LONDON – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8th
Time: 7pm
Where: The Ondaatje Wing Lecture Theatre, National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE UK
To celebrate the publication of Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood, Simon Crocker and award-winning contemporary photographer, Nadav Kander, will be in conversation with Gerry Brakus, Creative Editor of The New Statesmen, discussing how photographers in the Hollywood Movie Studios system between 1925-1960, and contemporary photographers now, perceive and approach their portrait sessions of movie and music stars and a wide range of cultural figures.
Nadav Kander is a London-based photographic artist and director renowned for his portraiture and large-format landscape photographs. Selected past projects include Yangtze – The Long River, winner of the Prix Pictet award in 2009; Dust, which explored the vestiges of the Cold War through the radioactive ruins of secret cities on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia; Bodies. 6 Women, 1 Man, a series of monumental photographic figure studies drawing references from Renaissance sculpture; Dark Line – The Thames Estuary, a reflective exploration of the dark waters of the UK’s storied Thames river; and Obama’s People, an acclaimed 52 portrait series commissioned by the New York Times Magazine. In 2019, Steidl published The Meeting, Kander’s first monograph dedicated to his portraiture. Kander’s work is housed in many public collections internationally. Recent fellowships and awards include an Honorary Fellowship Award from the Royal Photographic Society and Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award from Sony World Photography Awards.
Gerry Brakus is a photographer and picture editor with a long career in newspapers and magazines. She is the Creative Editor at the New Statesman magazine, where she has been commissioning photography and illustration since 2013. Gerry is known for publishing elegant and beautiful portraiture, working with both well-established image makers and emerging talent. She regularly takes part in portfolio reviews, often mentoring up-and-coming photographers as well as reviewing contemporary photography books.
Contact at NPG: Jessica Rutterford-Nice, Adult Programme Manager
+44 20 7306 0055
jrutterfordnice@npg.org.uk
