Another question that came up over orientation weekend that needs a blog post to answer was "which galleries are good for photography?"
There are the big public galleries - the National Portrait Gallery, the V&A, Tate Modern, and while The Photographer's Gallery is closed for refurbishment at the moment, they still have an active program of talks and events. The Whitechapel Gallery, in East London, is showing an exhibition of Thomas Struth's work until the 16th September, and the Museum of London's exhibition of London Street Photography closes on the 4th.
Private galleries include:
- Proud, with galleries in Camden and Chelsea (the Camden gallery doubles as a gig venue offering FREE music every Saturday and Sunday from 3pm-7pm!)
- Michael Hoppen Gallery.
- Diemar Noble.
- Atlas.
- Chris Beetles Fine Photography.
- Hoopers Gallery
- Getty Images Gallery
Foto8's Host Gallery is currently closed, but will be back in November, whilst Viewfinder Photography Gallery have, in fact, moved outside the gallery space all together, but arrange events and exhibitions elsewhere.
PhotoFusion, in Brixton, hosts exhibitions, but is so much more - a key resource for keen photographers in London!
Close to the London Centre, small venues such as the Mall Gallery, and the galleries in the Royal Opera Arcade host a fast moving selection of short exhibitions, many of which are photographic.
And then there are the other venues - the places that are predominately book shops or theatres or embassies that also have photographic exhibitions. So, at the moment within a 10 minute walk of the London Centre, The National Theatre, on the South Bank, are hosting the Press Photographer's Year 2011, until Sept 4th while Foyles bookshop on Charring Cross Road is hosting an exhibition called Photo Stories
I'm sure I'm missing something, but hopefully this is enough to get you started!
- Miss Alice
* Photo by Arty Smokes, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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