London Photography Exhibitions November 2018

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London Photography Exhibitions November 2018

London photography exhibitions for November 2018 importantly include two exhibitions looking back 100 years.  This seems so relevant as we mark 100 years since the signing of the Armistice this Sunday.  First there is Renewal.  That show at the Imperial War Museum looks at rebuilding cities after the Great War.  Secondly there is Another England at Now Gallery.  That show takes photographs from an Historic England study.  The study surveys 100 years of Black and Asian English heritage.

Meanwhile, modern work is the focus at Calvert 22 Foundation in Shoreditch.  The gallery hosts the biennial New East Photo Prize.  The Masters have the run of central London.  At Huxley-Parlour is Masters of Photography while at Hamiltons you can see Modern Masters.  Both of those exhibitions are closing soon.  Also closing soon is Shashin: are-bure-boke at Michael Hoppen.  London Nights is another show coming to an end.  It is running further east at the Museum of London in the City.  Finally, you can see the latest Edward Burtynsky exhibition at Flowers, Cork Street.

Read on for further details on these as well as others. See the regularly updated London Photography Galleries list. The London Photography Galleries list compliments this post on London Photography Exhibitions. It contains information such as opening times and maps for the London photography exhibitions.

Renewal: Life after the First World War in Photographs

Free display.
Renewal looks at the period after the end of the First World War. The exhibition is especially relevant this month.  That is as we mark 100 years since the Armistice signing this November.  The show helps to explain how we applied innovation while being resourceful to rebuild the country.  As well as photographs, there are installations and immersive experiences.  You can see over 130 black and white photographs together with documents and objects from time Imperial War Museum archive. The material is not just limited to Britain. The Museum calls upon images from the conflict following the Russian Revolution.  Also included are images from other parts of the world at the time.  This further helps to show, a detailed, global picture of the world during this era.

The Imperial War Museum is on Lambeth Road and close to Elephant & Castle. It is also a short walk from Lambeth North underground station.  The mainline as well as underground facilities at Waterloo are also within walking distance.

Free display.
Where: Imperial War Museum.
Ends: Sunday, 31st March 2019.
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Another England: Human Stories

Closing soon.
Another England is an exhibition staged together with Historic England.  Significantly, the show surveys historical as well as modern narratives in Black and Asian English heritage.  On display are photographs generated by Historic England’s Another England: Mapping 100 Years of Black and Asian History.  Another England tells stories of multicultural Britain. Stories told in churches and cafes as well as houses and workplaces where communities have gathered across the country.

This is the third iteration of the Human Stories series which encourages discourse.  Curation by Kaia Charles highlights common threads across communities in modern England.  Now Gallery is in Greenwich and just a short walk from The O2.  Links to central London are close with both North Greenwich underground station and North Greenwich Pier just a short walk away.

Closing soon.
Free to all to view.
Where: Now Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 11th November.
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New East Photo Prize 2018

Free entry.
New East Photo Prize is a biennial photography prize. Significantly, it showcases work from Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.  Work is welcomed from professional as well as non-professional photographers from a total of 29 countries.  Calvert 22 Foundation present work from 16 finalists.  Included is the series Othodoxia from Romanian artist Antal Bánhegyesy together with Vika Eksta’s work.  The Eksta work explores the Devil’s Lake in Latvia.

Calvert 22  support culture and creativity from the New East in particular.  As well as hosting exhibitions and events, they support research.  Calvert 22 Foundation is in Shoreditch and only a short walk from Shoreditch High Street London Overground Station. Old Street as well as Liverpool Street Underground stations are also both walkable.

Free entry.
Where: Calvert 22 Foundation.
Ends: Sunday, 2nd December.
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Masters of Photography 2018

Closing soon.
This favourite annual exhibition returns once more with 30 photographic masterpieces. Like the previous two editions, there are some real treats.   These include Henri Cartier Bresson’s Hyères.  This is a classic example of Bresson’s capturing dynamism of action while freezing motion. There is not just work from foreign masters. Work by British masters is included too.  You can see Bill Brandt and Cecil Beaton alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson and August Sander.

Huxley-Parlour is just off Piccadilly, not far from either Fortnum & Mason or the Royal Academy of Arts.  Piccadilly tube station is closest, with both Regent’s Street and Green Park also a short walk.

Closing soon.
Where: Huxley-Parlour.
Ends: Saturday, 10th November.
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Modern Masters

Closing soon.
Modern Masters is a group show at Hamiltons Gallery in Mayfair. Some of the greatest names in Modern and Contemporary photographic history feature. Hamiltons display work from modern masters like Erwin Olaf together with historical artists such as Robert Frank. They also include work from Helmut Newton and Irving Penn as well as Robert Mapplethorpe and Don McCullin.

Hamiltons Gallery is in Mayfair, close to Grosvenor Square.  Green Park as well as Bond Street tube station is a short walk.

Closing soon.
Where: Hamiltons.
Ends: Friday, 23rd November.
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Edward Burtynsky: the Human Signature

Favourite Canadian photographer Edward  Burtynsky returns to Flowers Gallery.  Burtynsky is well known for large format works. His work is typically based on industrial landscapes. The main theme of his work is nature transformed through industry.  Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and  Eadweard Muybridge influenced Burtynsky. He saw their work on a visit to the MoMA in the 1980s.

The Human Signature show draws on various disciplines. The work looks at the human impact on the planet. With single-use being named word of the year the exhibition is especially relevant.  The phrase was made popular by the Blue Planet II BBC TV series.  That series highlighted the impact single-use plastics are having.

The Human Signature focuses on terraforming, extraction and urbanisation as well as deforestation.  The show includes both aerial and subterranean photographs presented at large scale.  There is also an augmented reality  installation.

Flowers Central is on Cork Street in Soho.  The gallery is almost a stone’s throw from the Royal Academy of Arts.  Huxley-Parlour gallery is also a short walk.

Where: Flowers, Cork Street.
Ends: Saturday, 24th November.
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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, a populist high point of the Gallery calendar, returns. 57 works are on show including the winner of the £15,000 prize.  The competition was judged by photographer Miles Aldridge as well as curators and directors from London galleries. First in the competition was Alice Mann with ‘Drummies‘. 

There is a number of photography displays at the National Portrait Gallery right now.  As well as the Mayotte Magnus work mentioned below, you can see some Simon Frederick work.  His display, Black is the New Black, is also free to view.

The National Portrait Gallery is on St. Martin’s Place, a few strides from Leicester Square tube station. Charing Cross station, by Trafalgar Square, is also a short walk.

Adult with donation: £7.85 (including £1.85 online transaction fee).
Where: National Portrait Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 27th January 2019.
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Illuminating Women: Photographs by Mayotte Magnus

Free display
Significantly, in 1977, the National Portrait Gallery hosted their first ever photographic exhibition to focus on female achievement. Nearly ninety portraits by Mayotte Magnus of eminent British women were featured in the landmark exhibition. Her photography is known for placing subjects in the spotlight by employing her instinct for composition as well as harmony.  Magnus was allowed free reign to choose the subjects of the 100 commissioned portraits. By and large, the exhibition was a success, with as many as 30,000 visitors. In fact the works were shown in public again the following year and in the presence of the Prime Minister. Equally as important as the National Gallery exhibition, this show was to mark the 50 years of the Women’s vote.

The National Portrait Gallery is on St. Martin’s Place. Located between Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square, there are several transport options.  Leicester Square, as well as Charing Cross, station is just a short walk.  The Photographers’ Gallery is not too long a walk either – try to arrive there before midday for free entry.

Free display
Where: Room 32, Floor 1, National Portrait Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 24th March 2019.
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Shashin: are-bure-boke

Closing soon.
Michael Hoppen gallery holds one of the most extensive collections of modern Japanese photography outside Asia. Shashin: are-bure-boke is a show spread over two floors of the Chelsea gallery. It features some lesser-known Japanese artists. As well as highlighting those artists, the gallery present more familiar photographers such as Daido Moriyama and Masahisa Fukase. The exhibition name is a play on Provoke photography. Provoke was a magazine which crystallised the best of progressive art photography in the 1960s. Although there were just three issues, Provoke went on to influence artists into the 1970s and 80s.

Michael Hoppen is just off the King’s Road. It is close to South Kensington tube station or a slightly further walk from Sloane Square.

Closing soon.
Where: Michael Hoppen.
Ends: Monday, 12th November.
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London Nights

Closing soon.
London Nights is an exhibition which, in summary, shines a light on nocturnal London. Portraiture, documentary, conceptual photography as well as film are included. Featured photographers include Alvin Langdon Coburn together with Bill Brandt and Bruce Davidson. In total, over 50 artists feature in this exhibition curated by Anna Sparham.

The Museum of London is in the City on London Wall with Barbican as well as Moorgate and Liverpool Street tube stations nearby.

Closing soon.
Entry: £11.50 (including £1.50 donation, paid advanced booking)
Where: Museum of London.
Ends: Sunday, 11th November.
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London Photography Exhibitions November 2018

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