Robert Capa on display at City Palace of Cagliari. Eighty years after the Normandy landing, which took place on 6 June 1944, here in the Sardinian capital is a retrospective dedicated to the Hungarian photographer, a naturalized American. From the 31st May until the next one 6 October 2024 it will thus be possible to visit “The photographs 1932 – 1954”: a celebration of the man who is considered the father of modern photojournalism, who passed away on May 25th 70 years ago.
Robert Capa on display in Cagliari: 80 years ago D-Day
Robert Capa on display in Cagliari. Eighty years after D-Day, immortalized in his shots by the Hungarian photographer, here is the exhibition "The photographs 1932 - 1954", curated by Marco Minuz. An anthological journey structured in 110 fotografie, with the collaboration of the Magnum Photos agency in Paris. From the Parisian years to the Spanish Civil War. Then, the Second World War and the immediate post-war period. Thus arriving at the birth of Israel and the conflict in Indochina. Over twenty years of history and career told in the most beautiful images.
Robert Capa, fame beyond the war
For Robert Capa, however, there are not only photographs of war and dramatic events. The exhibition "The photographs 1932 - 1954", in fact, offers a much broader picture of the artist, highlighting his relationship with the culture of the time. Representative, in this sense, are the portraits of figures such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote and Henry Matisse.
Reports dedicated to period films
An extraordinary talent, that of Robert Capa, capable of going far beyond shots on the battlefield. And a fame that allowed the photographer to be published in the most important international magazines, such as "Life" and "Picture Post". Furthermore, after the end of the Second World War, the actress Ingrid Bergman introduced Capa, as a still photographer, on the set of the 1948 film Arc de Triomphe by Lewis Milestone. At the Palazzo di Città in Cagliari, therefore, an exhibition to learn more about the father of modern photojournalism.
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