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We are looking forward to a full and eventful year in 2025, with art fairs in Italy, America and France on the horizon. We are busy curating stands for these fairs, as well as concentrating on new exhibitions at the gallery in Holland Park.

Tate Modern’s major Leigh Bowery retrospective will open at the end of February. We are very much looking forward to seeing what this show has in store for Fergus Greer’s series of portraits of Bowery, which will be at the core of this exciting exhibition. Having led a remarkable and fascinating life, Leigh Bowery never fails to surprise. Even in today’s world, his powerful and absolutely unique presence is still strikingly evident. We hope to see you at our own Fergus Greer show, opening on the 27th of February. Do please keep the evening free.

I was delighted to attend Siân Davey’s latest exhibition at the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol last week. Martin and Siân have curated a wonderful show, and I would urge you to see it if you can. It is full of life and the room resonates with a distinctively photographic passion that Sian seems to be able to conjure up almost without effort. I know this not to be true, but to me it is the true sign of a talented artist – making something so hard appear so easy. I was most moved by a small installation in the middle of the room displaying her Polaroids. These jewel-like unique ‘objects’ shine brightly, and were the focus of much attention. They are different in many ways to her larger, more traditional prints on the walls. Their intimacy and also the material quality of the prints were a real surprise.

An exhibition I am really looking forward to visiting is the American Photography show at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Their collection of photography is less well-known than it should be, and this show will be the first outing for many of the amazing prints in their collection. This will be an important exhibition and one for which I know it will be worth making the journey.

Photography becomes more and more relevant as technology continues to enable us to see what is occurring across the world. However, as I often say, the physical print still trumps (can I still use that word?) the digital rendition every time!

I very much look forward to welcoming you in person at our exhibitions and events over the coming months.


Michael Hoppen
London, January 2025. 

 

 

 
 

 Fergus Greer

The Leigh Bowery Sessions


28 February - 18 April
Portland Road

To celebrate the opening of Leigh Bowery! At Tate Modern, Michael Hoppen is delighted to announce an exhibition of portraits by photographer Fergus Greer, shot over the course of his six-year relationship with Bowery. This exhibition will be concurrent to the Tate survey of Leigh's life and career. 

Renowned for his performances, which blended design, dance, music and club culture, these photographs reveal Bowery’s creative vision at its most forcefully iconic.

Preview night: Thursday 27th January 6:30-:308pm

Exhibition details
 
 

LEIGH BOWERY!

Tate Modern
27 February - 31 August

 
A celebration of the boundary-pushing career of artist Leigh Bowery

This eclectic and immersive exhibition is a rare chance to experience many of Bowery’s ‘Looks’ alongside his collaborations with artists including Michael Clark, Charles Atlas, Nick Knight, Fergus Greer, Stephen Willats, Nicola Rainbird, Mr Pearl, and Lucian Freud. It will provide a fresh insight into the creative scenes in London, New York and beyond featuring Sue Tilley, Princess Julia, Jeffrey Hinton, RuPaul, Les Child, Andrew Logan, Cerith Wyn Evans, Lady Bunny, Trojan, Rachel Auburn, Scarlett Cannon, Lanah P, MINTY and Boy George.

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Siân Davey

The Creative Body: Photographs 2014 - 2024
Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol
16 January - 23 March


We are thrilled to announce the artist's first major UK survey, which features over a decade of photographs spanning several bodies of work. 

The exhibition unites Davey’s three significant series of photographs—’Looking For Alice’ (2013-2018), ‘Martha’ (2015-2016) and ‘The Garden’ (2021-2023). These will be presented alongside lesser-known portraits from ‘Communion’ (2017-ongoing) and images, texts and videos documenting behind her ongoing Creative Body Process workshops. 
 
‘As a psychotherapist I have listened to many stories. It is interesting that what has been revealed to me after fifteen years of practice is not how different we are to one another but rather how alike we are. It is what we share that is significant. The stories vary but we all share the same emotions, we are all vulnerable to feelings of anger, grief, depression and so on.’- Siân Davey

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Recent Additions

 
The gallery continues to add new work to the collection from both contemporary artists and estates whom we represent.

If you are searching for a particular artist/print, please do contact us as we may have just the piece! 

Meanwhile, click here to view selected highlights for January.
 

MIA PHOTO FAIR BNP PARIBAS 2025

Milan, 20 - 23 March


This March, we are excited to be exhibiting for the first time at MIA Photo Fair in Milan. Our presentation will include a host of contemporary artists as well vintage work drawn from the estates we represent and our gallery inventory:

Nobuyoshi Araki | Peter Beard | Albarrán Cabrera 
Siân Davey | Eamonn Doyle | Lee Friedlander 
Ori Gersht | Hiroshi Hamaya | Kikuji Kawada | Jacques Henri Lartigue | Deborah Turbeville | Tim Walker 
Harley Weir | Brett Weston | Edward Weston

For further information please contact the gallery and we very much look forward to seeing our European clients and friends in Milan in just a few months. 

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The Photography Show presented by AIPAD

New York, April 23 - 27, 2025


We will once again be returning to The Photography Show, New York, this April. This fair is one of our most important weeks in the calendar and brings together clients, colleagues, curators and friends from across the photography world. If you are in NY during that time, please mark your calendar and join us at The Park Avenue Armory. 

Our list of works will be exhibited closer to the fair, but we will leave you with a small teaser of artists: 

Nobuyoshi Araki | Krass Clement | Masahisa Fukase 
Baron Adolph de Meyer | Shomei Tomatsu | Weegee

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January 29, 2025
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