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Exposición / Casa Iramaia / R. Iramaia, 105 - Jardim Europa / São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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Cuándo:
Desde 03 abr de 2025

Inauguración:
03 abr de 2025 / 16 a 20 h.

Horario:
Sólo con cita

Organizada por:
Mendes Wood DM

Artistas participantes:
Jimmy DeSana, Laurie Simmons

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Etiquetas
Fotografía  Fotografía en Sao Paulo 

       

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Descripción de la Exposición

From 1973 to 1978, Laurie Simmons and Jimmy DeSana shared a loft in SoHo, New York, divided by a door with windows on both sides, each space with its own darkroom. Despite their different conceptual approaches, the constant contact and daily exchanges influenced their work and ideas. “Jimmy taught me how to be a photographer, and I taught him how to be an artist,” Simmons reflects.  Simmons and DeSana moved in the same New York circles during the 1970s and 1980s, participating in a time of legendary effervescence in the visual arts. In downtown Manhattan, young artists, including Simmons, recycled and subverted images from the media and popular culture, rejecting traditional museum formats, especially in photography. This group of artists became known as the Pictures Generation, of which Simmons was a vital part. DeSana was active in the irreverent post-punk scene - he floated through the dynamic nightlife with his ever present camera, exploring queer culture and the exploding New Wave and No Wave artists and musicians. His photographs from this time provided context to the creative energy that ran as an undercurrent to New York City and captured the importance of challenging gender norms. – words by Nessia L. Pope

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