The Photographers' Gallery

Roger Mayne

Roger Mayne is best known for his seminal and pioneering body of work on community life in London’s Southam Street in the 1950s and early 60s. Mayne’s humanistic approach to his subjects has influenced subsequent generations of photographers and made a significant contribution to post-war British photography.

Roger Mayne

Friday 03 March 2017 to Sunday 11 June 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Selachimorpha commissioned for Conspiracy Week

Commissioned for our Conspiracy Week in February, artist Joey Holder takes a particular scene from the 1975 film Jaws to look at the ways in which manipulated images are appropriated and circulated by Internet culture as ‘fact’.

Joey Holder

Friday 10 February 2017 to Sunday 23 April 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Luke Stephenson An Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds

Print Sales Gallery presents An Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds, an exhibition of new works from photographer Luke Stephenson (b. 1983, UK). Never seen before, this collection is a continuation from Stephenson’s 2009 critically acclaimed and best-known series to date, featuring his distinctive and quirky portraits of show birds.

Luke Stephenson

Thursday 19 January 2017 to Sunday 19 February 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Conspiracy Week

The Photographers’ Gallery presents Conspiracy Week, nine days of special events exploring the changing complexities of conspiracy theories; the myriad ways these ideas evolve, and their political significance. The programme includes: Divisive Moments, an exclusive exhibition of UFO photography; a new digital commission for the Media Wall as well as talks, artist film screenings & online resources

Joey Holder Clare Birchall Dr Hugo Drochon Gordon Mc Donald

Friday 10 February 2017 to Saturday 18 February 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Divisive Momentsfeaturing the extensive archives from the foremost UFO research pioneer Wendelle C. Stevens

Conspiracy Week includes the premier of Divisive Moments, an exhibition featuring extensive archives from the foremost UFO research pioneer Lt. Colonel (USAF Ret.) Wendelle C. Stevens. The exhibition, curated by UK-based writer and publisher Gordon MacDonald, includes a collection of over 400 slides originally utilised to deliver lectures on his research.

Gordon Mac Donald

Friday 10 February 2017 to Saturday 18 February 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Sebastian Schmieg

The Photographers’ Gallery presents two new commissions by Berlin-based artist Sebastian Schmieg. Search by Image, Live (Lena/Fabio) is exhibited on the Media Wall while Decision Space is featured on the Gallery website. Both projects continue Schmieg’s interest in exploring the networked systems that process our images today.

Friday 07 October 2016 to Sunday 15 January 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Feminist Avant Garde of the 1970s:Works from the VERBUND COLLECTION

This exhibition highlights the groundbreaking practices that shaped the 1970's feminist art movement and provides a timely reminder of the wide impact of a seminal generation of artists.

Birgit Jürgenssen Sanja Iveković Katalin Ladik Nil Yalter Gabriele Schor

Friday 07 October 2016 to Sunday 08 January 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Simon Fujiwara: Joanne

I feel like I’m cheating if I say: I am a model, I am a teacher, I am a lover, I am an artist, I am a chameleon, I am a fighter... I am a person... I am a female. - Joanne

Simon Fujiwara

Friday 07 October 2016 to Sunday 08 January 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Histories Of Photography

Histories of Photography: Invention, Transformation & Affirmation introduces participants to the richness and diversity of photography’s histories.

Jelena Stojković

Monday 26 September 2016 to Monday 14 November 2016
Art course in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Julie Cockburn

Julie Cockburn reimagines found photographs through cutting, embroidering and collaging. Cockburn has exhibited worldwide and her work is included in a number of public collections. We will be releasing more information about her exciting new work in the coming months.

Julie Cockburn

Thursday 29 September 2016 to Sunday 13 November 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Toby Mott: Showboat

Join us in the Bookshop for an evening with the eminent Punk collector, artist and editor Toby Mott, who is presenting his new publication Showboat in the UK for the first time. The book is the latest release by NY bookstore and publisher Dashwood. Toby will be available for chats and to sign copies.

Toby Mott

Thursday 29 September 2016 to Thursday 29 September 2016
Art launch in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Made You Look: Dandyism and Black Masculinity

The Photographers’ Gallery presents, a group exhibition exploring the identity of the black dandy as performed in studio and street photographs from London to New York to Bamako.

Sunil Gupta Isaac Julien Samuel Fosso Hassan Hajjaj Colin Jones Liz Johnson Artur Jeffrey Henson Scales Kristin Lee Moolman Ekow Eshun

Friday 15 July 2016 to Sunday 25 September 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Terence Donovan : Speed of Light

The Photographers’ Gallery, in partnership with global technology company Ricoh, presents a major UK retrospective of acclaimed British photographer, Terence Donovan (1936-1996).

Terence Donovan

Friday 15 July 2016 to Sunday 25 September 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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What Soho Wore

From July, Nina Manandhar, photographer and founder of What We Wore archive project, will be in residence at The Photographers’ Gallery mapping the hidden cultural history of Soho through people’s photography and stories. Manandhar is now inviting photo submissions to What Soho Wore.

Nina Manandhar

Friday 15 July 2016 to Sunday 25 September 2016
Art opportunity in Greater London, United Kingdom.

"Look! A Negro"

Taking its title from the pivotal statement in Frantz Fanon’s influential study of the psychology of racism, Black Skin, White Masks, we present a dynamic afternoon of discussion and events exploring key themes raised by the exhibition, Made You Look: Dandyism & Black Masculinity.

Othello De'souza Hartley Isaac Julien Hassan Hajjaj Ekow Eshun Campbell Addy Harris Elliott Adama Jalloh Matthew Ryder Qc

Saturday 24 September 2016 to Saturday 24 September 2016
Art conference in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Clarisse d’Arcimoles: A Forgotten Tale

Forgotten Tale combines photography and set design. In our gallery space d'Arcimoles will recreate a scene from a found photograph of a Shoreditch slum in 1902 which she found at Bishopsgate Institute. The artist invites you inside this forgotten world to investigate photography as a powerful critical and historical tool.

Clarisse D’Arcimoles

Friday 19 August 2016 to Saturday 24 September 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Bar Tur Photobook Award Jack Latham : Sugar Paper Theories

The Photographers’ Gallery in collaboration with Here Press and Amnon and Armon Bar-Tur are delighted to announce the publication and launch of Sugar Paper Theories by Jack Latham (b. 1989, UK) at a special event held at the Gallery, 6 September 2016.

Jack Latham

Tuesday 06 September 2016 to Tuesday 06 September 2016
Art launch in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Sugar Paper Theories By Jack LathamBar Tur Photo Book Award Launch

Jack Latham’s winning project, Sugar Paper Theories, traces an infamous true crime case in Iceland. Known as the Reykjavik Confessions, it involved the testimonies of six people, who confessed to two murders they had no apparent memory of.

Jack Latham

Tuesday 06 September 2016 to Tuesday 06 September 2016
Art launch in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Alma Haser: Cosmic Surgery

Alma Haser (b.1989) is a German born and British based portrait photographer. Haser merges collage, inventive paper- folding techniques and photography in her practise. Expanding the dimensions of traditional portrait photography, she creates futuristic flattened-paper sculptures which are at once intriguing and disturbing.

Alma Haser

Friday 08 July 2016 to Sunday 14 August 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Sensory Photography

Join photographer Gina Badenoch for this practical workshop that encourages participants to draw on a range of senses to make photographs. The workshop stems from Badenoch's experience in working with Blind photographers and will involve a series of exercises related to mindfulness and use of all the senses to produce photographs through both independent and group work.

Gina Badenoch

Saturday 23 July 2016 to Saturday 23 July 2016
Art workshop in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Photography Now Weekend

Join writer, critic and lecturer John Slyce for this expertly-curated weekend of talks, studio and gallery visits.

John Hilliard Alma Haser Becky Beasley Maureen Paley Laura Bartlett Bridget Smith John Slyce

Friday 15 July 2016 to Sunday 17 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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John Radcliffe Studio: Foreigner

Join us for an evening with John Radcliffe Studio who are presenting their photobook Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015-2016 in our Bookshop and Cafe.

Thomas Saxby Daniel Castro Garcia

Wednesday 13 July 2016 to Wednesday 13 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Bert Hardy: Personal Collection

Print Sales Gallery presents an exhibition of vintage works from British Photographer, Bert Hardy (b. 1913 – d. 1995) drawn from his private collection of prints.

Bert Hardy

Friday 13 May 2016 to Sunday 03 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Double Take: Drawing and Photography

The Photographers’ Gallery in collaboration with Drawing Room presents Double Take: drawing and photography. Curated simultaneously across both venues, this two-part exhibition is a unique collaboration between two major, medium-specific, London institutions.

Friday 15 April 2016 to Sunday 03 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Punk Weekender

The Photographers’ Gallery presents Punk Weekender, a weekend of special events marking forty years of punk heritage and influence in the capital.

Thursday 23 June 2016 to Sunday 26 June 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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DBPFP 2016

…its political thrust is an encouraging sign that photography is once again engaging with the real world in new and surprising ways. Sean O'Hagan, The Guardian

Tobias Zielony Laura El Tantawy Erik Kessels Trevor Paglen

Friday 15 April 2016 to Sunday 26 June 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Collecting Photography: Photo London

Join photography expert Zelda Cheatle on this exclusive 5-week course for anyone interested in collecting photography – from the vintage to the contemporary. Sessions will include a mix of lectures, practical handling and off-site visits.

Zelda Cheatle

Monday 18 April 2016 to Monday 16 May 2016
Art course in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Stephen Gill: myeyefellout

Print Sales Gallery presents myeyefellout, a solo showcase by British photographer Stephen Gill (1971, Bristol). Drawing together six iconic series, myeyefellout reflects on the artist’s lifelong fascination with nature and his dialogue with London’s borough of Hackney.

Stephen Gill

Friday 18 March 2016 to Sunday 08 May 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Rosângela Rennó: Río-montevideo

Río-Montevideo is the first major UK solo exhibition by acclaimed Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó, known for her appropriation and re-contextualisation of archival and vernacular images.

Rosângela Rennó

Friday 22 January 2016 to Sunday 03 April 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Saul Leiter: Retrospective

The Photographers’ Gallery presents Saul Leiter: Retrospective, an exhibition examining the work of the pioneering American photographer and artist Saul Leiter (1923 - 2013, USA). It features more than 100 works, including early black-and-white and colour photographs, sketchbooks and ephemera and is Leiter’s first major show in a public gallery in the UK.

Saul Leiter

Friday 22 January 2016 to Sunday 03 April 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

The Easter Rising 1916: Sean Sexton Collection

To mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents The Easter Rising 1916, an exhibition drawn from Sean Sexton's photographic collection and curated by Luke Dodd.

Friday 22 January 2016 to Sunday 03 April 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Powerpoint Polemics

Although there's a growing body of literature addressing PowerPoint’s place in contemporary knowledge production, it has so far been overlooked as an artistic medium and exhibition format, despite its sole function being grounded in visual arts.

Friday 22 January 2016 to Thursday 31 March 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

The Self Publishing Revolution

Bruno Ceschel, founder of Self Publish, Be Happy, and author of the homonymous book just released by Aperture Foundation, leads this one-day intensive, examining the revolution of photobook self-publishing in the current publishing and cultural landscape. Also included is an introductory lecture on Saturday evening.

Bruno Ceschel

Saturday 19 March 2016 to Sunday 20 March 2016
Art course in Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Wolf Suschitzky's London

Print Sales presents Wolf Suschitzky’s London, an exhibition of street photography by the celebrated cinematographer and documentarian, Wolfgang Suschitzky (b. Vienna, 1912). Showcasing iconic images of Charing Cross Road, vintage prints and previously unseen work, the show focuses on historic depictions of 1930s and 40s London and the artist’s enduring fascination with his adopted city.

Wolf Suschitzky

Friday 22 January 2016 to Sunday 06 March 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Appropriation, Art And Photography After The Internet

This panel, chaired by Dr. Ben Burbridge debates the politics of appropriation in the work of contemporary artists using web imagery in their work.

Mishka Henner Ben Burbridge David Evans Rozsa Farkas

Thursday 03 March 2016 to Thursday 03 March 2016
Art symposium in Greater London, United Kingdom.

EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA: ARCTIC STORIES

Print Sales Gallery presents Arctic Stories, a solo exhibition by award winning photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva (b. 1985, Siberia). Comprising two bodies of work, Weather Man (2014) and Tiksi (2012), the exhibition reflects Arbugaeva’s romantic fascination and childhood nostalgia for the Arctic.

Evgenia Arbugaeva

Thursday 05 November 2015 to Saturday 16 January 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.