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Marc Chagall
Le Marchand de bestiaux [The cattle dealer], c. 1922-1923
© Marc Chagall / VEGAP, Madrid, 2024
© Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Philippe Migeat
FEB.02.2024 – MAY.05.2024, MAD
Chagall
A cry of freedom
For the first time the work of Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is presented from the perspective of the complex historical and biographical circumstances surrounding his life (the two World Wars, National Socialist persecution, exile…) and the stances adopted by the great Russian artist in the face of them, always inspired by an intense socio-political commitment of firm humanist conviction. The work of the great Russian artist is thus offered to us from a new perspective which highlights the extent to which his painting expresses a moving testimony to our times.
Christer Strömholm
Petit CHR, Pigalle, Paris, 1955
© Christer Strömholm Estate
FEB.02.2024 – MAY.05.2024, MAD
Christer Strömholm
Always moved by an unshakeable sensitivity to human suffering, which goes back to both his father’s early suicide and his participation in the Second World War, the Swedish photographer Christer Strömholm (1918-2002) was the author of an absolutely personal oeuvre, with an unmistakable aesthetic, which made a significant contribution to taking photography in a new direction.
This exhibition offers a wide-ranging retrospective that covers his entire career, from his early participation in the German collective “Fotoform” to the assemblages of found objects of his final period, including his many travels, his street photography and his portraits of artists.
Consuelo Kanaga
Tennessee, 1950
Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wallace B. Putnam from the Estate of Consuelo Kanaga
© Brooklyn Museum
FEB.15.2024 – MAY.12.2024, BCN
Consuelo Kanaga
Catch the Spirit
Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit traces for the first time in Spain and Europe the entire career of this American photographer. Kanaga (1894-1978) is considered a fundamental figure in the history of contemporary photography, both for her contribution to the recognition of women in the field of photography and for the intensity with which her images confront the viewer with some of the great social issues of our time, especially the situation of the African-American population in the United States.
Antoni Rosal Grelon
Grupo de hombres alrededor de un pequeño estanque, décadas de 1910-1920
Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya (ANC), Fons Antoni Rosal Grelon, Sant Cugat del Vallès
FEB.15.2024 – MAY.12.2024, BCN
The domestic camera
Amateur photography in Catalonia (ca. 1880-1936)
For decades, amateur photography remained on the margins of the official history of photography, mainly because of its character as a mass activity and the shortcomings of many of its productions. For some time now, however, it has been the subject of attention for the way in which it manifests the social and cultural realities of its time. This exhibition traces its evolution in Catalonia from its beginnings around 1880 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
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