Panel Discussion: “Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations”

Name: Panel Discussion: “Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations”
Start: 2025-10-26T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Des Moines Art Center

Schedule

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 01:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA

Join Aurelia Álvarez Urbajtel (Director of the Manuel Álvarez Bravo Foundation in Mexico City), Aliza Nisenbaum (2024-25 Toni and Tim Urban International Artist in Residence), and Mia Laufer (exhibition curator) for a conversation about the renowned photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Accompanying the exhibition “Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations,” on view in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery (October 25, 2025 – January 18, 2026), the panel will discuss the photographer’s life and legacy, challenges of revisiting the work of legendary artists, Bravo’s continued significance today, and the vital role of collaboration in his and his partners’ creative processes.
About the panelists: https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/panel-discussion-manuel-alvarez-bravo-collaborations/
Free; registration required.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902 – 2002)
“Frida Kahlo con globo (Frida seated with globe)” [detail], ca. 1938
Colección Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo