Sue Steward

Exhibitions

Vivian Maier, Beetles+Huxley Gallery - exhibition review

A very private photographer, Vivian Maier was a former Chicago nanny who strolled the streets with her Rolleiflex camera capturing daily life with intrigue and poignancy

3 Dec 2013
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Juul Kraijer, The Wapping Project - exhibition review: 'extraordinary,

Dutch photographer Juul Kraijer's first UK solo outing focuses on the intimate relationship between reptile and human

22 Sept 2014
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Lorenzo Vitturi: Dalston Anatomy, Photographers' Gallery - exhibition

Lorenzo Vitturi's bright and colourful ode to the East End feels superficial at first sight, but the playfulness soon shines through

19 Sept 2014
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Francesca Woodman: Zigzag, Victoria Miro Mayfair - exhibition review

This show features the mysterious and striking portraits of the late fearless photographer Francesca Woodman

14 Sept 2014
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Tim Hetherington: Infidel, PhotoFusion - exhibition review

The late photojournalist and film-maker Tim Hetherington's moving exhibition approaches the subject of war from a documentary angle, defying the horrors and introducing a rare sensitivity

22 Aug 2014
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Primrose: Early Colour Photography in Russia, Photographers Gallery -

This marvellous exhibition presents more than 140 images marking the blossoming story of Russian photography from 1860 to the 1970s

8 Aug 2014
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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier, Barbican Art Gallery -

This sensational show explores the fashion style of Jean Paul Gaultier, with photographs, garments and mannequins dressed in pieces from different eras of the designer's career

28 Jul 2014
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Fragile, Chris Beetles - exhibition review

These varying images cleverly interpret photography’s artificial creation of permanent beauty, says Sue Steward

25 Jul 2014
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Joan Fontcuberta: Stranger than Fiction, Science Museum - exhibition

Photographs from the surreal imagination of Barcelona artist Joan Fontcuberta

25 Jul 2014
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John Hedgecoe, Royal College of Art - exhibition review

Photographer John Hedgecoe's eclectic work, from landscapes to portraits, still lifes to abstract pieces, is arranged in categories at this superb show

18 Jul 2014
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Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album, Royal Academy of Arts - exhibition

This superb show reveals Hollywood star Dennis Hopper's self-taught brilliance as a photographer

27 Jun 2014
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Russian Photography: Close & Far, Calvert 22 Gallery - exhibition

Gorsky, Ivanova and Gronsky create a vibrant and travelling exhibition documenting the true colours of Russia

20 Jun 2014
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Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s, V&A - exhibition review

The exhibition recreates the Eighties fashion underworld and examines its legacy — many current styles are inhabiting every high street clothes shop

30 May 2014
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Michael Schmidt wins Prix Pictet 2014 at V&A as Kofi Annan calls work

An alluring display of images set to a theme of 'consumption' by 11 nominees from nine countries, offering very different interpretations of its destructive power

22 May 2014
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Sony World Photography Awards, Somerset House - exhibition review

This annual exhibition and the prizes around which it's based have become a reliable barometer of the trends and innovations in photography

9 May 2014
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The Years of La Dolce Vita, Estorick Collection - exhibition review

Photographs of actors and directors, mostly by Marcello Geppetti and Arturo Zavattini, capturing Rome’s post-War decadence, glamour and shamelessness

30 Apr 2014
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Philip-Lorca diCorcia: East of Eden, David Zwirner gallery -

A quietly brilliant series created by one of America's most celebrated and influential photographers. Its strong, pre-digital colours and sharp studio lighting recall his early commercial work while every image carries enough information to inspire short Americana stories

22 Oct 2013
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Marilyn: Intimate Exposures — Photographs by Bruno Bernard, Proud

An exhibition of the early pin-up postures that made her Marilyn Monroe go on show to mark the 50th anniversary of her death

1 Aug 2012