"Picture of self", Cuzco, 1948 © The Irving Penn Foundation
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Irving Penn: Centennial
23/11/2024 - 01/05/2025
The MOP Foundation
Av. Porto da Coruña
15006 A Coruña
themopfoundation.org/en
Organised by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and presented exclusively in Spain at the MOP Foundation space in A Coruña, Galicia, the exhibition presents a rich tapestry of Penn’s photography, bringing together some 175 works — including Penn’s portraits of celebrities, cultural luminaries, and labourers with the tools of their trades; abstract nudes and early documentary street scenes; compositions of flowers, signage, and street debris; fashion studies and meticulous still lives.
The exhibition explores Penn’s profound interest in the ephemerality and complexity of the human condition, evidenced not only in his portraits, but also in the masterful still lifes that bookend his career. Approaching photography as a fine art long before it was widely recognized as such, Penn paired nuanced composition with an uncanny talent for observing human expression, attitude, and demeanour.
Irving Penn: Centennial is the most comprehensive retrospective of the renowned photographer to date, revealing his extraordinary artistic versatility and range.
23/11/2024 - 01/05/2025
The MOP Foundation
Av. Porto da Coruña
15006 A Coruña
themopfoundation.org/en
Organised by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and presented exclusively in Spain at the MOP Foundation space in A Coruña, Galicia, the exhibition presents a rich tapestry of Penn’s photography, bringing together some 175 works — including Penn’s portraits of celebrities, cultural luminaries, and labourers with the tools of their trades; abstract nudes and early documentary street scenes; compositions of flowers, signage, and street debris; fashion studies and meticulous still lives.
The exhibition explores Penn’s profound interest in the ephemerality and complexity of the human condition, evidenced not only in his portraits, but also in the masterful still lifes that bookend his career. Approaching photography as a fine art long before it was widely recognized as such, Penn paired nuanced composition with an uncanny talent for observing human expression, attitude, and demeanour.
Irving Penn: Centennial is the most comprehensive retrospective of the renowned photographer to date, revealing his extraordinary artistic versatility and range.