Edward Weston’s photographs on display in Turin

If you think photography is just about capturing a moment, this exhibition will change your mind. From February 12 to June 2, 2026, CAMERA – Italian Center for Photography is hosting Edward Weston. The Matter of Forms, a major exhibition that brings one of the absolute masters of 20th-century photography to Italy for the first time.

An exhibition to be viewed at leisure, allowing your gaze to slow down and learn to observe again.

An exhibition that recounts an entire life in images.

Edward Weston, Nude, 1936, Gelatin silver print, Center for Creative Photography, The University of
Arizona. Gift of the Estate of A. Richard Diebold, Jr © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

Edward Weston’s photos on display in Turin

The exhibition, curated by Sérgio Mah and organized in collaboration with Fundación Mapfre, brings together 171 photographs, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and formal experiments.

The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through more than forty years of Edward Weston’s work, offering a comprehensive and surprising overview of an artist who made a decisive contribution to the recognition of photography as a true art form.

The exhibition arrives in Turin after stops in Madrid and Barcelona and offers a European perspective on the legacy of one of the protagonists of modern North American photography. The result is a visual narrative that subtly dialogues with European modernism, highlighting affinities and differences, tensions and consonances.

Edward Weston: from painting to pure photography

The exhibition covers all phases of Weston’s production, from his early images influenced by pictorialism to the full maturity of straight photography. This transition captures the heart of his revolution, as Weston chose to abandon all pictorial effects in favor of the absolute precision of the gaze and technique.

Co-founder of Group f/64, Weston helped define a sharp, essential, rigorous style of photography, capable of transforming a pepper, a shell, or a human body into an almost abstract form.

His black-and-white images, taken with a large-format camera, still impress today with their rich detail and the silent power of their compositions.

The Matter of Forms

The title of the exhibition is not a broken promise. In these rooms, photography becomes matter, volume, a surface to be explored with the eyes. Nudes, landscapes, and still lifes not only tell the story of what Weston saw, but also how he thought of photography as a poetic and intellectual language.

Each image is an exercise in balancing technical rigor with a deep sensitivity to nature, light, and form.

Rooted in the landscape and culture of the United States between the two world wars, Weston’s work offers a valuable key to understanding the central role that photography has assumed in contemporary visual culture. Looking at these images, it becomes clear how much his gaze continues to influence the way we see the world.

Why visit the exhibition

This exhibition is not just for photography enthusiasts, but is a perfect opportunity if you love art that invites you to observe more closely, slow down, and reflect on the relationship between reality and representation. You will leave CAMERA with the feeling that even the simplest things can become extraordinary when viewed carefully.

If you are looking for an exhibition that will leave a lasting impression, “Edward Weston. The Matter of Forms” is a must-see. Turin awaits you, along with 171 images that have forever changed the way we think about photography.

Exhibition information

EDWARD WESTON
The Matter of Forms
curated by Sérgio Mah
CAMERA – Italian Center for Photography
Via delle Rosine 18, Turin

February 12 – June 2, 2026

Tickets are available, and I recommend purchasing them online.