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Concrete Collective Construct Urban Foundations

EX 47 member photographer and printer Graham Cook and fellow UWE MA print makers Gen Harrison and Ella Sparkes had their first joint exhibition as the Concrete Collective at Bristol’s popular Centre Space Gallery. The 5-day show titled ‘Call and Response’ was well supported with over 250 visitors enjoying the mix of print and photography. The imagery had a very urban street feel that challenged…

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#The Marks That Lead from Sparks #Word on the Street #New York Minute #Concrete Collective #Call and Response #Ella Sparkes #Gen Harrison #print makers

Victoria and Albert Museum Launches Photography Centre

Those who remember the Royal Photographic Society’s Octagon Gallery in Bath may experience a feeling of déjà vu when entering new galleries dedicated to the medium at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Triumphal columns of antiquarian cameras frame the new exhibition space entrance where the V&A have successfully managed to capture something of the Octagon atmosphere. Engaging work that covers…

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#photography #london #fox talbot #antiquarian cameras #V&A #Dark Tent #Light Wall #Penelope Umbrico #Thomas Ruff #Daguerreotypes #Victoria and Albert Museum

Killed Negatives

Over at the Whitechapel Gallery the exhibition Killed Negatives adds some critical elements to both the FSA and Lange’s story with unseen images printed for the first time having been subjected to physical redaction at the time. The American government through the Information Department of the Farm Security Administration instigated one of the world’s first mass observation projects. Set up in…

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#documentary photography #black and white photography #Whitechaple Gallery #Dorothea Lange #FSA #American photography #Walker Evans #Roy E. Stryker #Whitechaple Gallery London

Barbican celebrates Dorothea Lange and Vanessa Winship

In an era where women are finally being recognised for their contribution to humanity it is apposite that two female photographers who have demonstrated their strength, integrity, passion, empathy and creativity should feature at the Barbican’s double-header retrospective the Politics of Seeing, reviewing Dorothea Lange’s influential career and contemporary documentary photographer…

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#documentary photography #black and white photography #Dorothea Lange #Vanessa Winship #Barbican London #London Barbican #FSA #American photography #Migrant Mother

The Shape of Light – Tate Modern until October 14th 2018

It is not a question of whether photography can make abstract interpretations that is proven beyond doubt at Tate Moderns comprehensive show The Shape of Light. The conundrum is, should it? Abstract art and photography are mostly considered as separate issues, this makes no sense; the tools for paint can be used for figurative or abstract so why cant the tools for…

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#steve welsh #fine art #black and white photography #Tate Modern #colour photography #exposure 47 #abstract art #abstact photography #Tate Modern London #photography in London

August Sander – Hauser Wirth London

In a year where photography seems to be omnipresent in the capital yet again the unexpected opportunity to see August Sanders 1930s work from the People of the Twentieth Century project is unrivalled. The importance of Sander’s project cannot be underestimated, the typographic approach creating portfolios that categorised German society influenced photographers such as Diane Arbus, Dawoud Bey,…

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#Film Photography #black and white #face of our time #August Sander #Hauser Wirth London #Men without Masks #Twentieth Century project

Wim Wenders – Chemical Instants

In the age of instant image gratification it’s for granted that our fully formed images can circulate the world within seconds of the shutter releasing. It is easy to forget the era of Edwin Land and his invention of Polaroid that recorded intimate chemical instants; although initially equally as disposable as today’s mass digital photography the Polaroid format quickly achieved a cult status;…

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Crewdson at the Photographers Gallery 2017

Crewdsen at the Photographer’s Gallery 2017 At first glance the new body of work from Gregory Crewdsen, Cathedral of the Pines, currently showing at London’s Photographer’s Gallery, could easily seem like more of the same. Large format meticulously crafted Lynchian tableaux inviting the viewer to step into a familiar and yet unfamiliar world and create a speculative cerebral narrative. Cathedral…

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Soul of a Nation – Art in the age of Black Power

Soul of a Nation – Art in the age of Black Power Tate Modern’s deep and reflective review of American art during the rise of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Empowerment from 1964 into the 1980s offers and engaging insight into the mind set of the country at the time while feeling as though it has resonance to current socio political issues State side. The exhibition highlights a number of…

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A Handful of Dust: from the Cosmic to the Domestic

A Handful of Dust: from the Cosmic to the Domestic The Whitechapel Gallery’s summer exhibition is an intriguing investigation into the influence Man Ray’s photograph from 1920 that became known as Dust Breeding. The image is a classic example of how photography can play with context and be both abstract and figurative. The act of framing or isolating a subject, removing context and creating a new…

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#black and white photography #Man Ray #Whitechaple Gallery #Dust Breeding #Marcel Duchamp

Exposure 47 pinhole camera day at Bridgwater Arts Centre

Exposure 47 is delighted to be supporting Bridgwater Arts Centre, the oldest Arts Centre in the country, during the celebration of the venue’s 70th year. We will be running two free pinhole workshops during the summer, the first on Saturday May 28th and again on July 9th both from 10.00am until 4pm. After the 2015 critical success opening the 10 Parishes Arts Festival with similar events it will…

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Photo London 2016

Photo London 2016 completes its 2nd year with another critically acclaimed event, member Paul Gorman made a visit and was blown away by the visual feast. Offering 3 days of exhibitions, installations, talks, lectures, book signings and screenings. Three major exhibitions, Don McCullin in association with Hamiltons; Sergey Chilikov in association with Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow and portraits by…

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Performing for the Camera at Tate Modern

Performing for the Camera identifies and investigates photography as a tool for recording with as wide a range of performance work from the 1850s to date. An intriguing show where the camera as observer often provided the only evidence of of a body of work; from Victorian music and theatre via an original album of prints from Nadar’s studio, to the serious intentions of art ‘happenings’ from Yves…

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#black and white photography #colour photography #contemporary photography #exposure 47 #fine art photography #historic photography #london #London exhibtions #performance and the camera #Performing for the Camera #photographic galleries #photography #photography London #stage photography #steve welsh #Tate #Tate Gallery #Tate London #Tate Modern

Chalkie Davies NME Rock Photographer

Chalkie Davies Rock Photographer currently has an exhibition running at the National Museaum Cardiff . The exhibition ends on the 6 September 2014 . If you get the chance go along and have a look . Having a love of music and photography this exhibition combines both elements. There is also a documentary on the BBC Iplayer which is currently available. http://www.nationalmuseaum.ac.uk

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Photo London 2015

Ian Mason and Graham Cook attended the capitals latest foray into the international world of photo events with a British version of Paris Photo hosted at Somerset House. Photo London is quite possibly the finest selection of contemporary and historical photography simultaneously under one roof. From original Talbots and other 19th century masters through to the expansive 20th century range of…

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An encounter with Steve McCurry

London’s Photographers Gallery was having a busy week. As well as Deutsche Borse nominees visiting for book signings and talks, Steve McCurry was in town to launch his new book at the Ramillies Place venue. The multi award winning American photographer is perhaps most widely known for his portrait of an Afgan girl in a Pakistani refugee camp visited during a during an under cover trip in…

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