FOTO/GRÁFICA: A New History of the Latin-American Photobook
Selection of book covers from the “Foto/Grafica” exhibit |
The first stop in this traveling exhibition titled “Foto/Grafica: A New History of the Latin-American Photobook” was at Le Bal in Paris which ended in April 2012. After Paris, the exhibition will travel to Ivory Press in Madrid (June 5 – July 14, 2012), Aperture in New York (dates unknown) and the Museo del Libro y de la Lengua, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (dates unknown).
The exhibition presents 40 photobooks produced between 1921 and 2012. The set design will follow a path consisting of original books, vintage prints, projections, models and quotes.
Selection is based around six thematics:
- History and propaganda
- Urban photography
- Photographic essays
- Artists photobooks
- Literature and photography
- Contemporary photobooks
Read Arte Al Dia’s review of the “Foto/Grafica” show by Patricia Avena Navarro.
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I cant wait! I obtained the book as a birthday present to myself earlier this year.