A major exhibition dedicated to Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), one of the most important photographers of the 20th century and a master of a gaze capable of telling the world with irony, elegance, and deep sensitivity.
Curated by Biba Giacchetti, the exhibition brings together 80 of his most famous photographs: images that have become true icons of contemporary photography, capable of transcending epochs and cultures with an immediate and universal language. Through black-and-white shots of extraordinary visual strength, the journey guides the visitor through historical moments, scenes of everyday life, portraits of cultural and political figures, and situations observed with that subtle irony that characterizes all of his work.
His photographs dedicated to dogs — often taken from unusual and surprising perspectives — are also renowned, as well as the romantic and poetic shots that have contributed to shaping the visual imagery of cities like Paris.
The exhibition also fits into the celebrations for the bicentennial of the first photograph in history, the View from the Window at Le Gras taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, and represents an opportunity to retrace, through one of its most authoritative protagonists, the evolution of contemporary photographic language.
A visual journey through irony, poetry, and the history of the 20th century through the gaze of one of the great masters of international photography.
