Photo London 2019
May 16–19, 2019 / Somerset House

Vivian Maier, Miami, FL © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Photo London was created to give London an international photography event befitting the city’s status as a global cultural capital. Now in its fifth edition, Photo London has established itself as a world-class photography Fair and as a catalyst for London’s dynamic photography community. From the capital’s major museums, to its auction houses, galleries large and small, right into the burgeoning creative communities in the East End and South London, Photo London harnesses the city’s outstanding creative talent and brings together the world’s leading photographers, curators, exhibitors, dealers and the public to celebrate photography, the medium of our time.

 

Helen Levitt, 2018 © Helen Levitt, New York, 1980, Private collection © Film Documents LLC / courtesy Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne

Dora Kontha , Dreamland #01, 2017

Julie Blackmon, Midwest Materials, 2018 © Julie Blackmon, courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

Marcel Giro Sem título, ca. 1970 / Marcel Giro Estate and RocioSantaCruz Gallery

Jeff Brouws, Freshly Painted Houses Portfolio, 1991 © Jeff Brouws, courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

Max Pinckers, from the series Margins of Excess, 2018 © Max Pinckers

Monica De Miranda, Springboard, 2017 © the artist, courtesy Tyburn Gallery

Tom Wood, Mad Max, 1993, Cammell Laird Ship Yard Series, 1993-96 @ Tom Wood courtesy galerie Sit Down / Danielle van Zadelhoff, Girl II, 2016 © Danielle van Zadelhoff

Vivian Maier, Chicago, October 1976 © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Along with the selection of the world’s leading galleries showing at the Fair, Photo London presents the Discovery section for the most exciting emerging galleries and artists; there is an original Public Programme bringing together special exhibitions, installations, a Talks Programme curated by William A. Ewing, renowned curator and writer, former Director of the Musée de l’Elysée, and former Director of Exhibitions at the International Center of Photography, New York. Each edition of the Fair also sees a number of Awards announced, headlined by the Photo London Master of Photography Award. Beyond the Fair, Photo London regularly hosts Pre-Fair Talks and related events engaging with the craft, market and knowledge of photography.

 

Alain Laboile, Summer of the Fawn, 2018, Photo book © Alain Laboile

Antanas Sutkus, Boy from Vilnius, 1970, Antanas Sutkus Archive, Vilnius / Richard Pare, Shabolovka Radio Tower, Moscow, Vladimir Shukhov, 1922, 1998 © Richard Pare

Palmira Puig-Giro, Sin título, ca. 1950 / Palmira Puig-Giro and RocioSantaCruz Gallery

Ed Sievers, Untitled (couple holding hands), c. 1960’s © The Estate of Ed Sievers, courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

Ansel Adams, Mt. Williamson, The Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, 1944 © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

Tom Wood, King Street, Wallasey, 1978, Bus Odyssey @ Tom Wood courtesy galerie Sit Down

Photo London is a place to encounter the most innovative emerging artists, new work by established masters and rare vintage pieces, and as such is guided by a Curatorial Committee comprised of some the field’s most esteemed curators, critics and museum directors.

A high level Advisory Board advises on the development of Photo London. The members of the Board play a key role in encouraging the development of the various networks on which Photo London depends. The Advisory Board is committed to maintaining Photo London as a major event in the international art world calendar.

Photo London is produced by Candlestar, an internationally renowned cultural consultancy with an outstanding reputation within the field of photography and the arts. Candlestar produces the Prix Pictet on behalf of the Pictet Group.

Among the exhibiting artists include Ansel AdamsVivian Maier, Helen Levitt, Alain Laboile, and Tom Wood, among many others.

 

Photo London 2019
May 16–19, 2019 / Somerset House
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