MEXICO
The Revolution and Beyond, 1900 - 1940
Agustín
Víctor Casasola
April 19 - May 28, 2006
Painter Diego Rivera leading Julio Antonio
Mella’s funeral procession, Mexico City, 1929
|
Agustín
Victor Casasola was Mexico’s national photographer, yet he
is virtually unknown outside of his country. The Casasola archive,
consisting of some 500,000 negatives, is now owned by the Mexican
government. Casasola’s images are extraordinary, by any measure,
and they are also the single most complete documentation of the
life of a country by one person anywhere. Neither Canada nor the
United States, for instance, has a photographer whose accomplishment
comes close to approximating Casasola’s. The 92 images in
this show span the period from 1900 to 1940. Catalogue published
by Aperture with texts by Pete Hamill, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Rosa
Casanova and Sergio Raul Arroyo. Curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio.
This is a touring exhibition organized by Canopia, a section of
the Institute for North American Studies in Madrid.
Exhibition Tour: Saturday April 22, 3pm followed by a reception
from 4 - 6pm at
PHG |
This exhibition is sponsored by the Mexican Consulate Vancouver,
Canada
|
|
|
|
Left:Arrested
homosexuals pose for the camera at the police station, Mexico
City, ca.1935
R ight: A woman behind bars, Mexico City, ca.1935
|
|
