Feb
25
4:00 pm16:00
Mar
22
to 23 Apr
Mar
3
to 3 Jun
ROGER MAYNE 3 Mar – 11 Jun 2017
This major exhibition is the first since 1999 to show the iconic work of British photographer Roger Mayne’s (1929 – 2014).
It includes his pioneering photographs of 1950s early 1960s community life in London’s Southam Street. Mayne’s humanistic approach has influenced subsequent generations of photographers, and made a significant contribution to post war British photography.
Also featured are of Mayne’s less well known work from outside the Capital. Including early work in Leeds where Mayne first developed his photographic interests. These pictures of street life around the city chart his development from pictorialism to his characteristic realist style. Between 1961 – 65 Mayne was commissioned to photograph the newly developed estate of Park Hill in Sheffield. His photographs captured both the nuance of daily social interactions and the sharp angles, shades and abstract forms of the urban environment.
At the Raleigh Cycles in Nottingham (1964), Mayne embraced the dynamic setting and low lighting of the factory to produce a series of dignified portraits of the workers in his distinctive black and white tonality. Restaged for the first time since 1964 is Mayne’s pioneering installation The British at Leisure. Commissioned by architect Theo Crosby for the Milan Triennale it features 310 colour images projected on five screens to a commissioned jazz score by Johnny Scott.
The exhibition is co-curated by Anna Douglas and Karen McQuaid and in collaboration with Katkin Tremayne, Roger Mayne’s daughter.
Mar
1
6:30 pm18:30
Feb
22
8:30 am08:30
Magnum Photos Now: Contemporary Visions of America
Join Magnum photographers Peter van Agtmael and Donovan Wylie as they discuss documenting contemporary America. Chaired by writer and curator Ossian Ward, this discussion will present Van Agtmael and Wylie’s new bodies of photographic work created in America, and address what it means to document American culture in today’s political landscape.
February 22, 2017
Frobisher Auditorium 2
Barbican Centre, London
Feb
18
4:00 pm16:00
DENCH’S GREAT BRITONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AN EXHIBITION CURATED BY OLYMPUS VISIONARY PETER DENCH
DENCH’S GREAT BRITONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
AN EXHIBITION CURATED BY OLYMPUS VISIONARY PETER DENCH
DENCH’s Great Britons of Photography, brings together the work of some of the greatest living British photographers including: Jocelyn Bain Hogg, Marcus Bleasdale, Harry Borden, John Bulmer, Chris Floyd, Brian Griffin, Laura Pannack, Tom Stoddart, Homer Sykes, Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Peter Dench (naturally).
All of the photographers featured in this intimate and revealing exhibition have shaped Dench in some way; sometimes professionally, more often, personally. They are glimpses into the lives and practice of some of British photography’s most extraordinary characters.
An accompanying book featuring twelve photographers is published by Hungry Eye; delivered as a limited first edition of 500, a high quality, case bound coffee table book with gold foil detail.
http://hungryeyemagazine.com/great-britons-of-photography-vol-one-the-dench-dozen/
“This new collection of interviews and photographs by Dench is hilarious and insightful, always engaging and written with an inimitable wit and style; an instant classic.” Tom Knox, Thriller Writer
Saturday 18th February:
Q&A with Peter Dench chaired by Mike Von Joel, Editor-in-Chief of State Magazine.
Sat 18 February 2017
16:00 – 18:00 GMT
Limited seats available. Book your place here
Feb
16
6:00 pm18:00
Rineke Dijkstra Prix Pictet Conversations on Photography
Dutch photographer and video artist Rineke Dijkstra’s frank and compelling portraits capture her subjects in moments that are both self-conscious and unwittingly revealing, illustrating the complexity of human beings.
She mostly works in series of portraits, drawing not only on the history of documentary portrait photography represented by August Sander and others, but also on the history of portrait painting and each model’s desire to present his or her own imagined image.
This event is part of the Whitechapel Gallery’s talk series Prix Pictet Conversations on Photography, which provides a platform for leading contemporary photographers from around the world to discuss and present their practice.
Supported by Pictet & Cie
Feb
8
6:30 pm18:30
An evening with Brian Griffin- One of the best photographers in this country!
This event is part of the MAKE strand in our new autumn/winter programme;
DEVELOP - MAKE - CONNECT - SHOW.
An evening talk from acclaimed photographic artist Brian Griffin.
**Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances this event has now moved from the Geoffrey Manton Building to the MMU Busines School. We apologise for any inconvience this may cause. **
About
In partnership with Manchester School of Art, Redeye presents a series of photographic talks from some of the UK's leading photographic artists. On 8 February 2017, Brian Griffin joins us to talk about his life and work as one of Britain's most influential portrait photographers.
Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin was born in Birmingham but lived in the Black Country until going to Manchester Polytechnic (1969–72) to study photography. Since 1972 he has lived in London as a freelance photographer, getting his first commission for Management Today in November 1972. He first exhibited in the Young British Photographers in 1975.
Brian received Freedom of the city of Arles, France, in 1987. He published the book Work in 1988 with a one-man show at the National Portrait Gallery. Work went on to be awarded the Best Photography book in the World at the Barcelona Primavera Fotografica 1991. In 1989 the Guardian newspaper proclaimed him to be 'The Photographer of the Decade' and Life magazine used the photograph A Broken Frame on its front cover of a special supplement The Greatest Photographs of the 80s.
From 1991 until 2002 Brian worked as a film director making TV commercials, music videos and short films.
In 2003 he worked on Birmingham’s bid to become the European Capital City of Culture followed by a retrospective at the Art Museum Reykjavik Iceland in 2005. He then produced a book and exhibition for the Royal opening of St. Pancras Station London and High Speed 1 in 2007. In 2009 He became the patron of the Derby Festival of Photography and continues to be the Festivals patron. For the London Olympics in 2009 he launched the photography project Road To 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery. In 2010 he had a major retrospective of his portraiture Face to Face in Birmingham.
In September 2013 he received the Centenary Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in recognition of a lifetime achievement in photography.
Recently he has been commissioned and exhibited at Marseille Provence 2013 European Capital of Culture, also for Reference Works the photography project to celebrate with a book and exhibition the building and opening of the New Birmingham Library. This was followed by a retrospective of his corporate photography in Bologna Italy during October 2013.
In 2014 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University for his lifetime contribution to the City of Birmingham.
His work is featured in many museum collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, National Portrait Gallery London, Art Museum Reykjavik Iceland, Arts Council London and Museum Folkwang Essen Germany.
When
This event takes place on 8 February 2017 from 18:30 until 20:00. Doors open at 18:00.
Where
This event takes place at Lecture Theatre 1, Business School, All Saints Campus, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6BH . The venue is fully accessible.
Tickets
Please book your ticket using the links below. You need to be signed in to do so. Tickets are £10. Redeye members £6, and concession tickets £8.
Who is it for?
This event is for anyone who is interested in Brian's work, or in photography generally. Early booking recommended.
Please note our terms and conditions including our refund policy.
Image: Brian Griffin
Related MAKE events:
More photographer talks including Susan Derges & Laura Pannack
Workshop and Critique with Melinda Gibson
Black and White Printing Masterclass with John Blakemore
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Feb
2
to 4 Mar
The Search For A Superior Moral Justification For Selfishness. Nick Waplington
TJ Boulting is delighted to present the gallery’s first solo show with Nick Waplington. For the past three decades he has forged his career primarily as a photographer, and was the first living British artist to have a solo photography show at the Tate in 2014. Yet in recent years he has steadily dedicated a large part of his practice to painting and drawing.