Until May 13th at the Charles Nรจgre Photography Museum, visitors can discover the exhibition on the history of photography through the Lola Garrido collection.
The event has received support from the Beau Rivage Hotel.
The Lola Garrido Collection
Lola Garrido has dedicated her entire professional career to the field of art.
Most of her collections are devoted to the greatest masters of the history of photography, from the late 19th century to the mid-1990s.
Over 130 prints will be present at the exhibition, most of which are “iconic” as they were created by 63 different authors, covering the artistic currents in photography.
Note on Photography
“Photography does not remind us of the past, it attests that what I see has been”
This phrase is an excerpt from Roland Barthes’s book “Camera Lucida” reminding us that photography is a representation of our past life, hence the term “has been.”
During the opening, many people such as art critics, collectors, and others attend to celebrate the opening.
The opening honors women to show the significant role they have in society.
Examples include Dorothea Lange’s work “Migrant Mother,” 1936, or Gary Winogrand’s photo “Women are Beautiful,” 1960.
many memories, a nostalgia for the past. Some visitors felt as if they were reliving certain moments from that era.
