Graciela Iturbide - Eyes to Fly With

FOMU
September 18, 2026
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© Graciela Iturbide | Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas Juchitan Oaxaca Mexico, 1979

This autumn, FOMU presents a major retrospective of the renowned Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. Her work explores themes such as identity, social relationships and ephemerality. ​

The title of the exhibition, Eyes to Fly With, is inspired by one of Iturbide’s self-portraits and refers to her vision of photography as a means of exploring both oneself and the world. For Iturbide, photography has an emancipatory quality, opening up new perspectives on reality. ​

Visitors will discover well-known series such as Juchitán de las Mujeres, White Fenceand La Matanza. The exhibition also includes Iturbide’s intimate photos of Frida Kahlo’s bathroom – sealed off for fifty years after her death – to which she was granted rare access when it was finally reopened. ​

The exhibition has been developed in close consultation with the artist and comprises around 160 works, from iconic black-and-white photographs to rarely seen vintage prints, colour photos and contact prints.

FOMU
Antwerp
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September 18, 2026
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January 17, 2027
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