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in 1983, López took his camera underground, into the
subways, to document urban transportation as both phenomena
and theatre. Using six cities worldwide as his laboratory,
New York, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Barcelona, and London, López
created a curious study of subway commuters. The images, which
capture everyday travelers, Wall Street yuppies, street performers,
the homeless, and unemployed, demonstrate changes in fashion,
attitudes toward security, and cultural rebellion. The exhibition
at the Lowe presents work from the past two years in New York,
Paris, and Madrid. López is a Professor in the University
of Miami Department of Art and Art History and the Head of
Electronic Media/4D.
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The exhibition features a rare treasure trove of antiquities
from the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, University College,
London. Photographs, excavation notes, and personal journals
shed further light on the science of archaeology during its
infancy, as seen through the eyes of one of its greatest pioneers,
Sir Flinders Petrie, known as the “father of Egyptian
Archaeology.” Organized by the Michael C. Carlos
Museum of Emory University in cooperation with the Petrie
Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London,
with generous support provided by the Massey Charitable Trust
and the Georgia Council for the Arts.
Exhibition
Catalog available for purchase in Lowe Museum Store |
