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Graciela Iturbide Inaugurates Oviedo Exhibition as Princess of Asturias Arts Honoree

She emphasizes consent-driven portraiture that avoids intrusive techniques.

Overview

  • The Fundación Princesa de Asturias opened a show in Oviedo featuring 173 photographs by the Mexican artist.
  • At the Escuela de Arte de Oviedo, she toured the photography lab and took questions from students.
  • She described a consent-first practice that forgoes telephoto lenses or flash to avoid surprising people.
  • She said she does not photograph war or violence because she is “very fragile.”
  • She is set to receive the award on Friday and, at 83, plans to keep working, reviewing negatives in Mexico and returning to Lanzarote to photograph.