Exhibitions of Guy Bourdin at Michael Hoppen Gallery |
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Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 ? THE IMAGE AS QUESTION AN EXPLORATION OF EVIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY28 Sep – 26 Nov 2016Part of the fascination with all photography is that the medium is firmly grounded in the documentary tradition. It has been used as a record of crime scenes, zoological specimens, lunar and space exploration, phrenology, fashion and importantly, art and science. It has been used as ‘proof’ of simple things such as family holidays and equally of atrocities taking place on the global stage. Any contemporary artist using photography has to accept the evidential language embedded in the… Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 Walking legs 6 Feb – 28 Mar 2015
To coincide with the UK’s largest ever exhibition of the influential and enigmatic fashion photographer Guy Bourdin at Somerset House, the Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to exhibit a wonderful group of images "Walking Legs".
Officially being unveiled alongside Somerset House’s show ‘Image-Maker’, ‘Walking Legs’, is one of Bourdin's most loved Charles Jourdan campaign series. 'Walking legs' was shot in 1979 by the French… Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 Solo Exhibition 2 Feb – 5 Apr 2012Guy Bourdin 2nd February – 10th March 2012Michael Hoppen Contemporary is delighted to announce an exhibition of work by the legendary fashion photographer Guy Bourdin.Guy Bourdin, born in Paris in 1928, was one of the most radical and influential fashion photographers of the twentieth century. His unique blend of surreal and erotic imagery filled the pages of international magazines such as French Vogue during the 1970s and also became synonymous with … Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 Unseen 26 Jul – 5 Sep 201026 July - 5 September 2010
Guy Bourdin
Michael Hoppen Contemporary is now exclusively representing the estate of Guy Bourdin. Works from the Unseen series are now on display in the contemporary gallery. Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 COLOUR 25 Nov 2009 – 9 Jan 2010How do you describe colour?
Even the dictionary definition of it is poetic:
That aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of the light reflected or emitted by them, definable interms of the observer or of the light.
And;
a substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint,that imparts a hue.
And;
a reddening of the face; a blush.
The scientific words to objectify it are beautiful too: hyperchromatism, wavelength, luminance, iridescence and purity.
Since 1861 and the first perman… Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 FASHION6 Feb – 2 Mar 2007Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Gallery +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 A Bigger Splash2 Aug – 10 Sep 2005Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Contemporary +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 Prints for sale from the V&A's Guy Bourdin Show14 May – 7 Jun 2003Michael Hoppen GalleryGBMichael Hoppen Contemporary +44 (0)20-73523649 gallery@michaelhoppengallery.com Mon-Fri 10-18 SHINE ANNIVERSARY SHOWto celebrate the artists who have made the past two years possible17 Sep – 9 Nov 2002 |
