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Press Release Tuesday 5 April 2016 NICK KNIGHT, MARY MCCARTNEY, MILES ALDRIDGE, MARTIN PARR, GRAHAM NASH, KATY GRANNAN AMONGST STAR LINE-UP FOR PHOTO LONDON TALKS PROGRAMME Photo London today announced details of the public talks that will take place at Somerset House from 18 – 22 May 2016. The daily programme will offer visitors to Photo London a rare chance to hear from some of the most important photographers, curators and commentators working today. The 2016 talks programme is curated by William A. Ewing, distinguished curator and writer, former Director of the Musée de l’Elysée, and former Director of Exhibitions at the International Center of Photography, New York. The Photo London talks programme is supported by the LUMA Foundation. PHOTO LONDON 2016 19 – 22 May 2016 Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA www.photolondon.org Booking Information: Talks tickets excluding booking fee: £12, bookable online at photolondon.seetickets.com (valid only with a Day Pass for any day of Photo London) Media Enquiries: Jane Quinn/Sylvia Ross, Bolton & Quinn T: +44 (0) 20 7221 5000 E: [email protected] or [email protected] Programme: WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2016 Richard Learoyd in conversation with Frish Brandt 12.20 – 1.05pm British photography artist Richard Learoyd, notable for his unique and large-scale portrait and still-lifes, will speak in conversation with his gallerist Frish Brandt, president and co-owner of Fraenkel Gallery. Fraenkel gallery, based in San Francisco, specialises in photography and represents some of the most renowned practitioners working today. Nick Knight in conversation with Hans-Ulrich Obrist 2.30 – 3.30pm Nick Knight OBE, the British image-maker, fashion photographer and documentary photographer, will speak with Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery. Hans-Ulrich Obrist is an art curator, critic and historian who is highly visible on the world stage. Nadav Kander in conversation with Sandy Nairne 4 – 5pm Nadav Kander is an internationally renowned, London-based fine artist, photographer and director, best known for his portraiture and landscape works. He will be interviewed on his unique practice, with special attention given to his most recent work. Sandy Nairne CBE FSA is an English historian and curator. From 2002 until February 2015 he was the director of the National Portrait Gallery. THURSDAY 19 MAY 2016 Graham Nash and Graham Howe in conversation with Sean O'Hagan 11.10 – 11.55am British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, OBE, of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is joined by Graham Howe, his photography curator during the 1970s – 80s and founder of Curatorial Assistance in Pasadena, as they speak to Sean O’Hagan about Nash’s lifelong passion for photography as a collector and photographer. Sean O’Hagan runs the column “On Photography” and is a critic for The Guardian and The Observer. Mary McCartney in conversation with Philippe Garner 12.20 – 1.05pm Mary McCartney is an English photographer and will be interviewed by Philippe Garner, a Director of Christie’s, and their international head of photographs and 20th century decorative arts and design. Mary McCartney is specially known for her informal and relaxed portraits of celebrities, as well as ordinary people. Philippe Garner has had a long and distinguished career in the auction business, and writes and lectures extensively on photography. Erik Kessels, Joachim Schmid and Lucas Blalock in conversation 1.20 – 2.05pm Erik Kessels includes Joachim Schmid and Lucas Blalock in his upcoming Phaidon publication Failed it! How to turn mistakes into ideas and other advice for successfully screwing up. This book groups together work by international artists, photographers and designers inspired by failure. These three award-winning artists will speak about their practice in a panel discussion. Don McCullin in conversation with Simon Baker 2.30 – 3.30pm Don McCullin CBE Hon FRPS is a British photojournalist, justly recognised for his extraordinary war photography and images of urban strife, as well as his a longstanding practice of landscape photography. Photo London is honoured to be awarding Don McCullin as the 2016 Photo London Master of Photography. Don McCullin will speak in conversation with Simon Baker, the first curator of photography and international art at Tate Modern in London. Katy Grannan in conversation with Phillip Prodger 4 – 5pm Katy Grannan is an American portrait photographer, known for her gritty and honest portrayal of marginal people. She is currently working on her first feature-length film, The Nine. Katy Grannan will be interviewed by Phillip Prodger, Head of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Garry Fabian Miller in conversation with Edmund de Waal 5.30 – 6.15pm Edmund de Waal OBE is a British artist and author renowned as one of the world’s leading ceramic artists. His work has recently been on display at Tate Britain and the V&A. Edmund is paired with Garry Fabian Miller, an internationally recognised photographic artist, specialising in ‘camera-less’ photographs since the mid-1980s. Garry Fabian Miller is one of the most inventive and experimental figures in fine art photography. They will discuss ‘meaning and place’ in relation to their practice. Mishka Henner in conversation with Philip Gefter 6.25 – 7.05pm Mishka Henner, the award winning artist and photographer, has featured in several surveys of contemporary artists working with photography in the internet age. His recent exhibitions in New York have drawn critical acclaim. Mishka Henner will speak in conversation with Philip Gefter, the American author and photography critic, whose most recent book examined the life and times of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe. Gefter is currently working on a biography of Richard Avedon. FRIDAY 20 MAY 2016 Olga Sviblova on Russian Photography 11.10 – 11.55am The Russian documentary director, curator, art critic and founder of the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Olga Sviblova, has been commissioned by Photo London to present an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of Sergei Chilikov. Olga Sviblova has long been considered a figurehead of photography in Russia. Alec Soth in conversation with Kate Bush 12.20 – 1.05pm Alec Soth, the distinguished American photographer based in Minneapolis, makes large-scale projects featuring the Midwestern United States. His photographs have a cinematic feel with elements of folklore that hint to a story behind the image. Soth was part of the 2004 Whitney Biennial and had a major solo exhibition at Media Space in London in 2015. Soth will speak in conversation with Kate Bush, Head of Photography at Media Space who curated Soth’s exhibition there last year. Philip Tinari in conversation with Lois Conner 1.20 – 2.05pm Lois Conner is an American photographer noted particularly for her platinum print landscapes, collected by museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the V&A. She has had a great deal of experience in China over the past 30 years, photographing and exhibiting there, and developing close relationships with many Chinese artists. Philip Tinari is a notable writer, critic, art curator, and expert in Contemporary Chinese Art. He is the director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. Massimo Vitali in conversation with Tobia Bezzola 2.30 – 3.30pm Italian artist and photographer Massimo Vitali is known for his panoramas and particularly his beach works, where he stands meters above ground using large-format film cameras to capture a broad expanse. Vitali will be interviewed by Tobia Bezzola, Director of the Folkwang Museum, Essen. Bezzola has had a long and distinguished career as a curator of art of the past and present, including photography at the Kunsthaus in Zurich. Martin Parr in conversation 4 – 5pm Infamous British documentary photographer and photojournalist Martin Parr is best known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world. (Interviewer to be announced) Richard Misrach 5.30 – 7pm Richard Misrach is an American photographer who is identified with the introduction of colour to fine art photography in the 1970s and his use of large-format traditional cameras. He is also recognised as one of the most important landscape photographers of our time. Richard Misrach will lecture on his wide-ranging landscape practice, speaking in particular about a current major project. SATURDAY 21 MAY 2016 William A. Ewing on Arthur Lipsett & Robert Walker 11.10 – 11.55am William A. Ewing, the distinguished curator and writer on photography, will speak on two extraordinary artists: the 1960s avant-garde film-maker Arthur Lipsett, whose work impressed Stanley Kubrick and George Lucas; and Robert Walker, whose 30-year colour work of New York’s Times Square is unequalled. William A. Ewing is the curator of the 2016 Photo London programme of talks and events. W. M. Hunt in conversation with Pierre Radisic 12.20 – 1.05pm Pierre Radisic is a Belgian, Barcelona-based, photographer who over the past thirty-five years has developed a unique language of photography: witty, subtle, cleverly crafted and provocative. His work is comprised of variations-on-a- theme series, in which a simple idea is fully explored, conceptually and aesthetically. W. M. Hunt is a highly regarded collector based in New York, who curates, writes, lectures widely, and serves on many boards in the photography world. Edward Burtynsky in conversation with David Campany 1.20 – 2.05pm Edward Burtynsky, the prolific Canadian photographer and filmmaker known for his large-format photographs of industrial landscapes and subject-based monographs, will speak about his practice and his upcoming retrospective publication Essential Elements.