For this first edition of Photo London, L’Oeil de la Photographie contacted each of the galleries to ask them about their participation to this new London Fair dedicated to photography. The galleries also wished to share with us an emblematic picture presented in their booth during Photo London. Focus on the Londonian and British galleries.
• A.I. – London, UK
“A.I. (booth D5) is participating in this new fair by Candlestar because of its ability to widen audiences to photographic based works and its renowned high-level programming supporting emerging artists. Being in London is important as it is a key city for art collectors.”
Anne-Marie Tong
Based in London, A.I. is a platform exhibiting emerging artists to an international audience; it is committed to encouraging an East-West dialogue. A.I. runs a series of pop-up exhibitions as well as an online space. At PhotoLondon (booth D5), we will be presenting a two-person exhibition: Sarah Choo Jing & Fiona Struengmann with a short text by a guest curator. Do refer to our website for more images if required. We would love to arrange for an artist interview, if it is of interest.
INFORMATION
3, 8 Princelet Street,
London E1 6QJ
United Kingdom
http://www.a-i-studio.co
• Atlas Gallery – London, UK
“Now is the right time for a world-class fair devoted to photography in London. It has the potential to become the most important international event of its kind, and we are delighted to be participating with some fantastic collections, such as Ernst Haas ‘Speakers Corner’ images from 1949, which have as yet been unseen in the UK, as well as the full and unique archive of prints from The Family, Jocelyn Bain Hogg’s fascinating sociological documentary Photobook which offers unprecedented access to the Pyle family, one of London’s most Infamous crime families. We will also be bringing some stand alone iconic pieces, such as this infamous shot by Lewis Morley of Christine Keeler, taken in 1963”.
Ben Burdett
INFORMATION
49 Dorset Street
London, W1U 7NF
United Kingdom
http://www.atlasgallery.com
• Ayyam – London, UK
“Ayyam Gallery’s participation in the first edition of Photo London is part of our larger efforts to bring the Middle East’s leading innovators in photography to a wide spectrum of international audiences. Recently, Ayyam Gallery participated in the inaugural art fair of Photo Shanghai, where the reception to diverse photographers from the region was overwhelmingly positive among viewers and collectors alike. Similarly, as a co-sponsor of the FotoFest 2014 Biennial in Houston, Texas, Ayyam Gallery sought to expose American viewers to the exciting ways in which the field of photography is crossing disciplinary lines and formal boundaries in the works of artists who are reinventing the medium through conceptual approaches. Photo London’s outstanding lineup of exhibitors and its scheduled programme of events will provide a crucial platform for these developments to be examined in depth.”
Khaled Samawi
INFORMATION
143 New Bond Street 1st Floor,
London W1S 2TP
United Kingdom
& Alserkal Avenue, B11
Street 8, Al Quoz Industrial 1
Dubai, U.A.E.
http://ayyamgallery.com
• Ben Brown Fine Arts – London, UK
“Since its inception in 2004, Ben Brown Fine Arts has continued to develop a strong exhibition programme centring on contemporary international photographers.”
Jemma Beeley
INFORMATION
12 Brook’s Mews
London W1K 4DG
United Kingdom
http://www.benbrownfinearts.com
• Bernhard Quaritch – London, UK
“We are delighted to have a prestigious photography fair debut in London and want to be involved in this event from the beginning.”
Daniella Rossi
INFORMATION
40 South Audley Street
London, W1K 2PR
United Kingdom
http://www.quaritch.com
• Edel Assanti – London, UK
“Photo London provides a focused environment to showcase and experience exciting new developments within a medium that, by necessity, is continually re-inventing itself.”
Flora Douglas
INFORMATION
74a Newman Street
London W1T 3DB
United Kingdom
http://www.edelassanti.com
• Eleven Fine Art – London, UK
“Eleven is delighted to participate in the inaugural edition of such an exciting art fair dedicated to medium of photography. Eleven works with a number of innovative photographers and we look forward to sharing their work with photography enthusiasts.”
Susannah Haworth
INFORMATION
11 Eccleston Street
London SW1W 9LX
United Kingdom
http://www.elevenfineart.com
• Flowers Gallery – London, UK
“Photography has played an integral part of the programme at the London-based Flowers Gallery since its inception in 1970. Now representing over ten established photographers, the programme also includes a number of exhibitions by invited artists and curators across a range of contemporary photographic practices. Photo London is an opportunity for Flowers to showcase the breadth of its programme and how it has grown over the past decade. London has witnessed a surge in interest towards photography over this time, but one thing has been missing – a major event to bring all the photography specialist galleries together.”
Chris Littlewood
INFORMATION
82 Kingsland Road
London E2 8DP
United Kingdom
http://www.flowersgallery.com
• Gazelli Art House – London, UK
“In Photo London, we will be displaying works by : Alinka Echeverria, Aaron Koblin & Ben Tricklebank, Charlotte Colbert, Walter & Zoniel and Francesco Jodice.
This will be the first time we show Francesco Jodice’s iconic body of work in London, we are excited to do so and see how it is received . Walter & Zoniel would have just finished their salt print workshop at Tate Modern where they will be creating one of the pieces on display at our booth and Alinka Echeverria will be referencing her solo photographic exhibition at the gallery in London (which coincides with Photolondon) as well as her participation at the Havana Biennial which has just been confirmed. The program of the gallery has evolved to include a strong group of international photographers each with a very unique style and focus. We chose to participate at the fair as it serves as an interesting platform to highlight this side of the gallery’s program.”
Tala Mahjoub
INFORMATION
39 Dover Street
London W1S 4NN
United Kingdom
http://www.gazelliarthouse.com
• Grimaldi Gavin – London, UK
“The absence of a photography-led art fair in London has been evident for some time and so we have been wholly supportive of Photo London from the outset. Alongside the art fair, the programme of exhibitions, innovative talks and satellite events will reflect the vitality of the UK’s photography industry, in all its guises. We are confident that Photo London will showcase this whilst introducing new audiences and collectors to photography.”
Camilla Grimaldi
INFORMATION
27 Albemarle Street
London W1S 4DW
United Kingdom
http://www.grimaldigavin.com
• The Little Black Gallery – London, UK
“We are participating in Photo London as it is about time that London had a photography fair – not only to show off the diverse range of galleries and talent in London but to expose photography to the widest possible audience.”
Ghislain Pascal
INFORMATION
13A Park Walk, Chelsea,
London SW10 0AJ
United Kingdom
http://www.thelittleblackgallery.com
• Pi Artworks – London, UK
“Maria Friberg recently had a very successful solo exhibition, Communicate over Vast Distances, at Pi Artworks London and the aim is for Photo London to build on this success and improve the awareness of Maria’s practice amongst a UK audience. As a fair that deals specifically in photography we feel this is well suited to her practice and would be a good platform. It will also be our first major Art Fair in the UK. We were really drawn to Photo London due to the beauty of the venue of Somerset House and we are confident it will get a considerable audience. Maria has exhibited extensively throughout her native Scandinavia including at major public institutions, she also has gallery representation and collectors through Europe and the US, but she is not widely known in the UK. We hope the combination of her solo booth at Photo London and her recent show at the gallery will change this.”
Neil Jefferies
INFORMATION
55 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8EG
United Kingdom
http://www.piartworks.com
• Purdy Hicks – London, UK
“We have loved taking part in Paris Photo for several years, and so are very excited that London is now inaugurating it’s own photo fair.”
Rebecca Hicks
INFORMATION
65 Hopton Street Bankside
London SE1 9GZ
United Kingdom
http://www.purdyhicks.com
• Roman Road – London, UK
“We believe Photo London is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the diverse and exciting talents of today’s photographers and will enthuse the growing audience for photography in the city.”
Rebecca Hicks
INFORMATION
69 Roman Road
London E2 0QN
United Kingdom
http://www.romanroad.com
• The Photographers’ Gallery – London, UK
“The Photographers’ Gallery is the largest public gallery in London dedicated to photography. We are committed to championing photography as a vital art form and invaluable means of interpreting the world around us. As the appreciation of photography develops in London we are pleased to see the launch of a dedicated photographic art fair in our home city.”
Anstice Oakeshott
INFORMATION
16-18 Ramillies Street
London W1F 7LW
United Kingdom
http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk
• Timothy Taylor Gallery – London, UK
“The gallery works closely with the Estate of Diane Arbus and this fair presented an opportunity to both exhibit Arbus’s work and to support an important new fair in London. Our programme has consistently included artists working with the photographic medium, the first of whom was Arbus.”
Lada Sorokopud
INFORMATION
15 Carlos Place
London W1K 2EX
United Kingdom
http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com
• TIWANI Contemporary – London, UK
“We are excited to be part of a photography-focused, London-based initiative. We are a young gallery that focuses on artists based in Africa and the diaspora and photography is a medium our artists extensively explore. As such, Photo London is an excellent opportunity to give our artists greater visibility as well as greater engagement with a collector base that is interested in photography.”
Maria Varnava
INFORMATION
16 Little Portland Street
London W1W 8BP
United Kingdom
http://www.tiwani.co.uk
• Tristan Hoare Gallery – London, UK
“A photography fair in London is well overdue! Particularly considering the UK’s strong photographic history. The participating galleries and the venue suggest that it will be a really high level operation and we look forward to seeing how people to respond.”
Tristan Hoare
INFORMATION
Litchfield Studios, 133 Oxford Gardens
London W10 6NE
United Kingdom
http://www.tristanhoare.co.uk
• LAMB Arts – London, UK
“We have chosen to participate in this fair as photography is something that our gallery considers to be very important. This fair is intriguing due to it being the first year and we hope to be a part of it for many years to come. We are also very interested in Somerset House as a location and hope that it will attract many people to the fair.”
Cosmo Barran
INFORMATION
10 White Horse Street
London W1J 7LJ
United Kingdom
http://www.lamb-arts.com
• Riflemaker – London, UK
“We are participating in Photo London presenting 1970’s collage works by Penelope Slinger because we’re excited that at last there is a new dedicated Photographic fair in London.”
Tot Taylor
INFORMATION
79 Beak Street, Regent Street
London, W1F 9SU
United Kingdom
http://www.riflemaker.org
• Crane Kalman Brighton – Brighton, UK
“We are excited to participate in the inaugural Photo London as the city has been without a specific photography fair for many years now and as a gallery that has been specialising in the promotion of contemporary photography in the UK for over 10 years, it is very rewarding to be involved in a Fair dedicated to this still much underappreciated art form.”
Richard Kalman
INFORMATION
132 New Church Road
Brighton, BN3 4JD
United Kingdom
http://www.cranekalmanbrighton.com
• Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd – Brighton, UK
“I will be exhibiting at Photo London because it is important to have a premium art fair that is devoted to the photographic medium, in London.”
Roland Belgrave
INFORMATION
49 Hova Villas
Brighton, BN33DJ
United Kingdom
http://www.rolandbelgravevintagephotography.com
• Ingleby Gallery – Edinburgh, UK
“We work with a select group of photographers who, although working very differently, all straddle time, with one foot in the 19th century – tied to the experiments and techniques of the moment when the medium was first born – and one in the present day making work that is unmistakably contemporary. There is a place for a significant photography fair in London, providing an international platform for artists working across the breadth of the medium, and we are very pleased to be participating in this inaugural fair.”
Richard & Florence Ingleby, Directors
INFORMATION
49 Hova Villas
Brighton, BN33DJ
United Kingdom
http://www.rolandbelgravevintagephotography.com
FAIR
Photo London
21 – 24 May, 2015
Somerset House
Strand
London WC2R 1LA
United Kingdom
[email protected]
http://photolondon.org
