Last Chance to See: Elliot Erwitt at Chris Beetles
How often do you go to a photography exhibition and spend most of the time giggling to yourself?
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize at The Photographers Gallery
Brighton based photographer Sam Nobes reviews this years prize for Vignette Magazine
Diane Arbus: Affinities at Timothy Taylor Gallery
It would be impossible to display a bigger and more comprehensive Diane Arbus retrospective than 2005’s Revelations at the V&A – thankfully Timothy Taylor Gallery hasn’t tried to.
Another London at Tate Britain: 27/07 – 16/09
Another London sees the capital through the lenses of foreign photographers, many just passing through, but also those who decided to make the great city their home. Some may see the theme as a cash-in on the Olympics, with visitors from around the globe descending and devouring everything ‘London’. Tate’s Photography Curator, Simon Baker, assures...
CAPITAL at George & Jørgen
George & Jørgen is a small gallery in narrow Morocco Street, just around the corner from the White Cube, Bermondsey. It is easy to miss, with no ostentatious signage or flashy shop window front. Visitors must overcome the suspicion that they are in the wrong place, push open the grey front door and climb the...
Talk: ‘Inheritance by Luke Archer’ 28/07
As part of Photographique’s new program of talks, Vignette’s Luke Archer will be speaking about his ongoing Inheritance project: Inspired by a 100 year-old camera inherited from his grandfather, Luke traced its lineage back to Bassano, the famous 19th century society portraitist. The work he has produced as a result examines the notion of inheritance...
‘Jeffrey Stockbridge: North Philadelphia’ at the Front View, Whitstable
// Text by Abi Cush // Images by Jeffrey Stockbridge // Jeffrey Stockbridge is taking over Whitstable’s The Front View this summer with his series of photographs taken in North Philadelphia. The images, shot between 2005-2008, chronicle his exploration of the many abandoned homes and businesses that exist as a reminder of the economic crash...
Leah Gordon: Caste
Last Chance to see Leah Gordon: Caste at the Riflemaker Gallery (London) Exhibition closes tomorrow 14th July Caste investigates the dubious 18th century practice of grading skin colour from black to white through nine degrees.
‘Lynne Cohen: Nothing is Hidden’ at the Design Exchange, Toronto
Lynne Cohen has been photographing domestic and institutional interiors since the 1970s. Using an 8 x 10 view camera, she takes detailed pictures of living rooms and laboratories, private clubs and swimming pools, all notably void of human figures. Cohen was awarded the first Scotiabank Photography Award in 2011 and a selection of her work is now...
Class of 2012
Free Range Photography Week 2 The Free Range events are impressive and overwhelming in equal manner. The premise is that creative universities from around the country pay to exhibit their degree shows in a huge old brewery located in East London. The idea being that all under one roof is mutually beneficial in terms of...
Thomas Struth’s Family Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
In July 2011, the Whitechapel Galley launched a major retrospective of the work of Thomas Struth. In the same year Struth was commissioned to take a portrait of the Queen (currently on display in The Queen: Art and Image). Now, the National Portrait Gallery have unveiled a small display of Struth’s portraiture, comprising three images:...
Festival Focus: The Royal Photographic Society Selected Images: 1854 – 2012
The Royal Photographic Society have brought a great show to Bristol, one that charts its histroy as well as showing current members work. The exhibiton is at 68 the Glass Walk located on the top floor of Cabot Circus, although slightly out of the way the space works incredibly well as a gallery. The simple...