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| Becquer Casaballe Gabriel DÍaz Cristina Fraire Eduardo Gil Fernando Gutiérrez Adriana Lestido Marcos López Gabriel Valansi Martín Weber Marcos Zimmermann Helen Zout Curator's Statement |
This exhibition features the work of eleven
mid-career and emerging photographers from Argentina.
Although the styles and subject matter vary among the
photographers, they share a common focus on the social and
cultural issues of Argentina. The exhibition is curated by
Anne Wilkes Tucker, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston for Pan
American Cultural Exchange, Houston (PACE) and will be on
view at the International Center of Photography, 1130
Fifth Avenue (at 94th Street), New York City, from June
12 to September 26, 1999. The work in the exhibition ranges from the allegorial images of Gabriel Valansi and Martín Weber and social documentary of Gabriel Díaz, Adriana Lestido, and Helen Zout to enivronmental landscapes by Cristina Fraire and Marcos Zimmermann and street photography by Becquer Casaballe, Eduardo Gil, Fernando Gutiérrez, and Marcos López. IMAGE: Eduardo Gil, Untitled from the series Buenos Aires, 1984-1996. Gelatin silver print.The ICP presentation is made possible by generous support from Aerolíneas Argentinas; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de la República Argentina; The Consulate General of Argentina in New York and Houston; Revista Fotomundo; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; The Wortham Foundation, Inc.; M.D. Anderson Foundation; Vivian S. Smith Foundation; Hyundai Motos Argentina S.A.; and Esso Petrolera Argentina S.A. |