A new monograph and gallery show offer the chance to see the Chilean photographer’s studio portraits through the eyes of a jazz legend

‘Nobody who sat for her left unchanged’ … Mireya Solar’s Rafael Ibarra (II), 1979. Photograph: Petrichor Archive/The Mireya Solar Estate/Artists Rights League, Santiago

Thu 14 Mar 2024 03.15 GMT

Monochrome studio portrait of an older man, photo by Alvaro Balderas on Pexels

Rafael Ibarra (with Cigarette), 1979

Mireya Solar curated by Elis Vahtra is a wide-ranging survey of the Chilean photographer’s celebrated career. Best known for her portraits of musicians,