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Below you'll find our 12 exhibitions in the UK's capital not to miss this summer. If you have an exhibition you'd like to be considered, please email [email protected] at least six weeks in advance with all the details.
Volcanic Hillside, Rift Valley © Richard Konecky
To June 28
RICHARD KONECKY: LANDSCAPE DISTILLED
Online exhibition of aerial images depicting largely inaccessible landscapes in Kenya. Includes stunning photographs of desert savannahs, sand dunes, volcanic fields.
albumen-gallery.com
Allée des Baobabs, Madagascar, 1997 © Chris Simpson - courtesy of Atlas Gallery
To June 22
CHRIS SIMPSON: CARNET DE VOYAGE
A personal journey of fine art photographs for Chris Simpson’s first solo exhibition in London.
atlasgallery.com
Sadako, New York, 2008 © Lola Flash - courtesy of the artist
To August 17
LOLA FLASH: [SUR]PASSING
Lola Flash’s provocative works which challenge stereotypes as well as gender, sexual, and racial preconceptions.
autograph.org
© Shen Wei - courtesy of Flowers Gallery
To June 22
SHEN WEI
The first major UK solo exhibition by New York-based Chinese artist Shen Wei. Brings together works from several series by the photographer from 2009 to the present day.
flowersgallery.com
On, Grafton Street, 2017 © Eamonn Doyle - courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery
To June 15
EAMONN DOYLE
A comprehensive selection from the Irish photographer's oeuvre, includes work from the four series i, ON, The State Visit and his latest project, K.
michaelhoppengallery.com
Untitled #574, 2016 © Cindy Sherman - courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures
June 27 to September 15
CINDY SHERMAN
A major new retrospective of works by the great contemporary photographic artist. Includes ground-breaking series Untitled Film Stills.
npg.org.uk
© Chris Steele-Perkins, Magnum Photos - courtesy of LA Noble Gallery
To June 29
IN BRIXTON
Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins captures Brixton’s vibrant community through the lens.
lauraannnoble.com
Untitled, 2014 © Joanna Piotrowska - courtesy of Southard Reid and Dawid Radziszweski
TATE BRITAIN
To June 6
ART NOW: JOANNA PITROWSKA: ALL OUR FALSE DEVICES
An installation of black & white photographs and 16mm films by the Polish photographer. Pitrowska’s deadpan images of adults in dens and women in self-defence poses explore modern family life.
tate.org.uk
© Anya Broido - courtesy of The Observatory
To September 30
PEOPLE: ANYA BROIDO
Portraits from the London-based photographer’s trips to Tel Aviv and Soho.
theobservatory.org
A view of the capital city, La Paz, Bolivia, 1984 © Chris Steele-Perkins
To June 30
CHRIS STEELE-PERKINS: SOME KIND OF TRUTH
Major retrospective showcasing images from the Magnum photographer’s 40-year career.
thephotographersgallery.org.uk
© Bénédicte Kurzen and Sanne de Wilde, France - Belgium, Shortlist, 2019 Zeiss Photography Award
To June 22
LAND OF IBEJI
A visual exploration of twinhood in Nigeria and its cultural links to mythology. Pictures by Benedicte de Kurzen and Sanne de Wilde. Series shortlisted in the 2019 ZEISS Photography Award.
tjboulting.com
WEX PHOTO VIDEO GALLERY
To June 28
PETER DENCH: THE ENGLISH SUMMER SEASON
Humorous series portraying the eccentricities, colorful personalities and outrageous antics of spectators in English sporting events.
wexphotovideo.com
