Graciela Iturbide connects with Japanese culture
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Francisco Morales V.
Mexico City (May 8, 2025) - 9:00 PM
Graciela Iturbide's exhibition includes images from her trips to Japan that had not previously been shown to the public. Credit: Courtesy of Graciela Iturbide
Graciela Iturbide's retrospective is one of the star exhibitions of the Kyotographie festival in Kyoto, Japan. Credit: Courtesy of Graciela Iturbide
The exhibition's museography was conceived by architect Mauricio Rocha, the photographer's son. The central panels were made of a stucco-like material, while others were made of rice paper. Credit: Courtesy of Graciela Iturbide
The exhibition, titled "Graciela Iturbide," features 140 photographs by the Mexican artist. Credit: Courtesy of Graciela Iturbide
The Mexican photographer is bringing her work to the Kyoto Museum of Art as part of the Kyotographie festival. Credit: Courtesy of Graciela Iturbide
In the first retrospective exhibition of her career in Japan, Graciela Iturbide revealed that her body of work has a close, even intimate, connection with the Asian country's society and its way of perceiving the world.
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