Museo Picasso Málaga. "Olé! Joel Meyerowitz in Málaga"- Extract [4] EN

Extract [] of the newly commissioned documentary film, "Olé! Joel Meyerowitz in Málaga", featured in the exhibition "Joel Meyerowitz. Europa 1966-1967"

Directed by Manon et Jacob and Miguel López-Remiro, the documentary brings together photographs of Málaga and sound recordings made by Meyerowitz of the flamenco music performed by the family that took him in. As he steps back into his memories of the city, the documentary offers a deep and emotional look at a crucial period in Meyerowitz’s coming of age and its lasting impact on his work and his artistic journey.

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"Joel Meyerowitz. Europa 1966-1967"
15 June - 15 December 2024
Museo Picasso Málaga

A major exhibition of early work by renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz (b. 1938, New York) is open at the Museo Picasso Málaga from 15 June to 15 December 2024, (Press Preview Friday 14 June 2024). The exhibition brings together for the first time more than 200 photographs taken by Meyerowitz during his formative European road trip from 1966-67, many of which have not been seen before.

In 1966, at the age of 28 and shortly after leaving his advertising job in New York to pursue photography, Meyerowitz embarked on a year-long road trip around Europe. He drove 20,000 miles through 10 countries and took 25,000 photographs. During this period, Meyerowitz settled in Málaga for six months, where he was befriended by the Escalona family, one of the great flamenco families in the city. While in Málaga, Meyerowitz took 8,500 photographs and captured hours of high-quality sound recordings of live flamenco.

This unique experience, which resulted in an extraordinary photographic record of Spain, was hugely influential for Meyerowitz and had a long-lasting impact on his signature style of photography. Meyerowitz is now recognised as one of the leading photographers of his generation who redefined how reality, particulary in color, can be captured and communicated with a camera. After returning to New York, Meyerowitz had his first ever solo exhibition at MoMA in 1968, featuring 40 photographs taken from the window of his moving car while in Europe.

Featuring vintage and large-format prints in colour and black and white, the exhibition will present an in-depth account of Meyerowitz’s travels through England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Greece and Italy, centring on the significance of his extended stay in Málaga.

Tracing Meyerowitz’s artistic evolution during his time in Europe, the exhibition features portraits of local people, unique moments captured in everyday street scenes, urban and natural landscapes, and photographs taken from inside his moving car. The exhibition will also include the whole set of original prints from Meyerowitz’s first solo exhibition at MoMA in 1968.

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