Thursday, October 1, 2009
6:30 p.m.
King Juan Carlos of Spain Center
New York University
53 Washington Square South
New York, NY
Map of location

From Amarrados. Courtesy of the Fundación Fernell Franco

Speakers:
Sagrario Berti (Photography Historian), Susan Meiselas (Photographer), and Luis Roldán (Visual Artist).

Moderator:
Gabriela Rangel (Director and Curator, Visual Arts Department Americas Society).

Like many important photographers in Latin America included in the landmark exhibition Image and Memory, Fernell Franco (Cali, 1942-2006) made a living as a photojournalist. Franco developed an outstanding body of work, among them notably the Amarrados series, in which a lyrical composition of the image suspends the objectivity of the medium. Members of this panel are invited to discuss documentary photo practices in the 1970s and 1980s which eroded distinctions between truth and fiction, drama and objectivity.

This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the King Juan Carlos of Spain Center at New York University.

Reservations are not required for this program. Please note that this program occurs at NYU's King Juan Carlos Center.

Americas Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our donors for the exhibition Fernell Franco: Amarrados [Bound] and accompanying public programs: Erica Roberts, PINTA Art, Solita Mishaan, Consulate General of Colombia in New York, Nohra Haime Gallery, and Anonymous.
 



             
  

 
In-kind support is provided by the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, Arte al Día International, ArtNexus, and Aviatur, Colombia.

Delta Air Lines is the official airline sponsor for the Fernell Franco exhibition.



The Visual Arts program is also supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.