Christian Tagliavini at Diemar/Noble Photography, London – ENDS Tomorrow

‘Tomorrow , Saturday 4th February is the final day of this extraordinary exhibition by Christian Tagliavini at  Diemar/Noble Photography, London. I saw his work at ParisPhoto 2011 and the detail and quality of the prints were exquisite. At times, however, I was left with the feeling of ‘style over content’ when looking at these prints. Yet the beauty of the work is undeniably seductive and...

Zarina Bhimji at the Whitechapel Gallery

The Whitechapel Gallery presents the first major UK survey of British photographer, film-maker and installation artist Zarina Bhimji. The exhibition traces the development of her work over the last 25 years and premieres her new film, Yellow Patch (2011), inspired by trade and immigration routes across the Indian Ocean between India and Africa. Bhimji, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2007, creates...

The Photographers Gallery opens 19 May 2012

The Photographers’ Gallery will unveil its new home for international and British photography in the heart of London’s Soho on Saturday 19 May 2012. The Gallery’s opening will mark the conclusion of its ambitious £8.9 million capital campaign, which has been generously supported by Arts Council England’s Lottery Fund alongside a range of Trusts, Foundations, corporates and individuals. The renowned...

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady at James Hyman Photography London

To coincide with the UK premiere of Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the new movie, The Iron Lady, James Hyman Photography spotlights Helmut Newton’s iconic portrait of Margaret Thatcher. This famous photograph is widely considered to be Newton’s greatest portrait as well as the greatest portrait ever taken of Margaret Thatcher. This picture is in an edition of just three, but only...

The Wonders of the Visible World at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

The Wonders of the Visible World’ brings together 21 international artists who use photography and video to explore the relationship between the visible and the invisible worlds. The artists explore the ongoing potency of myth and illusion in the visual arts – finding that the world we imagine we know is far less secure than we might first believe. As all of the artists use lens-based media, they all...

Richard & Famous: Richard Simpkin and Simone Lueck at the Open Eye Gallery

Open Eye Gallery, one of the UK’s leading photography galleries and the only venue of its kind in the North West, is excited to announce the UK premier of two exhibitions in their new gallery on the Liverpool Waterfront, from 13 January to 18 March 2012. UK Photographer Martin Parr curates Richard & Famous, showcasing work by photographers Richard Simpkin and Simone Lueck. The exhibition features an...

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 The Short List

The four artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 are Pieter Hugo, Rinko Kawauchi, John Stezaker and Christopher Williams. This year’s selection showcases a diversity of subject matter and photographic approaches, ranging from documentary photography and the everyday to the recontextualisation of found images and the conceptual. The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 is presented by...

Taryn Simon: Contraband by Stephanie Yip

There’s a tenacity and dedication implored by Taryn Simon whenever she assigns herself to chronicle anything through photography that I find incomprehensible. If you’ve seen her previous exhibition (read, catalogue) A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters, you’ll understand what I mean. A viewing of Simon’s photographic displays feels as though you’ve just pulled an old film negative from the camera...

Eugene Atget: Select Works

In many ways Atget was the first conceptual artist in his approach to the modern metropolis. Atget’s apparently prosaic photographs often present a dream-like ambiance and possess a strange stillness in what was otherwise a bustling urban centre. James Hyman Photography is delighted to present a select group of vintage photographs by Eugène Atget (1857 – 1927). The photographs presented in this...

Turner Contemporary presents Nothing in the World But Youth

The second exhibition at Turner Contemporary Nothing in the World but Youth brings together 200 works by 94 artists exploring how adolescent experience has been reflected in art and culture from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The exhibition reflects and examines the complex picture of teenage lives and the differing views society has of its young people through a selection of art works, objects and...