Antonio Caballero
dal 9/12/2010 al 21/1/2011
Segnalato da
9/12/2010
Antonio Caballero
Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Las rutas de la pasion, Mexico 1960's-1970's. The exhibition will feature select photographs from Caballero's archive. The dramatic mise-en-scenes suggest narratives of love, tragedy, and suspense often found in the graphic novels.
Sikkema Jenkins & Co. is pleased to present an
exhibition of black and white vintage photographs from
the 1960’s and 70’s by Antonio Caballero, on view
from December 10, 2010 through January 22, 2011.
This will be the first exhibition of this work in New York.
Born in Mexico City in 1940, Caballero began
practicing photography at an early age. As an
adolescent he apprenticed as a photojournalist and
soon established himself with his photographs
appearing in several well-known Mexican newspapers
and magazines.
In 1963 Caballero was introduced to the “world of
fotonovelas”, small graphic novels similar to comic
books with storyboard format and dialogue bubbles
that were popular in Italy, Spain and throughout Latin
America from the 1940’s through the 1980’s.
Caballero soon committed himself to the production of
fotonovelas - a process he considered “filming” in
which he acted as producer, adapter, director and
photographer. According to his own estimate he made
no less than five hundred graphic novels between
1963 and 1978.
The exhibition will feature select photographs from
Caballero’s archive. Although meant to be part of a
narrative series, it is a testament to Caballero’s talent
as a photographer and director that the individual
photographs remain powerful on their own. The
dramatic mise-en-scènes suggest narratives of love,
tragedy, and suspense often found in the graphic
novels. To contextualize the individual works, the
gallery will also present a series of photos comprising a
partial fotonovela narrative.
Caballero’s photographs were most recently exhibited
at Media City Seoul 2010, the 6th Seoul International
Biennale.
For additional information please contact Scott Briscoe at
212.929.2262 or scott@sikkemajenkinsco.com.
Opening December 10, 2010
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
530 West 22nd Street, New York
Hours: tue-sat 10am-6pm
Admission free