Johanna Calle's New York Exhibition Features Modified Anonymous Photographs

Bienvenu Steinberg & C is hosting an exhibition titled Arquitecturas, featuring Colombian artist Johanna Calle. This marks her second individual presentation in New York. The show is organized by curator Alexis Fabry and focuses on two recent series: Arquitecturas and Abstractas. In these works, Calle modifies small chromogenic prints sourced from unidentified photographic collections. She employs techniques such as applying nail polish or removing sections of the surface emulsion. This approach continues her conceptual investigation into drawing, photography, and archival materials. The Arquitecturas series represents a move toward additive methods in her artistic process. By carefully layering nail polish, she alters the visual compositions within the images, highlighting architectural features and spatial patterns. Calle refers to these creations as 'photographic drawings' that engage with delineation and form. The exhibition provides insight into her evolving practice and her manipulation of found imagery to explore structural and aesthetic questions.