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In this section we provide news and information about photography from across the UK and abroad.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008: Winners Announced
The prize winners for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008 were announced at the awards ceremony on the 4 November 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery. This years winners are:
Lottie Davies,
Hendrik Kerstens,
Catherine Balet and
Tom Stoddart. The Godfrey Argent Award was awarded to Vanessa Winship. Read More
2008 Jerwood Photography Awards Winners Exhibition
The sixth annual Jerwood Photography Awards in collaboration with Portfolio Magazine and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
This exhibition showcases new work by five of the finest emerging photographers. The five winners are: Martina Lindqvist, Alice Myers, James Pogson, Kurt Tong and Nicky Walsh.The exhibition opens 7 November to 11 December 2008 at the Jerwood Space, Bankside, London. Read More
Shortlist announced for Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2009
The Photographers’ Gallery announced the four shortlisted artists nominated for its annual Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. This year the Prize will take place at the Gallery’s new location of 16 –18 Ramillies Street, London.
The four shortlisted artists are: Paul Graham, Emily Jacir, Tod Papageorge and Taryn Simon. Read More
Breaking Up: Mark Dixon
Three years ago Mark Dixon became interested in a giant building in his home town of Ipswich. Originally the mill provided employment for generations of local families, and the demolition of the structure became interesting to Dixon; the artist could see the building from his house, and wanted to research and record the disappearing asbestos-ridden factory, along with the traces or histories of the people that worked there. This exhibition opens 15 November - 3 January 2009 at Focal Point Gallery, Southend on Sea. Read More
Interloper: Dawn Woolley
An exhibition showcasing recent works that explore the tensions between photography and it’s subject. Photographic sculptures depicting the artist are placed in the real world, enticing the viewer’s intimate gaze. The exhibition opens 5 December - 4 January 2009 at the
South Square Centre, Bradford.
The Land of the Living Past: Rhodri Jones
The Land of the Living Past presents photographs by Rhodri Jones in North Albania over the period 1992 - 1999. Transmitted orally for generations, the laws of the ‘Kanun’ served for more than five centuries as the foundation of social behaviour and self government for the clans of Northern Albania. The exhibition opens 21 November - 7 January 2009 at Lighthouse, Wolverhampton. Read More
Close-Up
Proximity and defamiliarisation in art, film and photography
The latest in The Fruitmarket Gallery's series of group exhibitions curated by eminent scholars, writers and artists, Close-Up explores the defamiliarising effects of bringing a camera lens very close to its subject. Trans-historical and cross-generational, the exhibition brings together selected experiments in close-up film and photography. The exhibition opens 24 October - 11 January 2009, Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh. Read More
Fig.
Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin
Artists Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin create a contemporary take on the Victorian ‘cabinet of curiosities’ in this collection of over eighty photographs made by them over the last three years.
This exhibition features an astonishing range of still lives, portraits and landscape images made both in the UK and abroad. The exhibition opens 21 November - 18 January 2009 at Impressions Gallery, Bradford. Read More
Secret City
This exhibition presents images from Secret City, Langer’s ten year retrospective of urban portraits and nudes will be shown alongside rare vintage prints documenting Doisneau’s sixty year love affair with Paris and its inhabitant. The exhibition opens 20 November - 20 January 2009 at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London. Read More
New Works: Pavilion Commissions 2008
This exhibition features five new bodies of work by: Peter Ainsworth, Tess Hurrell, Jo Longhurst, Moira Lovell and Kevin Newark. The projects explore extraordinarily varied subjects, and demonstrate the range of exciting talent working in the UK today. The exhibition opens 13 September - 25 January 2009 at the National Media Museum, Bradford. Read More
The work produced for this exhibition has been commissioned by Pavilion as part of the Pavilion Commissions Programme 2008.
Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005
Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005 includes over 150 photographs by the celebrated photographer, encompassing well-known work made on editorial assignment as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends. The exhibition opens 16 October - 1 February 2009 at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Read More
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008 showcases the work of the most talented emerging young photographers, photography students and gifted amateurs alongside that of established professionals. The resulting exhibition of sixty works, includes the four prize-winners and the winner of the Godfrey Argent Award. The exhibition opens 6 November until 15 February 2009 at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Read More
Press the * then say Hello
Dinu Li's beautiful photographic portraits depict residents from Manchester's many different communities using call centres to keep in touch with their friends and relatives abroad.
This exhibition was created by Dinu Li to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sam Selvon’s novel The Lonely Londoners. The exhibition opens15 November - Sunday 22 February 2009, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester. Read More
Clouds Decending
Leading photographer Jem Southam has been re-tracing Lowry’s footsteps along the Cumbrian coastline. Lowry spent a good deal of time observing and recording the industrial landscapes and harbour towns of this area.
Southam’s journey has resulted in a remarkable series of images, focusing on the remnants of Cumbria’s long and significant industrial past. The exhibition opens 15 November 2008 - 22 March 2009 at the Lowry, Manchester . Read More
Urban Reflections
Urban Reflections presents five different artistic positions which reveal the range of contemporary responses to the city. Drawing references from pop culture, urban studies, literature, and the documentary genre each artist seeks to explore a different facet of contemporary urban realities. The exhibition opens 23 November 2008 - 22 March 2009 at Stills Gallery, Edinburgh. Read More
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