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Mexican Photography's Abstract Century at Throckmorton Fine Art

exhibition · 2026-07-16

Throckmorton Fine Art presents 'A Century of Abstraction in Mexican Photography', an exhibition running from July 16 to September 26, 2026. It features over 40 works from 1924 to 2013 by Mexican photographers including Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Flor Garduño, and Graciela Iturbide, as well as expatriates Tina Modotti and Edward Weston. The show explores how these artists used abstraction to transcend nationalist themes and engage with international modernism.

Key facts

  • Exhibition runs July 16 to September 26, 2026
  • Over 40 works from 1924 to 2013
  • Features Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Flor Garduño, Graciela Iturbide
  • Includes expatriates Tina Modotti and Edward Weston
  • Explores abstraction as liberation from nationalist identity politics
  • Held at Throckmorton Fine Art

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Artists

Institutions

  • Throckmorton Fine Art

Locations

  • Mexico

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