The Last Photo,
A Selection of Works from the Estrellita B. Brodsky Collection

Paris Photo is pleased to announce The Last Photo, a selection of works from the collection of Estrellita B. Brodsky, a New York based art historian and philanthropist recognized for her longstanding support of Latin American art.

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Presented for the first time in Europe, this focused presentation features approximately 60 photography-based works dating from the 1940s to the present, including videos, collages, Xeroxes, silkscreen prints and experimental camera-less practices. A meditation on the instability of the photographic medium, The Last Photo, considers the ever-shifting nature of photography, beyond its traditionally assumed role as a vehicle for documentation and representation.

The exhibition takes its title from the eponymous series by Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó, who invited photographers to capture images using vintage cameras from her personal collection. The gelatin silver or color print is displayed as a diptych alongside the photographic camera that produced it—its lens permanently sealed after taking the image—literally, the last image the camera would ever take. Underscoring the disappearance of analog methods of photography and reproduction, Rennó transforms a mechanical act into a conceptual rupture and considers the complex tensions between authorship, representation, and the archive.

Curatorial Team: Marie Perennès with José Esparza Chong Cuy, Raúl Martinez and ANOTHER SPACE.