Exhibitions


Karl Blossfeldt
‘This exhibition is a major presentation of Blossfeldt’s work and consists of over 80 silver gelatin prints made and used during his tutorship. In addition, five rarely-seen large-scale prints will also be shown. These historic photographs are accompanied by his original publications, a set of working collages made in preparation for his books along with a number of avant-garde writings that embraced his work, including a text by Georges Bataille.’ Whitechapel Gallery
Visit: www.whitechapelgallery.org
Until: 14 June 2013
Free

Sebastiao Salgado: Genesis
‘About 216 of Sebastião Salgado’s black-and-white documentary photographs are on show in Genesis. They capture some of the furthest and wildest corners of our world, portraying indigenous communities that continue to live in accordance with their ancestral traditions, and showing rare insights into their lands.’ NHM
Visit www.nhm.ac.uk
Until: 8 September 2013
Ticketed exhibition

Man Ray Portraits
‘Focusing on his career in America and Paris between 1916 and 1968, the exhibition highlights Man Ray’s central position among the leading artists of the Dada and Surrealist movements and the significant range of contemporaries, celebrities, friends and lovers that he captured: from Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso to Kiki de Montparnasse, Lee Miller and Catherine Deneuve. Featuring over 150 vintage prints and key works from international museums and private collections, the exhibition also demonstrates Man Ray’s use of revolutionary photographic techniques and early experiments with colour, as well as surveying his published work in leading magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair.’ The National Portrait Gallery
Visit: www.npg.org.uk
Until: 27 May 2013
Ticketed exhibition

Tom Wood: Photographs 1973 – 2013
‘Tom Wood has taken photographs almost every day for the last 40 years. The resulting, remarkable bodies of work now form the basis of this new retrospective exhibition, his first in the UK. Most of Wood’s work has been taken in Liverpool and on Merseyside, where he has lived for much of the last four decades. He has photographed on the streets, in pubs, clubs and markets, workplaces, parks and outside football grounds.’ NMM
Visit: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Until: 16 Jun 2013

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013
‘The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 is presented by The Photographers’ Gallery, London. The annual award of £30,000 rewards a living photographer, of any nationality, for a specific body of work in an exhibition or publication format, which has significantly contributed to photography in Europe between 1 October 2011 and 30 September 2012.’ TPG
Visit: www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk
Until: 30 Jun 2013
Free

David Bowie is
‘The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie – one of the most pioneering and influential performers of modern times. David Bowie is will explore the creative processes of Bowie as a musical innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades…more than 300 objects..include handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, Bowie’s own instruments and album artwork.’ V&A
Visit: www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is/about-the-exhibition/
Until: 11 Aug 2013
Ticketed Exhibition

Members Online Exhibition
The AOP’s online exhibitions showcase solo and group shows from AOP Members, bringing you a plethora of imagery from their personal projects. Become an AOP member and you can submit your work to be exhibited!
Visit: www.home.the-aop.org/AOP_Exhibitions
Until: Ongoing
Free

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