This month the British Journal of Photography Magazine will be out with a new design and new format. BJP, the world's longest running photography magazine, will go back to its roots by becoming monthly after 146 years as a weekly. More details here
"I've come to regard the production of aesthetic meaning and value as a collective enterprise ... as the product of a group of ... curators, art historians, caption writers, preparators, docents, lecturers and even dealers and collectors ... acting together (and not necessarily consciously in concert) to produce what we think of as being the meaning of the work of art, and the value of the work of art" [1] - Craig Owens
[1] Owens, C. 'Beyond Recognition: Representation, Power and Culture'. 1992
This month the British Journal of Photography Magazine will be out with a new design and new format. BJP, the world's longest running photography magazine, will go back to its roots by becoming monthly after 146 years as a weekly. More details here
Ana Mendieta: Silueta and Silence @ the Alison Jacques Gallery, London until
20th March 2010
press release MENDIETA 10.pdf
Image: Body Prints by Ana Mendieta
]]>Richard Hamilton, London
This survey at the Serpentine Gallery,
W2, focuses on the octogenarian's stridently politicised side, showcasing works
that mix righteous ire, piercing insight and media savvy. Included is the
tabloids' favourite, his digitally manipulated image of Tony Blair dressed as a
cowboy. Until 25 April 2010 (from the Guardian).
Full length portrait of Tony Blair
dressed as a cowboy with his hands on his pistols, Shock and Awe (2007-8).
'The Animals' at Photofusion, London until the 26th
March 2010
A video series (part 1-4) of Thomas Ruff's February 12th, 2010 talk at Aperture NY:
]]>Format Photography Agency 1983-2003
A display at the National Portrait Gallery, London (Room 38a), celebrating the work of Britain's unique all women photo agency from 21st January to 11th July 2010
Maggie Murray and Michael Ann Mullen will give a public talk on 25th March 1.15pm, Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Format represented by:
Maggie Murray, Pam Isherwood, Melanie Friend, Roshini Kempadoo, Michael Ann Mullen, Joanne O'Brien, Raissa Page, Brenda Prince, Val Wilmer.
]]>Thomas Ruff: Zycles and Cassini
11 February through to 13 March, 2010
Karen Grainger's latest exhibition Re: Landscape is currently on show at the Viewfinder Gallery, Greenwich, London.
"Re: Landscape presents illusory photographs of English rural scenes and coastlines. Using mirrors when photographing each landscape, Karen Grainger blurs the boundary between the reflected and the real"
As far as exhibitions go, this is a gem. Not only fascinating with regard to the evolution of photography but also a real privilege to see archival prints that are truly beautiful.
Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs @ The British Library, London until Sunday 7th March.
You can also check out their on-line exhibition here which is an edited version, organised under the following themes: Art Beginnings Life New Century Portraits Progress Science Travel.
Photographers: Josef Maria Eder (1855 - 1944) and Eduard Valenta (1857 - 1937)
'X-ray
photographs of frogs, c.1896'
A major London exhibition of recent
photographs by Elinor Carucci at the James Hyman Gallery
7 January
to 20 Febuary 2010.
Images by Indre Serptyte
Porfolio: A State of Silence
"The Lithuanian papers wrote that it
was a "Painful misfortune (a catastrophe)", when the Head of Government
Security died.
Albinas Serpytis died in the early
hours of the 13th of October 2001, in a "car accident".
No one seemed to know the details,
or circumstances, or provide straightforward answers. His death was
premeditated and brutal.
All that remains is silence,
unknown circumstances. Hidden motivations. A chilling absence.
freshfacedandwildeyed is an annual exhibition (organised by the Photographers Gallery) open to recent visual arts graduates, representing the most dynamic new photographic work from across the UK. Following an online submission process, up to 25 artists are chosen by a jury to exhibit online and at The Photographers' Gallery.
Open to applications from 15th February 2010 to 3rd March 2010.
View the exhibition
pages for the last two years: