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21 mag 2019

Photo London: the annual photographic event


VIVIAN MAIER Chicago 1962 50.8 cm x 40.6 cm Chromogenic print ©Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York


Now at the fifth edition, Photo London is an international event that summons up artists coming

from all over the world, shaping the British capital as a cultural pole where to celebrate the art of

photography.



SHERON RUPP Taken from Memory 2019 Photo book © Sheron Rupp

The exhibitions are in museums, galleries but also in the burgeoning communities in the East End

and in South London.




VLADIMIR ANTAKI The Guardians 2019 Photo book © Vladimir Antaki

Not only some already established artists will present their works; indeed, the organization allows

the emerging talents to be discovered, thanks to a dedicated section named “Discovery”.



MARCO MARIA ZANIN Sette Lune 2017 120x150cm fine art print on cotton paper Marco Maria Zanin and Spazio Nuovo



Very interesting, is also the Public Programme, dedicated to special exhibitions, installations, with also a Talks Programme, all supervised by William A. Ewing, curator and writer, former director of Musée de l’Elysée and former Director of Exhibition at the International Center of Photography in New York. The most valid creations will also be awarded with the Photo London Master of Photography Award.



SEBASTIAN SARDI Black Diamond 2019 Photo book © Sebastian Sardi



This year, the Photo London edition was defined by the organization as “the strongest yet” of all

editions. Over 100 of the most famous galleries were presented, with over 400 artists sharing their

works.


Amongst the galleries which participated, Galerie Nathalie Obadia was one of the most interesting.

It was founded in Belgium in 1993. The artists exhibited were Valérie Belin, Luc Delahaye,

Seydou Keïta, Andres Serrano, Agnès Varda e Mickalene Thomas. “Still Life with pearls” by

Valérie Belin and “Nomads” by Andres Serrano were some of the most remarkable works.



ANDRES SERRANO Pete (Nomads) 1990 Nomads 114,3 x 96,52 cm Pigment print, back-mounted on dibond and wooden frame Andres Serrano

From the USA the Howard Greenberg Gallery, founded in 1981, presented artist Vivian

Maier. The gallery distinguishes itself for its wide collection that goes from Pictorialism and

Modernism, to contemporary photography. In occasion of Photo London, the gallery showed

some American life scenarios captured by the eye of Vivian Maier.



Miami, FL 1960 40.6 x 50.8 cm Chromogenic print ©Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Founded in 1995, the Kehrer Verlag is an independent publisher specialized in the publication

of books dedicated to fine arts and photography. Amongst the significant publications we

remember the one of Sarah Moon and Bruce Gilden.

This year the publisher offered the work of Sheron Rupp “Taken from Memory”, Sebastian

Sardi with “Black Diamond” and “The Guardians” by Vladimir Antaki.




VALÉRIE BELIN Still life with pearls 2014 Still life 134,5 x 170,6 x 6 cm Pigment print on Enhanced Epson paper Valérie Belin

From Italy the Roman gallery Spazio Nuovo, founded in 2010, also participated. For this

edition, the exhibited artist was Marco Maria Zanin with his works “Sette Lune”, “Filosofia”,

“Mezzogiorno Locale Vero” and many others.



SEYDOU KEÏTA Sans titre 1953-1957 55,2 x 65,5 x 3,4 cm Posthumous Gelatin black and white silver print on cartoline paper 280g (small format) Estate de Seydou Keïta - SKPEAC

Photo London establishes itself once more as a stimulating, creative space in which

photography interlaces its roots with other artistic forms, celebrating the spirit of

those who speak through images.


written by Ludovica Mucci


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