An "imaginary museum" where you can discover 'secret' works by the great photographers of the 20th century

"The materiality of a work of art is constituted by the look that is directed at it, it only exists to the extent that it is seen and verbalized."

The words of the philosopher and art theoretician

make sense to explain what lies behind

, the exhibition that the

has just inaugurated and which brings together, in no particular order so that each visitor can make their own reading of the exhibition, 111 images of

that rarely (or never) shown to the public.

Relevant names such as

, Diane Arbus, Bruce Davidson, William Eggleston, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Eugène Arget, Edward Steiche,

are intermingled in the tour, an open book on photography from the last 120 years that mainly describes the advances that have taken place in the US in that time, crossing its borders.

A journey through history that has been made with images from the collection of The Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York, a worldwide reference in 20th century photography.

Its founder,

, has spent almost 50 years completing an archive that houses 30,000 works signed by some of the most prominent photographers.

And

, since their exhibition has been restricted to the private collecting circuit.

The curator of the exhibition,

, has been able to immerse herself in this world in search of hidden gems -attractive due to their interest, beauty, quality or uniqueness- and has designed an original exhibition space also inspired by the idea of ​​the "imaginary museum" on the one that the French writer and Minister of Culture Andrés Malraux reflected on in 1947, in

.

And where everyone can make a reading of the exhibition molded to their liking.

In

there are no sections or cuts or a closed or unidirectional discourse, but rather the 111 images of the

that make up the exhibition are exhibited grouped in small groups of three or four photographs for formal, aesthetic or conceptual reasons.

And so that

, the exhibition provides long benches parallel to the route.

Eve Arnold, 'Josephine Baker in New York after 25 years of absence',1950 © Eve Arnold / MagnumPhotos / Contact

The last artistic figure that has guided Morin in the development of this exhibition is that of the

, the literary game invented by the surrealists in which each participant adds words to a sentence without knowing the previous or subsequent ones and whose result it is, in the voice of

, "the most perfect illustration of the mind" by revealing the unconscious reality of the group that has created it.

From the unknown to the iconic

In reference to what can be seen, the exhibition shows several milestones, such as the portrait that

made of the actress Jean Pearson, where it is appreciated how an image is capable of capturing the soul.

Also the one that

took from David Ben Gurion -founding father of the state of Israel-, a psychological snapshot where his unbreakable character is appreciated.

Or the one made by

at the hands of Marion Greenwood, where clues are thrown about the ingenious North American muralist who died too young for not being recognized by critics and the public.

In the itinerary you can also see

's children , impeccably dressed, who tell the story of a war that has little to do with that of

's children , relegated to the humble neighborhoods of New York.

Black and white photographs that contrast with the striking colors of the work of

.

Although most of the images that can be seen in the exhibition are unknown to the general public, the curator has included some iconic ones, not only as an anchor for the visitor but to highlight the fact that an image is not more or less famous because of its quality, but because of the circumstances.

Among them are the mythical

, by

(1939) or

(1959), by

.

The exhibition can be seen in the Mateo Inurria Hall of the Fundación Canal

.

The exhibition is complemented by parallel activities such as conferences, family workshops and

.

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