Seventy Years of Street Life in Latin America
Sunday, May 18, 2014
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Graciela Iturbide, Our Lady of the Iguanas (Nuestra Señora de la Iguanas), Juchitan, Oaxaca, 1979. (Collection Leticia and Stanislas Poniatowski. © Graciela Iturbide.)
Seven decades of life on the streets of Latin America,
collected in one room. That's the premise of a new exhibit at the
International Center of Photography, which is presenting works by
photographers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico,
Peru, and Venezuela taken between 1944 and 2013.
Among the more than 200 images are some famous photographers, like Mexican Graciela Iturbide, and Chilean Sergio Larraín. They often document poverty, but also local cultural traditions and architecture.
Fecundo de Zuviria, a photographer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has several works in the show. He said he loves to photograph the city, especially as seen through store windows. "I like very much reflections, geometry, and some kind of abstraction in the city," he said. "Reflections is like photographing that does not exist, that is . . . not reality."
Milagros de la Torre, a photographer from Peru now based in New York, painted negatives of photo IDs of Indians with mercury chrome. "When this piece of paper with a red re-touching was re-photographed, the skin of the Indian would turn out to be, in quotes, aristocratically more fair, or whiter," she said.
‘Under the Black Sun’, 1991-1993, Milagros de la Torre. Toned gelatin silver print, mercurochrome.
Sergio Larrain, Santiago, Chile, 1955. Collection Leticia and Stanislas Poniatowski. © Sergio Larrain.
For Reisewitz, forests and cities like São Paulo have a lot in common, he said. "Everything works, but it is a chaos. And I see a very strong relation between both. The chaos of the city, the chaos of the forest, and the harmony of the forest and the harmony of the city."
Both shows are on view until Sept. 7.
Among the more than 200 images are some famous photographers, like Mexican Graciela Iturbide, and Chilean Sergio Larraín. They often document poverty, but also local cultural traditions and architecture.
Fecundo de Zuviria, a photographer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has several works in the show. He said he loves to photograph the city, especially as seen through store windows. "I like very much reflections, geometry, and some kind of abstraction in the city," he said. "Reflections is like photographing that does not exist, that is . . . not reality."
Milagros de la Torre, a photographer from Peru now based in New York, painted negatives of photo IDs of Indians with mercury chrome. "When this piece of paper with a red re-touching was re-photographed, the skin of the Indian would turn out to be, in quotes, aristocratically more fair, or whiter," she said.
‘Under the Black Sun’, 1991-1993, Milagros de la Torre. Toned gelatin silver print, mercurochrome.
Sergio Larrain, Santiago, Chile, 1955. Collection Leticia and Stanislas Poniatowski. © Sergio Larrain.
Caio Reisewitz, Aspiculelta, 2012. Courtesy Luciana Brito Galeria, São Paulo. © Caio Reisewitz.
In a separate show, the International Center of Photography is
presenting the work of São Paulo-based photographer Caio Reisewitz. He
takes detailed pictures of local forests, and mixes them with collages
of slums or buildings.For Reisewitz, forests and cities like São Paulo have a lot in common, he said. "Everything works, but it is a chaos. And I see a very strong relation between both. The chaos of the city, the chaos of the forest, and the harmony of the forest and the harmony of the city."
Both shows are on view until Sept. 7.
That's
the premise of a new exhibit at the International Center of
Photography. It presents works by photographers from Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela between 1944 and
Seven decades of life on the streets of Latin America, in one room.
That's the premise of a new exhibit at the International Center of Photography. It presents works by photographers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela between 1944 and 2013.
The exhibit includes more than 200 images and it features some famous photographers, like Mexican Graciela Iturbide, and Chilean Sergio Larrain.
Fecundo de Zuviria, a photographer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has several pictures on the show. He said he loves to photograph the city, especially as seen through store windows. "I like very much reflections, geometry, and some kind of abstraction in the city," he said. "Reflections is like photographing that does not exist, that is in another part, not reality.
Milagros de la Torre, a photographer from Peru now based in New York, has pictures documenting a photo manipulation process that happened in the streets of the city of Cuzco in 1993.
Torre explained the negatives of photo IDs of Indians were painted with mercury chrome. "When this piece of paper with a red re-touching was re-photographed, the skin of the Indian would turn out to be, in quotes, aristocratically more fair, or whiter," she said.
In a separate show, the International Center of Photography is presenting the work of Sao Paulo-based photographer Caio Reisewitz. He takes detailed pictures of local forests, and mixes them with collages of slums or buildings.
Reisewitz said he thinks forests and cities like Sao Paulo have a lot in common. "Everything works, but it is a chaos. And I see a very strong relation between both," he said. "The chaos of the city, the chaos of the forest, and the harmony of the forest and the harmony of the city."
Both shows are on view until September 7th.
That's the premise of a new exhibit at the International Center of Photography. It presents works by photographers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela between 1944 and 2013.
The exhibit includes more than 200 images and it features some famous photographers, like Mexican Graciela Iturbide, and Chilean Sergio Larrain.
Fecundo de Zuviria, a photographer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has several pictures on the show. He said he loves to photograph the city, especially as seen through store windows. "I like very much reflections, geometry, and some kind of abstraction in the city," he said. "Reflections is like photographing that does not exist, that is in another part, not reality.
Milagros de la Torre, a photographer from Peru now based in New York, has pictures documenting a photo manipulation process that happened in the streets of the city of Cuzco in 1993.
Torre explained the negatives of photo IDs of Indians were painted with mercury chrome. "When this piece of paper with a red re-touching was re-photographed, the skin of the Indian would turn out to be, in quotes, aristocratically more fair, or whiter," she said.
In a separate show, the International Center of Photography is presenting the work of Sao Paulo-based photographer Caio Reisewitz. He takes detailed pictures of local forests, and mixes them with collages of slums or buildings.
Reisewitz said he thinks forests and cities like Sao Paulo have a lot in common. "Everything works, but it is a chaos. And I see a very strong relation between both," he said. "The chaos of the city, the chaos of the forest, and the harmony of the forest and the harmony of the city."
Both shows are on view until September 7th.
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Gisele Regatao, Senior Editor, Culture, WNYC News
Gisele Regatao is the Senior Editor for Culture for WNYC News, where she reports, edits and curates features, news and criticism across the creative arts and the sweeping intellectual terrain that make New York one of the most fascinating places in the universe.
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