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Sunday, 20 May 2012

The Photographers' Gallery


The Photographers' Gallery reopened this weekend with a two-storey extension, a new, improved ground floor café and a fantastic exhibition by Canadian Edward Burtynsky. Whose decade-long project on OIL shows an ugly industry in a beautiful light:

 

As you can tell from my out-of-focus pictures (below), I'm no photographer. But they let anyone in, and so I went along and was quite taken by the new digital programme. Particularly the GIF of Dodgy Dave's face with summer riots and burning cars flickering across it:

Eton Mess.

So as not to put visitors off, there's the friendly face of Lora Rempel on reception:




I can remember the days when Ramillies Street was just a quick cut-through from Oxford Street to Liberty. A dirty back alley that stank of stale urine. But now the whole area has had a facelift, the new gallery space is gorgeous and the café's good too. But sssh..don't tell everyone.


The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London W1.

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3 comments:

  1. materfamilias21 May 2012 at 06:08

    Can't wait 'til next London visit to see this -- isn't Burtynsky's stuff great? So proud he's a fellow Canadian. . .

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  2. Unknown21 May 2012 at 12:23

    I must visit this place - I don't quite know how I've missed it! Thanks you for the recommendation. Helena xx

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  3. That's Not My Age21 May 2012 at 18:27

    materfamilias - yes, his work is epic. I went back to the gallery a second time with Mr TNMA and he loved it too.

    Helena - it's well worth a visit.

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