© Jessica Lange
Centro Niemeyer Avenida del Zinc s/n 33.400 äviles Espagne
For the first time the Niemeyer Centre in Avilés presents the exhibition Unseen by Jessica Lange, the American actress and photographer.
Jessica Lange was granted a scholarship from the University of Minnesota to study art and photography in 1967, but the vicissitudes of student life led her to Spain and Paris where she chose to put dramatic arts before practical photography. It was then that she embarked on her acting career, playing leading parts in iconic movies and winning two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Tootsie, in 1983, and Blue Sky, in 1995.
Not until later, at the beginning of the nineties (when Sam Shepard gave her a Leica M6), did Jessica Lange take up her photographic exploits again.
Her images are captured on her travels and wanderings—her lens has roamed through countries such as the USA, France, Finland and Italy, although she has a particular soft spot for Mexico, as she herself puts it, for its lights and wonderful nights.
The collection, Unseen bringing together 78 photographs, including 12 contact sheets, taken during the last 20 years, is arranged into two series: Things I see' and Mexico, On Scene.
© Jessica Lange
