London Photography Exhibitions February 2016
London Photography Exhibitions February 2016
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London Photography Exhibitions for February 2016 feature two exhibitions east of the centre in Clerkenwell and Shoreditch. ‘A Serene Expectation of Light’ at Autograph ABP in Shoreditch showcases 40 prints from two series from influential Brazilian photographer Mario Cravo Neto. The gallery is not a very long walk (and definitely a short bus ride) from Sto Werkstett in Clerkenwell where some the best architectural photography from 2015 is on show as part of the The Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards.
‘Light Works’ at the Atlas Gallery is closing this weekend after being extended for two weeks – don’t miss the last change to catch the exhibition featuring work from Berenice Abbotts, Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is also coming to an end soon. Read on to check final dates. More details opening times and gallery locations below.
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Mario Cravo Neto: A Serene Expectation of Light
Brazilian Mario Cravo Neto was known for his black and white photography which represented the Candomblé religion which like Mario Cravo Neto, has roots in Salvador, Bahia. He trained as a sculptor with his father and as a photographer in Berlin and New York under Jack Keueger. He is recognised as one on the most important and influential contemporary Brazilian photographers.
Autograph ABP at Rivington Place put on an exhibition of 40 photographs from two series. ‘The Eternal Now’ comprises 20 black and white portraits while ‘Laróyè’ includes colour prints. The exhibition is curated by Gabriela Salgado.
Rivington Place is in Shoreditch, a short walk from Shoreditch High Street London Overground station. You might consider stopping off at Boxpark, a pop-up shopping centre, on the walk back to the station for a coffee.
Where: Rivington Place.
Ends: Saturday, 2nd April.
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The Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards
Building Images is an exhibition exploring four architectural themes: Building in use, Exteriors, Interiors and Sense of place and features the work of some of the world’s most renowned architectural photographers. The exhibition at Sto Werkstatt, in Clerkenwell, features winning images from The Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards 2015. The awards aim to reward the creativity of the photographer.
Where: Sto Werkstatt.
Ends: Friday, 25th March.
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Milton Greene & Douglas Kirkland: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Marilyn Monroe
Milton Greene, the American fashion photographer was best known for the fashion shoots he did with Marilyn Monroe, first capturing her when he was just 26 for Look magazine. He went on to take thousands of captures of Monroe. Douglas Kirkland, was a staff photographer at Look magazine and he shot to fame in 1961 when he shot pictures Marilyn Monroe for the magazine’s 25th anniversary edition.
The Little Black Gallery presents a collection of rarely seen portraits. The Little Black Gallery is in Chelsea, just off the Fulham Road.
Where: The Little Black Gallery.
Ends: Saturday, 27th February.
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Saul Leiter
Free admission before 12 noon.
Saul Leiter started taking photographs at the age of twelve, but it wasn’t until receiving encouragement from W. Eugene Smith that he acquired a 35 mm Leica camera which he initally used to shoot in black and white. In 1948 he started using colour and with Robert Frank and Diane Arbus formed was later known as the New York School of photographers. He spent the next 20 years working a s a fashion photographer for the likes of Elle and Vogue.
“…for [Leiter] the camera provided an alternate way of seeing, of framing events and interpreting reality […] he sought out moments of quiet humanity […], forging a unique urban pastoral from the most unlikely of circumstances.” Martin Harrison.
The Photographers’ Gallery pays tribute to Leiter as a photographer with this exhibition which includes his early black and white as well as colour photographs. The Photographers’ Gallery is by Liberty of London, not far from either Oxford Street or Regent Street. There is a great café which also serves nice salads, tea, coffee and cakes.
Free admission before 12 noon.
Where: The Photographers’ Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 3rd April.
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Light Works: The Art of the Photogram
Closing soon.
Atlas Gallery bring together a diverse selection of unique works, from artists including Berenice Abbotts, Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy.
The Atlas Gallery is on Dorset Street in Marylebone, a few minutes walk from Baker Street tube station. The Nordic Bakery is also close buy, for a chic Scandinavian coffee and cinnamon bun post-viewing.
Closing soon.
Where: Atlas Gallery.
Ends: Saturday, 13th February.
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Alec Soth: Gathered Leaves
Alec Soth is regarded at the leading contemporary American photographer, considered the modern heir to America’s rich history of social and geographical landscape going back to Dorothea Land and Walker Evans. Speaking at the exhibition launch, Alec Soth drew on similarities between photography and speech, suggesting everyone can take great photographs, as many are able to speak, though “What’s hard is taking a collection of great pictures and making them work together”.
“[Soth is] an artist who captures a profound sense of what it is to be human, in all its surprising dimensions.” Kate Bush, Head of Photography at Science Museum
The Science Museum in South Kensington is the venue for Alec Soth’s highly anticipated and first major UK exhibition. The exhibition includes the UK premier of Soth’s highly acclaimed recent project Songbook. Gathered Leaves also draws on three other projects: Sleeping by the Mississippi, Niagara and Broken Manual, and comprising photographs taken over the last 16 years.
The Science Museum is on Exhibition Road in South Kensington. If you have time, consider going to the Julia Margaret Cameron exhibition across the road at the Victoria and Albert Museum as well as Influence and Intimacy at the Science Museum (details on both below).
Where: Science Museum.
Ends: Monday, 28th March.
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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Closing soon.
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, a populist high point of the Gallery calendar, returns to the National Portrait Gallery. The first prize winner this time was David Stewart with his portrait titled Five Girls. You can apply to enter the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 competition.
The National Portrait Gallery is on St. Martin’s Place, a few strides from Leicester Square tube station.
Closing soon.
Where: National Portrait Gallery.
Ends: Sunday, 21st February.
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Lee Miller: A Woman’s War
Lee Miller was one of New York’s top fashion models, working with Edward Steichen amongst other legends of the era. In the 1920s, she left New York for Paris to become an established fine are and fashion photographer. After the breakout of WWII, Lee Miller became an acclaimed War Correspondent for Vogue Magazine. By 1943, she took up an opportunity to work as an accredited photojournalist attached to the American military forces. The exhibition features her work from this time.
When she died in 1977, Lee Miller’s body was cremated and her ashes were spread through her herb garden at Farley Farm House in East Sussex.
‘Lee Miller: A Woman’s War’ is a book published to coincide with the London photography Exhibition, telling the story of the lives’ of women affected by the war.
The Imperial War Museum presents previously unseen images of conflict. The project began several years ago, coming from a conversation with Antony Penrose, Lee Miller’s son. The exhibition puts the Lee Miller’s vision of gender during the conflict centre stage.
“This incredible selection […] cements [Lee Miller’s] position as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century” – Artfund.
The Imperial War Museum is on Lambeth Road, close to Elephant & Castle underground and mainline stations.
Where: Imperial War Museum.
Ends: Sunday, 24th April.
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Closing soon.
Julia Margaret Cameron, born in Calcutta in 1815, took up photography on receiving a camera as a gift from her daughter and son-in law, Julia and Charles Norman. For the next eleven years, until her death, she exploded creatively, by the coercive force of her eccentric personality, she made portraits, using family members, servants and local residents as models. Of the camera, Julia Margaret Cameron wrote, “and it has become to me as a living thing, with voice and memory and creative vigour.” Though considered to demonstrate sloppy craftsmanship by contemporaries. She ignored the critics and deliberately used a soft focus and long exposures, instilling an uncommon sense of breath and life in her pictures.
The Victoria and Albert Museum presents over 100 images to mark two hundred years since Julia Margaret Cameron’s birth. The exhibition includes some some not seen before work.
The V&A Museum is in South Kensington, on Exhibition Road, a few minutes from South Kensington tube station.
Read on for information on the Julia Margaret Cameron: Influence and Intimacy exhibition on the other side of Exhibition Road, at South Kensington’s Science Museum.
Closing soon.
Where: Victoria & Albert Museum.
Ends: Sunday, 14th February.
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Julia Margaret Cameron: Influence and Intimacy
Free admission.
Second South Kensington Julia Margaret Cameron exhibition, marking her 200th anniversary. More above on the V&A museum exhibition.
The Media Space at South Kensington’s Science Museum marks Julia Margaret Cameron’s 200th birthday with this exhibition. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the Herschel Album (1864). 94 images which Julia considered to be her finest work.
The Science Museum is on Exhibition Road in South Kensington. Consider stopping for a crêpe on the walk back to South Kensington tube station at Kensington Crêperie after the exhibition.
Free admission.
Where: Science Museum.
Ends: Monday, 28th March, 2016.
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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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