"Vortex" (detail), 1933, Edward W. Quigley. Gelatin silver print. Getty Museum. © Estate of Edward W. Quigley.
Past exhibition
Abstracted Light: Experimental Photography
Aug
20
2024
Nov
24
2024

Abstract imagery made with experimental light exposures was of great interest to avant-garde photographers from the 1920s to the 1950s. This exhibition features photographs by international artists devoted to the practice, including Francis Bruguière, Jaromír Funke, Asahachi Kōno, Tōyō Miyatake, László Moholy-Nagy, and Man Ray. The selection of works demonstrates the dynamic interplay between still photography, experimental film, and the dazzling time-based artworks by Thomas Wilfred called “Lumia instruments.”

Free with reservation

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SUN:10am-5:30pm
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