CaixaForum Madrid becomes the epicentre of experimental photography

”la Caixa” Foundation’s cultural centre in Madrid hosts the premiere of an exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through the history of experimental photography. The show, seen for the first time, was produced in cooperation with the Musée national d’art moderne - Centre national d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou of Paris.

Featuring 172 works by 107 artists, the exhibition explores a branch of photography that has attracted numerous artists and professionals from different disciplines and places, such as Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, Lisa Oppenheim, Florence Henri, William Klein, Brassaï, André Breton, Rudolf Steiner, Barbara Kruger, Constantin Brancusi, Olafur Eliasson, Paul Éluard, Barbara Morgan and Suzanne Muzard, among many others.

Far from taking a linear, chronological approach, Extended Visions: Photography and Experimentation constructs a narrative of experimental photography from the early-twentieth century to the present by establishing dialogues between historic and contemporary works, highlighting affinities and analogies between artists from different periods and movements.

The show, which will be open to the public at CaixaForum Madrid until 26 March 2023, is structured around six thematic sections: Light, Movement, Alterations, Recreating Worlds, Putting Vision to the Test and Anatomies.