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Spirits
and Ghosts- Looking at the changes and transitions in Mongolia since 1996, Calfee's photographs address the issues and the problems of this country in the post-Communist era. Her unflinching and haunting images leave a strong sense of correspondence between the social problems and the dark spirituality of this troubled land. A 176 page hardback book published by powerHouse Books accompanies the exhibition.
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Remembering
JFK Intimate and unseen portraits by the Kennedy's personal photographer to commemorate the 40th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's death. Of the late Jacques Lowe's 40,000 photos, only a few hundred have ever been seen and all of his negatives, which were housed in a vault in the World Trade Centre, were destroyed on September 11th 2001. This is the first ever selling exhbition in the UK of Lowe's Kennedy photographs. All prints are signed by the photographer and available to purchase from £2,200 (plus vat). Please contact printsales@tomblaugallery.com for further details. A 424 page hardback book published by Andre Deutsch also accompanies the exhibition.
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Turn In The appearance of loneliness, manifest in so many aspects of life, is the main thrust for this work by Martina Mullaney. Working in night shelters and hostels for the homeless, she has produced a series lavish and elegant large-scale colour prints, specifically of the beds that are used by homeless people in these shelters. These images initially appear luminous and seductive, yet upon closer inspection the photographs reveal evidence of alienation and melancholy. Martina Mullaney is an Irish artist who is resident in London. She commenced an MA in Photography at the Royal College, London in October 2002 and was recently awarded the Red Mansion Art Prize which has resulted in a month long artist's residency in China. "Turn In" at the Tom Blau Gallery is Martina's first solo London show. A 48-page soft back book of the same name is published by Ffotogallery Wales Ltd. priced £8 and accompanies the exhibition. All work is available for sale. 122 cm x 122 cm Lambda prints mounted on aluminium with an aluminium frame. Each piece is £2,000 + VAT. |
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Conquest Of Space Hovering uneasily on the borders between fact and fiction, "The Conquest of Space" is a humourous yet telling look at our fantasies of space exploration. The Camera Press Archive has a large collection of images issued by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) of the USA in the years between the late 1960's and the mid 1970's. This exhibtion includes photographs of ground staff, extraordinary machines, artist's drawings and equipment tests as well as more familiar images of astronauts and the first journey to the moon. After forty years the images appear more fantastical than they did in the Cold War era- looking at some of them we are irresistibly reminded of a B-Movie set. All of these rarely seen vintage prints are available for purchase, from £200 ex. vat.For more information, or to order prints, contact printsales@tomblaugallery.com
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Ian Parry
Memorial Awards Patron: Don McCullin This annual photographic competition is held in memory of Ian Parry who was killed whilst covering the 1989 Romanian revolution for the Sunday Times. He was 24 years of age. Sponsored by Nikon, the Sunday Times Magazine, Metro Imaging and Tom Blau Gallery this is a significant award for a young photographer.The winner for 2003 was London College of Printings' Leonie Purchas who entered a remarkable and distinctive portfolio entitled 'The Labour of Hercules'. This exhibition featured not only the winner and finalist's portfolios but also a wide selection of single images from other entrants. Pictured right is one of the winners images. Click on the title above to view a selection of images from the exhibition.
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Me, Myself and Them Fascinated by the way in which women often define themselves through comparisons to other women, Jo Broughton's work asks the question "How much are we like other people?" This intriguing exhibition brings together two bodies of work, both of which deal with feminine desire and denial. For the first series, "My ex-boyfriends girlfriends", Broughton tracked down and photographed the current girlfriends of several of her former boyfriends, presenting them reclining in their nightwear on a bed gazing erotically at the camera. For the second, "Virgins", she placed a "Virgins Wanted" advertisement in Time Out magazine, stipulating that all applicants willing to be photographed had to be over 20 years old, proud of their virginity and wear clothes that made them feel sexy.
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Caught On Camera The act of taking a photograph is something that is familiar to most of us. Less common is for photographers themselves to be captured on film. This exhibtion of photogrpahers at work features street photojournalism, fashion shoots, holiday snaps, family portraits and celebrity paparazzi shots. It includes the famous-John Lennon seen filming with his cine camera, style guru Cecil Beaton caught in a mirror reflection whilst photographing the actress Katherine Hepburn- and the unknown. Historical events such as Korean propaganda and a Ku Klux Klan rally also contribute to this fascinating collection of rarely seen images.
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Coastline 16 January - 21 February 2003 Over the last seven years Roy Mehta has built an extraordinary portrait of our coast and people, photographing throughout the United Kingdom from Brighton to Tintagel, Southend to The Outer Hebrides. As an island nation, the history and very identity of Britain is inextricably linked with the sea. Mehta's images present afresh the diversity of this heritage, with starkly beautiful landscapes forming a counterpoint to intimate portraits of families, lovers, friends and strangers. Whether communicating a sense of distance, intimacy, affection, or regret, these images capture the universal reflection that we inevitably feel when faced with the sea. |
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