„Die Fotografien von Artur Nikodem stellen eine Entdeckung dar, ein Parallelphänomen, denn was in der Malerei durch das Medium transformiert und transzendierte Realität wird, also eben Malerei, wird in der Fotografie mit größter Intensität der Dinge und Körper in der Zeit gegenwärtig.“
Prof. Peter Weiermair aus Artur Nikodems „ Eros und Tod“
„Nikodem made love to Barbara with his camera, taking marvelously casual pictures of her feet, her hands, her naked back, as she ate fruit or sat in a chair.“
Margarett Loke, New york Times
„Vor allem aber hält er die junge Frau (gemeint ist Barbara Hoyer, seine zweite Frau), in zahlreichen Fotografien fest, intime Miniaturen, die zu den Meisterwerken der modernen Fotografie in Österreich zählen.“
Carl Kraus, aus Maler und Ihre Modelle
„Small Wonders is an exhibition of photographs that are diminutive in size, yet masterful in execution. As the title implies, none of the pieces in the exhibition is larger than 4x5 inches. Although it has become fashionable to make massive photographs, the small — in some cases tiny — pictures in this exhibition offer a different kind of viewing experience. We must slow our pace and look more closely. As we do so, we can see how these artists have used elegant pictorial structure and exquisite control of detail to create quiet images that offer a concentrated form of visual pleasure. Featured artists include Brassaï, Wynn Bullock, Walker Evans, Lewis Hine, Andre Kertész, Dorothea Lange, Artur Nikodem, ringl+pit, Aaron Siskind, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, James Van Der Zee, David Vestal, Edward Weston, and Minor White.”
Robert Mann, Gallery New York
„Nikodem´s photographs are highly regarded because be objected to existing norms and the general atmosphere toward photography. He treated photography as separate from painting and worked with the photographic medium independently. Furthermore, one must recognize that Nikodem´s modernist viewpoint, based on modern sensibilities, paved the way for modern photography in Austria.”
Mrs. Hong Eun Lee, Curator, Museum of Photography, Seoul, South Korea
