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IN THE FRAME If you would like an exhibition included in our listing, please email Mark Bentley at markbe@thegmcgroup.com at least 10 weeks in advance. Edited by Tracy Calder. Wildlife Photographer of the Year 56 Prestigious annual competition celebrating the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. Cromwell Road SW7 nhm.ac.uk
Please check with your chosen venue before visiting as dates are subject to change due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19. In order to limit numbers, many venues are operating a ticketing system (which includes free events).
PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY To 24 January 2021 Hyperborea – Stories from the Russian Arctic Culmination of a long-term project by Evgenia Arbugaeva, focusing on the remote land and people of the Russian Arctic.
LONDON ALBUMEN GALLERY
20 B+W
To 15 November Ernst Schlogelhofer: July 2nd, 1961 – 39 Degrees In 2019 Derek Hill, son of Formula 1 driver Phil Hill, visited the now disused Reims F1 race track to record a documentary about his father’s life. Schlogelhofer photographed the project. Online only albumen-gallery.com
To 24 January 2021 From Here to Eternity Spanning five decades, this show brings together key series from Sunil Gupta’s photographic practice for the first time. 16-18 Ramillies Street W1F thephotographersgallery.org.uk
ALDGATE SQUARE
ROYAL ACADEMY
29 October to 26 November Faith in the City of London Outside exhibition of pictures by Niki Gorick of the people and places of worship for a variety of faiths within the City of London. Aldgate Square, EC3N nikigorick.com
To 3 January 2021 Summer Exhibition 2020 The world’s largest open submission art show, selected by a committee of diverse individuals and covering all mediums, from prints and paintings to film, photography and sculpture. Burlington House W1J royalacademy.org.uk
ATLAS GALLERY To 5 December Andreas Gefeller: Mapping Perception Gefeller’s photographs question external reality, the nature of perception and how the camera can be used to reveal what lies beyond our senses. 49 Dorset Street W1U atlasgallery.com
Mara by Kovi Konowiecki, from the series Driftwood, appeared in last year’s exhibition. © Kovi Konowiecki
TAYLOR WESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2020
SOMERSET HOUSE From 24 November Promoting the best in contemporary portrait photography – the results of this international competition will be displayed online in a gallery replicating the rooms of the National Portrait Gallery. Online only
npg.org.uk
Many artists and writers passed through the doors of this private members’ club including Francis Bacon, John Deakin and David Bailey. 2A Bathurst Street W2 dellasposa.com
Refugees: Forced to Flee Exploring refugee experiences, from Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews to treacherous Mediterranean crossings. Lambeth Road SE1 iwm.org.uk
HAMILTONS GALLERY
DELLASPOSA
To 8 January 2021 Helmut Newton: High Gloss Exhibition marking what would have been Newton’s 100th birthday. 13 Carlos Place, London W1K hamiltonsgallery.com
No end date Hold Still A unique collective portrait of the UK during lockdown. Themes include Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness. See page 18. Online only npg.org.uk
To 20 December Tales from the Colony Rooms: Art and Bohemia
IWM LONDON
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
To 24 May 2021
To 6 June 2021
DAVID HILL GALLERY To 28 November Tête A Têtes – West African Portraiture from Independence into the 21st Century Group show celebrating the work of some of the most influential African photographers including Sanlé Sory, Rachidi Bissiriou and Malick Sidibé. 345 Ladbroke Grove W10 davidhillgallery.net
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
To 28 February 2021 Leila Alaoui: Rite of Passage First major UK retrospective of the celebrated French-Moroccan photographer who died in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso while working on a women’s rights campaign. Somerset House, Strand WC2R somersethouse.org.uk
TATE BRITAIN To 31 January 2021 Steve McQueen Year 3 Ambitious visual portraits of citizenship, explored via the medium of the school class photograph. Millbank SW1P tate.org.uk
TATE MODERN To 15 November Andy Warhol Fresh look at the extraordinary life and work of this Pop Art superstar. Includes