Duane Michals: El Fotógrafo de lo Invisible - A Retrospective of Conceptual Photography and Visual Poetry
Explore Michals' pioneering approach to photography, integrating text and sequences to reveal intangible emotions and the human spirit.
This comprehensive exhibition presents a profound journey into the artistic mind of Duane Michals. Featuring approximately 150 pieces, it showcases his unique methods of blending photography with handwritten texts and narrative sequences. Visitors can delve into his distinctive vision, which explores complex themes like emotions, spirituality, and the unseen aspects of life. It’s an opportunity to experience the depth of his conceptual and visual poetry.
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Exhibition summary
This exhibition offers a broad retrospective of Duane Michals's groundbreaking work, showcasing his conceptual and visual poetry. Through approximately 150 pieces, visitors can explore his unique approach to photography, which incorporates text and sequences to capture emotions, spirituality, and the unseen.
Curatorial context
Duane Michals (McKeesport, Pittsburgh, 1932) is celebrated as a revolutionary figure in conceptual photography and visual poetry. This exhibition, featuring around 150 pieces, delves into his deeply personal vision, which seeks to capture the intangible – emotions, fears, desires, spirituality, the inner self, and the concept of death. The retrospective spans his career from early images to recent works created in 2025, highlighting his signature narrative sequences and his portraits of influential artists such as Duchamp, Magritte, and Warhol.
The exhibition also includes images of contemporary celebrities like Tilda Swinton and introspective self-portraits that blend humor with profound emotional depth. Michals's work consistently challenges the boundaries of the photographic medium by integrating handwritten texts and serial narratives, inviting viewers to look beyond the visible and into his thoughts.
Admission and ticket notes
The exhibition is marked as 'FINALIZADA'. The listed hours were: Weekdays and holidays: 11:00h to 20:00h, Wednesdays: 11:00h - 15:00h. Located at Sala Mateo Inurria 2. Further details about activities and subscriptions for updates are available via newsletter or social media. No specific ticket pricing or booking information is detailed beyond general visitor access context for the location itself, and the exhibition's concluded status means ticketing is no longer applicable in a forward-looking sense.
Duane Michals. El Fotógrafo de lo Invisible key exhibition facts
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Venue
Fundación Canal
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
May 28, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition features works by Duane Michals, including portraits of influential artists such as Duchamp, Magritte, and Warhol, as well as contemporary figures like Tilda Swinton. Enrica Viganò is the curator.
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