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Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See

Past exhibition
September 8 - October 22, 2016 San Antonio
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Artwork: Graciela Iturbide, Self Portrait at my House, Mexico City, 1974, Gelatin Silver Print, 8 x 10"
Graciela Iturbide, Self Portrait at my House, Mexico City, 1974, Gelatin Silver Print, 8 x 10"

Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See, a solo exhibition of photography by Graciela Iturbide. This exhibition was organized with the support of the Wittliff Collections of Texas State University and takes place in conjunction with FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA International Photography Festival. The exhibition will open with an artist reception on Thursday, September 8, 2016 from 6:30- 8:30pm.

 

Graciela Iturbide is one of the most acclaimed photographers of our time. After formally studying filmmaking at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma in México, and working as an assistant to Manuel Alvarez-Bravo in the 70s, she has gone on to have a prolific and international career in photography. She is the recipient of many honors, most notably the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography in 2008.

 

Undoubtedly, some of Iturbide’s most iconic images capture the power and dignity of women and, many times, of marginalized women. For example, Mujer Ángel, Desierto de Sonora / Angel Woman in the Desert of Sonora portrays a woman with flowing locks of indigenous hair making her way through an isolated landscape which contrasts with the modernity of the boom box she carries. Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas, Juchitán, Oaxaca, México / Our Lady of the Iguanas, Juchitán, Oaxaca, México features an august Zapotec persona balancing four iguanas on her head with a gaze of reverence. In both of these images, as in the case of much of Iturbide’s work, she is capturing the female form in a new role; Iturbide’s women are not objectified, sexualized, or trivialized, rather, they are glorified, dignified, and they are seen. She hones focus onto, in many ways, the invisible females of society. This concept is the framework for Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See.

 

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Works
  • Graciela Iturbide Autorretrato en Mi Casa México D.F., México, 1974 Silver Gelatin Print Printed by the artist at a later date 14 x 11" 35.6 x 27.9 cm Printed by the artist at a later date
    Graciela Iturbide
    Autorretrato en Mi Casa México D.F., México, 1974
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Printed by the artist at a later date
    14 x 11"
    35.6 x 27.9 cm
    Printed by the artist at a later date
  • Graciela Iturbide Magnolia Juchitán, México, 1986 Silver Gelatin Print Printed by the artist at a later date 20 x 16 in 50.8 x 40.6 cm
    Graciela Iturbide
    Magnolia Juchitán, México, 1986
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Printed by the artist at a later date
    20 x 16 in
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
  • Graciela Iturbide El Señor de los Pájaros Nayarit, México, 1984 Silver Gelatin Print 16 x 20" 40.6 x 50.8 cm
    Graciela Iturbide
    El Señor de los Pájaros Nayarit, México, 1984
    Silver Gelatin Print
    16 x 20"
    40.6 x 50.8 cm
  • Graciela Iturbide El Baño de Frida (Corset en el Estante) Coyoacán, México, 2006 Silver Gelatin Print Printed by the artist at a later date 20 x 16" 50.8 x 40.6 cm
    Graciela Iturbide
    El Baño de Frida (Corset en el Estante) Coyoacán, México, 2006
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Printed by the artist at a later date
    20 x 16"
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
  • Graciela Iturbide Conversación Juchitán, México, 1986 Silver Gelatin Print Printed by the artist at a later date 16 x 20 in 40.6 x 50.8 cm
    Graciela Iturbide
    Conversación Juchitán, México, 1986
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Printed by the artist at a later date
    16 x 20 in
    40.6 x 50.8 cm
  • Graciela Iturbide Cholas I (con Zapata, Juarez y Villa) White Fence, East L.A., 1986 Silver Gelatin Print 20 x 16" 50.8 x 40.6 cm
    Graciela Iturbide
    Cholas I (con Zapata, Juarez y Villa) White Fence, East L.A., 1986
    Silver Gelatin Print
    20 x 16"
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
Installation Views
  • Installation Image of Graciela Iturbide's work in Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See in 2016
  • Installation Image of Graciela Iturbide's work in Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See in 2016
  • Installation Image of Graciela Iturbide's work in Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See in 2016
  • Installation Image of Graciela Iturbide's work in Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See in 2016
Press
  • Graciela Iturbide’s Autorretrato con los indios Seris, 1979

    Iconic Mexican Photographer Graciela Iturbide Comes to Light in 'A Lens to See'

    Marco Aquino, San Antonio Current, September 7, 2016
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Publications
  •  Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See I Ruiz-Healy Art, 2016

    Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See I Ruiz-Healy Art, 2016

    Essay by Maria Baranda 2016
    Hardcover 60 pages
    Publisher: Ruiz-Healy Art
    ISBN: 978-1367361232
    Dimensions: 8×10 in
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