early-photography-sells-for-15-million Accessed 8 March 2015
  8. ↑ Everett-Green, Robert (11 July 2012). "Like the look of Instagram? Get a load of these pics". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Isenburg collection of early photography sells for $15 million http://britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/isenburg-collection-of-early-photography-sells-for-15-million Accessed 8 March 2015
  10. ↑ Padley, Gemma (11 July 2014). "Dispatches from Arles: AMC’s photobook suitcases are a highlight". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Great Refusal: Protesting 1948-1984", Southbank Centre. Accessed 3 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Amore e Piombo", Brighton Photo Biennial. Accessed 3 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Conflict, Time, Photography". Tate Modern. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. 1 2 Untitled overview of Rencontres d'Arles, Rencontres d'Arles. Accessed 3 January 2015.

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