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Neil Libbert, 42nd Steet, 1960
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Wolfgang Sushchitzky, Charing Cross Road, 1930
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Dorothy Bohm, Paris, 1947
Exhibition
Unseen
20 May 2016 – 27 Aug 2016
Event times
Monday 1pm - 5.30pm; Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5.30pm; Saturday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 108a Boundary Road
- St John's Wood
- London
- NW8 0RH
- United Kingdom
Ben Uri announces its first exhibition to bring together three major 20th century photographers - Wolfgang Suschitzky, Dorothy Bohm and Neil Libbert - presenting their artistic responses to three great world cities across three crucial decades.
About
Today, London, Paris and New York are so familiar that it is hard for a modern viewer to imagine them afresh without the visual expectations fostered by art, film and advertising in the digital age. Yet when each of these photographers arrived at their respective destinations, they found cities that were strange and new to them and responded by photographing them without prejudice or expectation.
The photographs reveal that all three cities were not only places of social division and political tension, but also of beauty and magic. The exhibition includes many works never previously exhibited in the UK, and each series presents an opportunity to view an aspect of the work of a renowned photographer in real depth.
