1968 Photography Exhibition at Fondazione MAST in Bologna

Fondazione MAST in Bologna presents "Istantanee dal ’68," an exhibition of photographs documenting the pivotal year 1968. The show features iconic images by Eddie Adams, Steve Schapiro, John Olson, and Bill Eppridge, capturing social and political upheavals: anti-war protests, civil rights marches, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, and the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute by athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The exhibition highlights how photography became a crucial medium for recording the era's contradictions—economic prosperity alongside racial violence, the rise of the star system, and the return of Richard Nixon to power. Curated by Niccolò Lucarelli, the display runs at the Fondazione MAST, a foundation dedicated to photography and industry.