Lisa Kereszi, Gael dressing, State Palace Theater, New Orleans, LA, 2000
Courtesy of Yancey Richardson Gallery, NYC
Photo-london opens this Thursday at Old Billingsgate presenting 56 exhibitors from 10 countries and the work of 400 international photographers and artists. As well as providing an unprecedented panoramic view of contemporary photography and its development since 1970, the fair brings with it a programme of special events and talks at which leading international experts will explore the questions of how to build a collection, the evolution of contemporary photography and the influence of photojournalism, the importance and future of the photo-book and the growing interest in non-Western photography.
The programme of talks is free of charge with access on a first-come-first-served basis for photo-london visitors and all these events will take place at Old Billingsgate, on the 1st Floor.
Thursday May 31st
4:00 - 6:00 pm : How to collect contemporary photography
Discussion moderated by Anna Somers-Cocks, Founding Editor of "The Art Newspaper", with :
Francis Hodgson, Head of the Photographs Department, Sotheby's London
Jeffrey Boloten, Partner, ArtTactic
Greg Hobson, Curator of Photographs, National Media Museum Bradford
William Hunt, Leading Private Collector
Friday June 1st
2:00 - 4:00 pm: The evolution of contemporary photography since 1970
Discussion moderated by Vicente Todoli, Director, Tate Modern, with:
Charlotte Cotton, Head of Cultural Programmes at Art + Commerce in New York and author of several books, notably The Photograph as Contemporary Art.
Paul Graham, British Photographer
Mark Haworth-Booth, Former Curator of Photography V & A
Marta Gili, Director Jeu de Paume, Paris
4:00 - 6:00 pm : The influence of photojournalism
Discussion moderated by Sophie Wright, Head of Exhibitions and Print Room, Magnum with:
Tanya Barson, Exhibitions and Collections Curator, Tate Liverpool
David Campany, Lecturer, University of Westminster
David Hurn, Leading British reportage photographer
Timothy Prus, Director of the Archive of Modern Conflict
This talk is organised in cooperation with the British Journal of Photography
Saturday June 2nd
4:00 - 6:00 pm : Photography Books and the Future of Publishing
Discussion moderated by Gerry Badger, historian and writer with:
Irène Attinger, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
Michael Mack, Managing Director of Steidl
Denise Wolff, Commissionning Editor of Photography at Phaidon.
Gigi Gianuzzi, Publisher Trolley Books
Sunday June 3rd
4:00 - 6:00 pm: Non Western Contemporary Photography: India
Discussion moderated by Mark Sealy, founder of Autograph with:
Peter Nagy, Founder Nature Morte Gallery.
Gayatri Sinha, Independent lecturer, curator and writer
Sunil Gupta, Photographer, curator
photo-london 2007
London's international contemporary photography fair
May 31 to June 3, 2007
at Old Billingsgate, London, UK
www.photo-london.com
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