How much is photography a direct reflection of reality, and how much is it a window into the photographer’s subjective vision? Two concurrent shows at the Meadows Museum offer an opportunity to explore these perennial questions through the lens of Mexico, with two different artists providing complementary perspectives.

“Roaming Mexico” is a selection of almost 90 photographs, mostly in color, made over four decades by prominent Dallas photographer Laura Wilson . The sleek exhibition was designed by her collaborator Gregory Wakabayashi. It is displayed in tandem with a smaller show of about 30 black-and-white, folio-sized photographs taken over the long career of Mexico’s most famous photographer, Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002).

Wilson has predominantly worked in the United States, es

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