1. sfmoma:


Yesterday, I got a sneak peek at SFMOMA’s upcoming photo exhibit, “Photography in Mexico.” Man, you guys are in for a solid show…

Read more: Mexico Comes to SFMOMA - The Bold Italic - San Francisco

© Graciela Iturbide, La Nuestra Senora de las Iguanas, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico (Our Lady of the Iguanas, Juchitan, Oxaca, Mexico), 1979; gelatin silver print; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, gift of the artist 

“Instead of just thinking about picturesque landscapes and pictures of villagers and stereotypical images of Mexico, this [exhibition] shows that it’s a much more complicated situation,” assistant curator of photography for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jessica McDonald said. 

Photography In Mexico (Or, At Least Some Of It)

    sfmoma:

    Yesterday, I got a sneak peek at SFMOMA’s upcoming photo exhibit, “Photography in Mexico.” Man, you guys are in for a solid show…

    Read more: Mexico Comes to SFMOMA - The Bold Italic - San Francisco

    © Graciela Iturbide, La Nuestra Senora de las Iguanas, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico (Our Lady of the Iguanas, Juchitan, Oxaca, Mexico), 1979; gelatin silver print; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, gift of the artist 

    “Instead of just thinking about picturesque landscapes and pictures of villagers and stereotypical images of Mexico, this [exhibition] shows that it’s a much more complicated situation,” assistant curator of photography for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jessica McDonald said. 

    Photography In Mexico (Or, At Least Some Of It)

  2. Photos by Alejandro Cartagena
On any given morning — he only shoots during rush hour — [Alejandro Cartagena] might see up to 15 trucks like this whiz by. This series fits in with Cartagena’s general focus on suburban sprawl and, in his words, “social, urban and environmental issues of Latin America.” Another project for which he has received some accolades is a series called Suburbia Mexicana.
Car Pool: An Aerial View Of How Mexico Moves

    Photos by Alejandro Cartagena

    On any given morning — he only shoots during rush hour — [Alejandro Cartagena] might see up to 15 trucks like this whiz by. This series fits in with Cartagena’s general focus on suburban sprawl and, in his words, “social, urban and environmental issues of Latin America.” Another project for which he has received some accolades is a series called Suburbia Mexicana.

    Car Pool: An Aerial View Of How Mexico Moves