The Photographers' Gallery

Re-opening 19 May 2012

The Photographers' Gallery is the largest public gallery in London dedicated to photography. The Gallery will unveil its new home for international and British photography in the heart of London's Soho on Saturday 19 May 2012, which will mark the conclusion of its ambitious £8.9 million capital campaign. Designed by award-winning Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey, the transformed building features a two storey extension that will double the size of the previous exhibition space. Providing a platform for an enhanced programme of exhibitions, the generously proportioned galleries will showcase established and emerging photographic talent from the UK and around the world. Situated at the heart of the building between the two main exhibition spaces is the Studio Floor. Placing an emphasis on the Gallery’s education programme, this floor will feature a full schedule of talks, workshops and events.

The renowned Canadian photographer, Edward Burtynsky and New Delhi based Raqs Media Collective will launch the 2012 exhibition programme on Saturday 19 May 2012. This major solo exhibition of Edward Burtynsky’s photographs will showcase over thirty large-scale images from his widely acclaimed series OIL. Raqs Media Collective will display a silent, looped video projection titled An Afternoon Unregistered on the Richter Scale (2011). The projection features a series of subtle alterations to an early 20th century photograph depicting a surveyors’ room in colonial Calcutta. Also included in the exhibition will be a sculptural work entitled 36 Planes of Emotion (2011) that features an ensemble of emotional states printed onto book-shaped objects. The two opening exhibitions will be on display until 1 July 2012.

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