Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography

Exhibition
A black-and-white photograph of a woman leaning out of a window, she and the surrounding building are shadowed in a cross-hatch lattice.

En su propia cárcel / In Her Own Prison (detail), 1950, Lola Álvarez Bravo. Gelatin silver print. Getty Museum, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser. © Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation

Exploring the rich tapestry of cultural and artistic dialogues that have shaped Mexico's photographic history, this exhibition features works by 13 prominent photographers, including Lola Álvarez Bravo, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Héctor García, Graciela Iturbide, and Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, alongside key related publications. The photographs, donated by Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser to the Getty Museum over the past 25 years, record the instantes y revelaciones (instants and revelations) of a remarkable century of Mexican creativity.

This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exposición se muestra en inglés y en español.

Sep 1, 2026–Jan 3, 2027

Getty Center

Museum West Pavilion, Lower Level

Free

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Media Contact: Valerie Tate

For press inquiries related to this exhibition, please email vtate@getty.edu