The AFAL group constitutes one of the most significant ventures in the history of Spanish photography. Through AFAL magazine, edited by Carlos P茅rez Siquier and Jos茅 Mar铆a Artero Garc铆a, this collective proposed a renovation of visual language in a country that had remained largely isolated from the rest of the world since the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the years of Franco鈥檚 dictatorship (1939-1975). It constituted a break-away from a stuffy environment which was dominated by conservative salons. The current exhibition, An Approach to AFAL, provides an insight to a time of cultural renaissance of the visual arts in Spain, not a minor achievement in a country that had still to endure many years of a dictatorial regime.
On view at聽Museo Reina Sof铆a, Madrid, until 7 January. Find out more聽
Credits:
1.聽Isabel鈥檚 Album. Period copy, silver gelatin bromide on paper. Museo Reina Sof铆a. Autric-Tamayo family鈥檚 donation, 2018.
