{"id":20263,"date":"2022-02-04T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T12:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=20263"},"modified":"2022-02-04T12:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T12:36:50","slug":"protest-and-heartbreak-america-in-crisis-photo-exhibition-at-the-saachi-gallery-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/protest-and-heartbreak-america-in-crisis-photo-exhibition-at-the-saachi-gallery-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest and heartbreak: America in Crisis photo exhibition at the Saachi Gallery, London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This compelling photo exhibition at London’s Saachi Gallery compares two collections of photographs of American life,\u00a0 exploring social change in the country from the 1960s till today.<\/p>\n

It makes for pretty grim viewing too, with almost every aspect of life becoming worse for those at the bottom of the pile over the past four decades.<\/p>\n

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America in Crisis<\/i>\u00a0was a ground-breaking group initiative originally conceived in 1969 to assess the state of the nation. This Magnum Photos project was led by American photographer Charles Harbutt and Lee Jones, then Magnum\u2019s New York bureau chief.<\/p>\n

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This group project turned a critical eye on the U.S at a time of great social, political and cultural change, and examined key events in 1968 leading up to Nixon\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n

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The 2022 exhibition at Saatchi Gallery will create a dialogue between the original historical photographs from the 1969 Magnum project and new works produced five decades later, by diverse contemporary practitioners, during another tumultuous time in America.<\/p>\n

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Revisiting and updating this exhibition creates a unique dialogue between leading photographers from 1968, such as\u00a0Bruce Davidson,\u00a0Elliott Erwitt\u00a0and\u00a0Mary Ellen Mark, and the works of 2020 contemporaries, such as\u00a0Kris Graves,\u00a0Balazs Gardi,\u00a0Zora J Murff,\u00a0Sheila Pree Bright\u00a0and\u00a0Stacy Kranitz.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition highlights the themes present in both eras, confronting the myth of American exceptionalism with the reality of current events.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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More info:<\/h4>\n

America in Crisis<\/a>\u00a0is at the\u00a0Saatchi Gallery<\/a> until 3rd April 2022<\/p>\n

Duke of York\u2019s HQ
\nKing\u2019s Road, London, SW3 4RY<\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/h4>\n

Monday – Sunday:\u00a010am – 6pm
\nLast Entry:\u00a05:30pm<\/p>\n

Ticket prices<\/h4>\n

Monday to Friday<\/strong>
\nStandard Tickets: \u00a35
\nStudents & Seniors 60+: \u00a33
\nSaturday or Sunday<\/strong>
\nStandard Tickets: \u00a38
\nStudents & Seniors 60+: \u00a35
\nUnder 10’s:\u00a0Free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder<\/p>\n

Join the discussion<\/h4>\n