Hombres y mujeres en Andalucía

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

"Follows a fictional Sheffield band from Mexico, in the style of legendary magazine 'The Face' ... The context of the event [Art Sheffield 05] was 'Spectator T', a fictitious art goer without exposure to contemporary aesthetics, and the idea was to present artworks that would challenge this person's preconceived ideas about art. Thus, Toledo created a cover band that sang songs by local Sheffield groups, and named it after the cult Sheffield nightclub, The Limit, which closed in 1992. The band was created in Mexico ... where it played one local concert, then came to Sheffield, where it played ...

Fotografías de Toledo y de otros lugares (con su gente, sus costumbres y sus acontecimientos) tomadas a principios del siglo XX por el pintor PEDRO ROMÁN.

Al mediar el siglo XIX, la fotografía mexicana era una actividad que no gozaba del espacio social que toda forma cultural necesita para desenvolverse: emancipada apenas de la primera impresión que produjo--semejante, en más de un sentido, a la que causó el cinematógrafo medio siglo más tarde--pero aún lastrada por obstáculos técnicos que impedían el registro instantáneo y la reproducción masiva, no era fácil augurarle un futuro promisorio. Vino la guerra, sin embargo, y la gran historia desbrozó el campo a la fotografía. En el punto culminante del conflicto interno que sacudió ...