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Michael Spano's lengthy career has been distinguished by an adventurous spirit, whether in his experimental street photography, portraits of his wife, or in abstract works like this one. Setting aside his camera altogether, Spano's photograms hark back to the key role that the process played in the development of the avant-garde 100 years ago, as the technique was embraced by artists like Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy.

In 1990, when we presented a solo show of Spano's earlier photograms, he noted "I was fascinated by the dynamics of direct contact application, but determined …