London Photography Exhibitions
London Photography Exhibitions – Coming Week
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Horst: Photographer of Style
Definitely worth a visit this weekend, especially if you haven’t yet seen it, as it’s set to close on Sunday, 4th January. The exhibition features an extraordinary range of work from the German-American fashion photographer, Horst P. Horst. Ranked amongst the likes of Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, Horst had a long association with Vogue. He was knwon for his use of illumination – a master of light – Horst shots rarely included shadows falling on the background of the set.
As well as the expected impressive colour fashion magazine covers, the exhibition features sections, amongst others, entitled Surrealism, Stage and Screen, Travel, Patterns from Nature, the Studio. Of note is the Nudes section showcasing Horst’s understanding of form. The exhibition is a testament to Horst’s virtuoso talent.
Where: V&A Museum.
Ends: Sunday, 4th January, 2015.
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More information: V&A Museum.
Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, The Conde Nast Years 1923 – 1937
Early in his career Steichen’s photographs regularly featured in ‘Camera Work’, Alfred Stieglitz’ journal of the most important photographic images of the time. By 1911, he took on a challenge to pioneer fashion photography, becoming one of the first to promote fashion as a fine art. Over this period his work was being followed by Conde Nast and in 1923, after returning from the war, he was made Chief Photographer for the Condé Nast publications, Vogue and Vanity Fair. Steichen became so well known that some of his subjects would note how Steichen was more famous than they!
The exhibition includes over 200 prints, many on public display for the first time since the 1930s. Included in the exhibition are portraits of Winston Churchill, George Gershwin and Marlene Dietrich. Make sure you see the video clip of Steichen at work in the studio.
Where: The Photographers’ Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 18th January, 2015.
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More information: The Photographers’ Gallery.
Drawn by Light: The Royal Photographic Society Collection
Drawn by light is a collection of “some of the greatest photographs taken by some of the greatest photographers who ever lived” according to Colin Harding, a curator at the National Media Museum. The Royal Photographic Society archive consists of over 250,00 images, making it one of the most important and comprehensive photographic collections globally. This exhibition brings together over 200 highlights form the collection ranging from with work of early photography pioneers such as Julia Margaret Cameron and William Henry Fox Talbot to modern day giants such as Martin Parr and Terry O’Neill.
Where: The Science Museum.
Ends: Sunday, 1st March, 2015.
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Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age
Featuring the work of Andreas Gursky, Bernd and Hilla Becher and Stephen Shore as well as 15 others, Constructing Worlds features over 250 works from the 1930s to present day from around the world.
“The curators Elias Redstone and Alona Pardo have employed an imaginative use of space… Global in focus, the Barbican’s exhibition showcases a poignant, if occasionally contradictory, series of reflections on the complex and shifting ties between photography, architecture and the modern world” – rs21.The exhibition is ending soon, on January 11th.
Where: The Barbican Centre.
Ends: Sunday, 11th January, 2015.
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More information: The Barbican Centre.
Guy Bourdin: Image Maker
Guy Bourdin, the French, Fashion Photographer was known for his startling and provocative images which, unconventionally for fashion, told a story, giving the clothes themselves a secondary role. Like his contemporary Helmut Newton, Bourdin worked for Vogue. The two complemented each other according to Bourdin: “Between him and me the magazine became pretty irresistible in many ways… if he had been alone or I had been alone it wouldn’t have worked.” As well as Vogue, Bourdin worked for Harper’s Bazaar and shot campaigns for Chanel, Issey Miyake and Gianni Versace. He is said to be an influence for modern fashion photography icons including Nick Knight and Tim Walker.
This exhibition features over 100 works from the compositional image-maker and is the largest ever exhibition of the influential photographer, charting his career from protege of Man Ray to photography revolutionary in his own right.
Where: Somerset House.
Ends: Sunday, 15th March, 2015.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Still Life
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s catalogue is composed of a number of series, each having a distinct theme and similar attributes. His use of an eight by ten-inch, large format camera has earned him a reputation as a photographer of the highest technical ability. Still Life is an exhibition of large-format photographs from Hiroshi Sugimoto’s ongoing Diorama series.
Where: Pace Gallery (Burlington Gardens).
Ends: Saturday, 24th January, 2015.
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Bryan Adams: Wounded – The Legacy of War
Free Admission.
Wounded is a compilation of over 30 photographs by Bryan Adams, more commonly known as the singer who performed the power ballad which spent 16 weeks at the top of the UK charts. The photographs are portraits of young British servicemen and servicewomen who were injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The exhibition is accompanied by a book, Wounded: The Legacy of War published by Steidl, priced at £50 with proceeds from the book going to veteran support charities BLESMA, Blind Veterans UK, Combat Stress and SSAFA, and War Child. It features images of 40 veteran soldiers taken by Adams, accompanied by each soldier’s personal story.
Free admission.
Where: Somerset House.
Ends: Sunday, 25th January, 2015.
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More information: Somerset House.
Snowdon: A Life View
Free Admission.
On leaving university, then Antony Armstrong-Jones became a fashion photographer and became known for his royal studies, which included portraits of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their 1957 Canada tour. He was made Earl Snowdon on marrying into the Royal Family. Lord Snowdon is best known for his portraits of notable global figures and for bringing an informal approach to royal portraits. The display celebrates a major gift of photographs from Lord Snowdon to the National Portrait Gallery in 2013.
Free admission.
Where: The National Portrait Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 21st June, 2015.
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More information: National Portrait Gallery.
Conflict, Time, Photography
Conflict, Time, Photography focuses on conflicts over the last 150 years, since the invention of photography. The exhibition is moving, including photographs of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud as well as more recent images from conflicts in Afghanistan. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War.
Where: Tate Modern.
Ends: Sunday, 21st June, 2015.
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Free Admission.
An exhibition of the winning images from around the world for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 competition. Features solar eclipses, aurorae, nebulae and much, much more.
Free admission.
Where: Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Ends: Sunday, 22nd February, 2015.
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