Discover Carlos Garaicoa's Photography as Intervention Retrospective at Museo ICO

Museo ICO presents the first retrospective dedicated to the photography of Carlos Garaicoa, titled 'La fotografía como intervención' (Photography as Intervention). This exhibition delves into Garaicoa's critical examination of architecture, urbanism, and history, particularly focusing on the deterioration of his native Havana and its broader implications.

This press release announces 'Carlos Garaicoa. La fotografía como intervención,' the first retrospective exhibition dedicated to the photographic work of Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa at Museo ICO. The exhibition, part of PHotoEspaña 2012, focuses on Garaicoa's critical engagement with architecture, urbanism, and history, particularly the physical deterioration of Havana and his proposals for alternative spaces. His practice extends to other cities like New York, Caracas, and Madrid. The exhibition showcases works that document and intervene in reality through various techniques that expand the definition of photography. It includes early small-format documentary works, larger color images of urban and architectural spaces, the series 'Memorias Íntimas: Marcas' addressing the Angolan-South African war's trauma, and recent works incorporating techniques such as thread drawings, laser interventions, and bullet impacts, as well as tapestries derived from digital images. A comprehensive artist's book, co-edited by Fundación ICO, PHotoEspaña, and La Fábrica Editorial, accompanies the exhibition, serving as the first publication solely dedicated to Garaicoa's photography, featuring previously unpublished images and texts.

This press release does not contain specific ticketing information for the exhibition. Visitors are directed to the general press contact for further details. It is noted as part of PHotoEspaña 2012, which may imply general festival ticketing information is available elsewhere.