Centro Cultural de la Villa presents, until July 14, the exhibition Narratives of emancipation, desire and intimacy.
This exhibition, integrated into the Official Section of PHotoESPAÑA 2024, offers an approach to the social, political and ecological activism of the author, with photographs, videos and video-installations that span from the 80s to the 2020s.
The exhibition “Erwin Olaf: narratives of emancipation, desire and intimacy”, organized by the Madrid City Council, the Fernán Gómez theater.
With photographs, videos and video installations from the 80s to the 2020s, the exhibition pays tribute to the personality and artistic career of Erwin Olaf, focused on three key themes: emancipation (body politic), desire (sensual body) and intimacy (affective body).
The exhibition is completed with a collection of thirty self-portraits that reflect the various facets of the author and the techniques used in his multidisciplinary artistic practice.
Erwin Olaf (Hilversum, 1959 – Amsterdam, 2023) explored his photography in a context of complex racial relations, economic differences and issues related to sexuality. Throughout his forty-year career, he maintained an activist approach to equality.
Olaf received numerous awards and collaborated with prestigious institutions, from Vogue and Louis Vuitton to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. His work ranged from documenting gay liberation in Amsterdam in the 1980s to portraying the Dutch royal family in 2017.
