London Photography Exhibitions February 2018
London Photography Exhibitions February 2018
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London Photography Exhibitions for February 2018 include some real treats. First of all, there is the first ever major solo Gursky exhibition. Gursky is the photographic genius behind the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction. Equally important, Elliot Erwitt has an exhibition at Huxley-Parlour (formerly Beetles+Huxley). Erwitt is known for his humour and ability to catch the ‘decisive moment’. While those exhibitions run in central London it is worth the trip east to see Valda Bailey’s exhibition. Bailey is particularly well know for use of intentional camera movement. She uses that technique to emphasise feelings invoked by landscapes and to great effect.
Some London photography exhibitions will end soon. Notably, Elliot Erwitt and David Hirt. Don’t miss out on those or of course UAL Olympus UK Photography Award 2018 and Another Time Another Place: Hackney in the 70s and 80s.
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Elliot Erwit
Closing soon.
Free admission.
Elliot Erwitt is an American documentary photographer who has been making humane and humorous captures with his cameras since the 1940s. Influential French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson coined the phrase ‘the decisive moment’ which all photographers strive for. It refers to “capturing an event that is ephemeral and spontaneous, … the essence of the event itself“. Erwitt is a master of the decisive moment. Erwitt is a member of the cooperative of legendary photographers, Magnum, which was co-founded by Cartier-Bresson. Among his many other others, Erwitt received the an award, in London, for his outstanding contribution to photography.
The French photographer is modest, putting his iconic shot of Nixon making his point to then Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev down to “sheer luck”. He once claimed he’d always be an amateur photographer and still spends his days taking pictures in the Big Apple. Erwitt is not only renowned for his photographer, he made series of films in the 1970s including the prize-winning Glassmakers of Herat, Afghanistan.
Huxley-Parlour Gallery Name Change
Beetles+Huxley gallery has recently changed name to Huxley-Parlour following a change in ownership structure at the end of last year. The new exhibition celebrates Erwitt’s 90th year with 50 prints from his entire career. Included are photgraphs of 1940s New York and portraits of Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and Che Guevara amongst others which span Erwitt’s entire career.
Huxley-Parlour is just off Piccadilly. With Fortnum & Mason and the Royal Academy of Arts nearby, it is a short walk from Regent’s Street.
Closing soon.
Free admission.
Where: Huxley-Parlour Gallery.
Ends: Saturday, 17th February.
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Andreas Gursky
Andreas Gursky is a German photographer, formerly a student of influential photographers Hilla and Bernd Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Gursky is now a professor at the Kunstakademie. That hallowed institution was attended by a long list of notable photographers including Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth and Candida Höfer. Gursky is undoubtedly one of the most successful modern photographers with no fewer than six of his photographs featuring in the list of 20 Most Expensive Photos Sold at Auction. Of course, he also has the top spot with ‘Rhein II, 1999‘ which went for £2.7 million at auction in November, 2011.
What makes his photographs so expensive?
First of all the prints are huge; Rhein II is almost 12 feet (16 metres) wide. He uses medium format cameras to capture pictures and then manipulate them digitally, creating abstracts. The purpose of the digital manipulation is not to create fictions, instead to heighten the image of something that exists in the world. Andreas Gursky photographs and a social commentary which reveal “how do we order the world around around us“. It is not just Andreas Gursky’s artistic vision which makes his work so valuable. In addition, his works are rare; of the edition of six which made up Rhein II, four are in museums and only two are in private collections.
Andreas Gursky’s to large-scale photographs of landscapes, people and architecture, captures the modern world in seductive detail. He displays a methodical approach similar to that of Hilla and Bernd Becher who offered him critical training. Similarities can be noted in the use of repitition, the feature of textures, symmetry and pattern. He also counts landscape photographer John Davies and large-format colour photography pioneer Joel Sternfeld amongst those who influenced him. Gursky’s typically uses a high point of view. This is considered democratic in that it gives equal importance to every element in the composition. The result is “somewhere between photography and paintings”
Hayward Gallery Reopens
The Hayward Gallery, on the South Bank has re-opened after a two-year refurbishment with a treat for photography enthusiasts; the first major UK Andreas Gursky retrospective. The gallery present 60 images from the early 80s to Gursky’s latest work. The curator definitely had to include, the most famous Gursky, Rhein II, but there is more recent work. As an example, manipulated images made using high end digital large format cameras. The images are particularly digitally manipulated. As a result the output mimics the initial inspiration; a mobile phone capture from a moving train. This is another social comment on the world around us.
If you are keen to see full scale Gursky work, but find the entrance fee a little high you might consider going to the White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey. They are displaying “Rückblick 2015“, a Gursky image showing the last four German chancellors in a fictional scene. Admission is free to that exhibition.
The Brutalist Hayward Gallery is close to Waterloo Tube Station and on the South Bank. It’s a short walk from the Strand so you might consider combining the gallery visit with a Theatreland trip.
Supporter Standard Ticket: £18.50 (including transaction fee).
Where: Hayward Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 22nd April.
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Hiro
Free admission.
Iconic US commercial and fashion photographer Hiro is known for his bizarre yet stunning unique aesthetic. Starting out as a young fashion photographer, Hiro was inspired by Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, initially finding work as Avedon’s assistant. Hiro’s fashion work for Harper’s Bazaar, French Vogue and Mirabella was in an era when fashion photography featured great photographs instead of photographs to simply show the product. Hiro is prominently known for editorial work in Harper’s Bazaar in the 1960s and 1970s, his work featuring unusual juxtapositions continue to influence photographers today.
Hamiltons host a Hiro display featuring prints which have not been previously editioned, so have not been outside of magazine covers.
Hamiltons Gallery is in Mayfair, close to Grosvenor Square and a short walk from Green Park tube station. Nobu, on Berkeley street is on the way back to the tube station, if you fancy stopping off for some sushi.
Free admission.
Where: Hamiltons Gallery.
Ends: Friday, 23rd March.
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Valda Bailey: The Sun Beyond the Shadow
Free admission.
Valda Bailey is a photographer from Jersey known as an expert in the Intentional Camera Movement technique. Typically landscape photographers invest in a strong and stable tripod. Additionally, they also use camera functions to minimise vibrations caused by internal movement within the camera. This all helps to get the sharpest picture possible. Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) throws this all out the window. Instead, the photographer deliberately moves the camera – panning or following a particular pattern – to blur the created photograph. The technique can create new textures in the image. The result might be something reminiscent of the Impressionist painters’ work.
Valda Bailey was a painter before taking up photography seriously and uses ICM and multiple exposure to create abstract shapes in her photography. Her intention is to convey feelings invoked by the landscape, drawing on its essence rather than a focus on its detail.
MMX Gallery presents a range of prints from Bailey’s oeuvre in “The Sun beyond the Shadows”. MMX Gallery is in New Cross. New Cross, on the London Overground and mainline is the closest station. The DLR station at Deptford Bridge is almost as close.
Free admission.
Where: MMX Gallery.
Ends: Saturday, 10th March.
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UAL Olympus UK Photography Award 2018
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Free admission.
Olympus and the Bermondsey Project space join forces for the second year running to stage the University of the Arts London (UAL) UK Photography Award 2018. Based on the theme Photo Evidence: Between (Media) Representation and Reality the competition is split into three sections.
The Bermondsey Project Space is probably less than a minute’s walk from the White Cube Gallery. London Underground stations are also nearby at London Bridge and Bermondsey.
Closing soon.
Free admission.
Where: Bermondsey Project Space.
Ends: Saturday, 24th February.
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Into the Woods: Trees in Photography
Free admission.
Into the Woods is a free display on at the V&A Museum which uses photography to explore trees as an inspiration for artists. Some photographs date back to the 1850s and notable photographers featured include Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz. The display is in room 38a of the museum. The V&A will become one of the most comprehensive photography centres in the world. The first phase of the project will be complete this autumn.
The V&A Museum is in South Kensington, on Exhibition Road, not more than a few minutes from South Kensington tube station.
Free admission.
Where: V&A Museum.
Ends: Sunday, 22nd April.
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Another Time Another Place: Hackney in the 70s and 80s
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Free admission.
Another Time Another Place is an especially interesting exhibition which shows ‘unseen Hackney‘ through the 1970s and 80s. Many of Neil Martinson’s photgraphs appeared in newspapers at the time. Notably, though, this is the first time the 100 images appear together in an exhibition.
Stour Space is in Tower Hamlets and just across the river from The London Stadium. Nearest station is Hackney Wick on the London Overground and is no further than a few minutes’ walk.
Closing soon.
Free admission.
Where: Stour Space.
Ends: Thursday, 22nd February.
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Poetry of Place: Paul Hart’s Landscapes
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Free admission before noon every day.
Paul Hirt, the British photographer, explored human relationships with landscapes over a period of thirteen years. As a result of this study, this display at the Photographers’ Gallery Print Sales Gallery features this rich body of work. This is Paul Hirt’s first major UK solo exhibition. Signed silver gelatin prints are available from £750 + VAT.
Note that the main galleries at The Photographers’ Gallery remain closed until new exhibitions open on the 23rd of this month.
The Photographers’ Gallery is by Liberty of London, not far from either Oxford Street or Regent Street. The gallery has a great café (in case you haven’t given up cake for Lent).
Closing soon.
Free admission before noon every day.
Where: The Photographers’ Gallery.
Ends: Saturday, 17th February.
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Composing for the Camera: György Kepes
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Composing for the camera features studio photograms from Hungarian photographer György Kepes. The compositions were specifically contrived for the captures. This is a free display as part of the permanent collection at the Tate Modern.
Tate Modern is on the South Bank of the Thames, and just a few minutes’ walk from St. Paul’s tube station. The shows seems like a perfect drop-in on a walk along the South Bank on a a sunny day.
Free admission.
Where: Tate Modern: Boiler House Level 2 East.
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Daido Moriyama
Free admission.
Daido Moriyama is a Japanese photographer probably best known for his style of black and white street photography. For the most part, his work catalogues the breakdown of traditional values in modern Japan. He counts William Klein and Eikoh Hosoe as his principal influences: he worked as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe.
This is a permanent display in the Tate Modern in the Artist rooms. In addition to prints of famous Moriyama images hung on the walls, there is a looping projection of dozens of other images – all inspiring.
Tate Modern is on the South Bank of the Thames, and just a few minutes’ walk from St. Paul’s tube station. The shows seems like a perfect drop-in on a walk along the South Bank on a a sunny day.
Free admission.
Where: Tate Modern: Boiler House Level 4 East.
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London Photography Exhibitions February 2018
That’s it for this week’s London Photography Exhibitions, look out for next week’s list of London Photography Exhibitions!
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