Exhibition
Margaret Michaelis
Photography, the Avant-garde and Politics in the Barcelona of the Republic
This exhibition aimed to present the work of this Austrian photographer during her time in Barcelona (1932-1937) in the historical context of the European avant-garde, with particular attention to her insights into the life of the Barri Xino district, her collaboration with the GATCPAC and her reportage work for the Propaganda Commission of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government) on the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.