Image: Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, Madrid
Joan Fontcuberta’s ‘What Darwin Missed. Lo que Darwin pasó por alto’ is on view in the Plaza del Centro Niemeyer in Avilés, Spain, according to a notice from the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre. The presentation features a coral inventory created by Fontcuberta and is scheduled to remain accessible through 13 October 2026.
The centre’s announcement describes the project as a “surprising inventory of corals,” inviting visitors who have not yet seen the work to discover it in the plaza. No additional information about the installation’s format, number of works or production history was provided in the notice.
The title refers to Charles Darwin, while the Spanish subtitle—‘Lo que Darwin pasó por alto’—translates as ‘What Darwin Missed.’ The available announcement does not specify how Fontcuberta’s coral inventory engages with Darwin’s research or with the history of natural classification.
The work is being presented outdoors at the Plaza del Centro Niemeyer rather than with a separate indoor venue identified in the announcement. The notice names the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre as the promoting institution and places the event in Avilés.
Admission is free. The presentation remains open until 13 October 2026; no opening date or additional public programme is listed in the supplied material.
