NEW ORDER – KEVIN CUMMINS

Posted on 2015-04-13

Cummins had been the most trusted photographer of Joy Division in the 1970s and helped to define their public image, before it all came to an abrupt and agonising end with the death of front man Ian Curtis. The three surviving members of Joy Division, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris joined Gillian Gilbert and formed a new band from the ashes of the tragedy. Combining elements of post-punk, new wave and electronic dance music, New Order would be responsible for some of the biggest hits of the era.

Uniquely placed to document the rise of New Order, from their formation in 1980 to their split in 1993, Cummins’ long-term friendship gave him unparalleled access to the band and captured the band in every light. From underground beginnings as the flagship group of Factory Records in Manchester and intimate studio shots to the frenetic energy of live performances and grandstand tours around Europe and America, Cummins captured a broad and unfettered view of the band.

Exhibition runs from April 23rd to June 7th, 2015

Proud Camden
The Horse Hospital
Chalk Farm Road
NW1 8AH

www.proud.co.uk

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SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2015

Posted on 2015-04-13

The world’s biggest photography competition returns to London.
Taken from a record-breaking 183,737 entries from 171 countries, the extraordinary images showcase the world’s best and most original contemporary photography of the past year. The exhibition will include images from the Professional, Open, Youth, Student, Mobile Phone competitions and covers a huge range of topics. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on Thursday 23 April.

The show will also feature the work of master black and white photographer Elliott Erwitt, recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award. It will also include the guest exhibition #FutureofCities, a social documentary project by Sony Global Imaging Ambassadors examining the mass urban shift of the global population in our major cities in collaboration with Sony Global Panos Pictures.

Opposite – Brent Stirton, South Africa

Exhibition runs from April 24th to May 10th, 2015

Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

www.somersethouse.org.uk

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ANDRE KERTESZ IN EUROPE

Posted on 2015-04-13

The exhibition – the first of its kind to focus on Kertesz’s European work along – spans the photographer’s whole career and features well-known images as well as several unknown photographs which have never before been exhibited or published.

Born in Hungary in 1894, Kertesz was one of the most internationally significant photographers of the 20th century, influencing figures such as Brassai and Henri Cartier-Bresson and laying the foundations for photojournalism as it is known today.

Andre Kertesz in Europe begins with the artist’s earliest photographs, made in Hugnary in the 1910s, moves on to his pioneering Modernist work produced in Paris during the 1920s, and then presents later works, made in Europe after the Second World War.

Although it is often assumed that after Kertesz moved to New York in 1936 he seldom travelled, he did in fact return regularly to Europe. These trips to Europe include visits to London, France and Budapest in 1948; to Venice, France and Budapest in 1963, Hungary and Spain in 1971, London, Paris and Milan in 1972, and little known visits to England in 1972, 1980, 1983 and 1984.

Exhibition runs from May 13th to June 13th, 2015

James Hyman
16 Savile Row
London
W1S 3PL

www.jameshymangallery.com

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