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Art

Francisco de Goya: Los Desastres de la Guerra

When

May 15, 2008 – Aug 1, 2008

Tuesdays–Fridays (10am–6pm)

Saturdays (11am–6pm)

Where

Peter Blum Gallery Soho

99 Wooster St

212.343.0441

Price

Free

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Peter Blum Gallery Soho says…

Just before producing his modern masterpieces, dubbed the Black Paintings, Goya vented his disgust with the human animal in a series of small etchings titled Los Desastres de la Guerra. Recalling Matthew Brady's Civil War photographs, or perhaps a photo essay from Fallujah, these minuscule pieces depict Spain's bloody fight against the Napoleon-led French invasion. Their size and details invite close inspection, even if the subjects are repellent: in one instance, a woman clutches a baby in one arm while spearing a man with the other. Next to it, as if to head off the fatigue of repetition, an image of a heap of bodies is simply titled Lo Mismo, which means "the same thing."