NAÏVY: in fifty (definitive) photographs

Maximillian William, London is pleased to present 'NAÏVY: in fifty (definitive) photographs', Coco Capitán’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Anchored in her ever-evolving photography practice, the show will exhibit the fifty definitive photographs of the artist’s now complete Naïvy series. Naïvy has captivated Capitán for over a decade. Navigating themes of adventure, belonging and loss of innocence, the series pays tribute to an imagined nautical universe, one peopled by Capitán’s 'Lost Naïvy' sailors. The series was initially exhibited in its entirety at the Parco Museum, Tokyo. In conjunction with the show, the Parco Museum produced a publication featuring a...

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Coco Capitán, 'NAÏVY: in fifty (definitive) photographs'. Courtesy of Maximillian William
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Coco Capitán was born in Seville, Spain in 1992. Based in London, Capitán completed her Master of Fine Arts with Honours in the field of Photography at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2016. Recent solo exhibitions include Ookini, Kyotographie, Kyoto, 'Who Art Thou: Conversations with Myself', Yvon Lambert, Paris, 'Naïvy: in fifty (definitive) p...

Coco Capitán was born in Seville, Spain in 1992. Based in London, Capitán completed her Master of Fine Arts with Honours in the field of Photography at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2016. Recent solo exhibitions include Ookini, Kyotographie, Kyoto, 'Who Art Thou: Conversations with Myself', Yvon Lambert, Paris, 'Naïvy: in fifty (definitive) photographs', PARCO Museum Tokyo (2022), 'Naïvy', Maximillian William, London, (2021), 'Busy Living', Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris (2020), and 'Is It Tomorrow Yet?', Daelim Museum, Seoul (2019). Capitán’s work is featured in collections including Maison Europeene de la Photographie (MEP), Paris and Huis Marseille Museum for Photography, Amsterdam. She has published several books, among them 'Transsiberian, If You’ve Seen It All Close Your Eyes and Middle Point Between my House and China'.