PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS
September 1, 2026 - January 3, 2027
En su propia cárcel / In Her Own Prison (detail), 1950, Lola Álvarez Bravo. Gelatin silver print. Getty Museum. Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser. © Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography
Exploring the rich tapestry of cultural and artistic dialogues that have shaped Mexico's photographic history, this exhibition features works by 13 prominent photographers, including Lola Álvarez Bravo, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Héctor García, Graciela Iturbide, and Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, alongside key related publications. The photographs, donated by Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser to the Getty Museum over the past 25 years, record the instantes y revelaciones (instants and revelations) of a remarkable century of Mexican creativity.
Esta exposición examina el rico entramado de diálogos culturales y artísticos que han dado forma a la historia de la fotografía mexicana al presentar obras de trece destacados fotógrafos, entre ellos, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Héctor García, Graciela Iturbide y Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, junto con publicaciones clave relacionadas. Las fotografías, donadas al Getty Museum por Daniel Greenberg y Susan Steinhauser a lo largo de los últimos veinticinco años, registran los instantes y revelaciones de un siglo extraordinario de creatividad mexicana. Read more »
September 1, 2026 - January 3, 2027
Lotería de Muertos (detail), 1983; printed 1993, Ricardo Valverde. Hand-colored gelatin silver print. Getty Museum. © Esperanza Valverde and Christopher Jude Valverde
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Every Minute Is History: Five Views of Los Angeles
Discover the work of five photographers whose distinct approaches to the medium helped expand traditional representations of Chicano/a communities in Los Angeles during the second half of the 20th century. Drawing from a wide range of influences, including social documentary practices, staged scenes, fashion, and the popular press, these artists—Laura Aguilar, Reynaldo Rivera, George Rodriguez, Patssi Valdez, and Ricardo Valverde—pushed the medium in new and often provocative directions.
Descubre la obra de cinco fotógrafos cuyos diferentes enfoques del medio contribuyeron a ampliar las representaciones tradicionales de las comunidades chicanas en Los Ángeles durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Laura Aguilar, Reynaldo Rivera, George Rodriguez, Patssi Valdez y Ricardo Valverde encontraron inspiración en una vasta gama de influencias, incluyendo prácticas del documentalismo social, fotografías escenificadas, la moda y la prensa popular, e impulsaron el medio hacia nuevas, y a menudo, provocadoras direcciones. Read more »